Superman Returns (2006)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers (WGA):

Michael Dougherty (screenplay) &
Dan Harris (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane.

Plot Keywords:

Inheritance Of Superpowers | Bald Man | E Mail | Product Placement | Scrabble

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Brandon Routh	...	Clark Kent / Superman
Kate Bosworth	...	Lois Lane
Kevin Spacey	...	Lex Luthor
James Marsden	...	Richard White
Parker Posey	...	Kitty Kowalski
Frank Langella	...	Perry White
Sam Huntington	...	Jimmy Olsen
Eva Marie Saint	...	Martha Kent
Marlon Brando	...	Jor-El (archive footage)
Kal Penn	...	Stanford
Tristan Lake Leabu	...	Jason White
David Fabrizio	...	Brutus
Ian Roberts	...	Riley
Vincent Stone	...	Grant
Jack Larson	...	Bo the Bartender
Noel Neill	...	Gertrude Vanderworth
James Karen	...	Ben Hubbard (scenes deleted)
Stephan Bender	...	15-Year-Old Clark
Peta Wilson	...	Bobbie-Faye
Jeff Truman	...	Gil
Barbara Angell	...	Polly
Ian Bliss	...	Shuttle Commander
Ansuya Nathan	...	Shuttle Pilot
Richard Branson	...	Shuttle Engineer (as Sir Richard Branson)
Sam Branson	...	Shuttle Specialist
Warwick Young	...	777 Co-Pilot
Bradd Buckley	...	777 Navigator
Bill Young	...	Mission Control Flight Director
Thomas Stewart	...	Mission Control Navigator
David Webb	...	Mission Control Officer
Patricia Howson	...	Museum Guard
Mirren Lee	...	Vanderworth Relative
Steve Ostrow	...	Vanderworth Relative (as Stephen Ostrow)
Hank Roberts	...	Vanderworth Relative
Jordana Beatty	...	Little Girl
Karina Bracken	...	Hospital Ward Nurse
Raelee Hill	...	Hospital Nurse
Lee James	...	Doctor
Michael Duggan	...	Doctor
Keegan Joyce	...	Boy with Camera
Frederique Fouche	...	French News Anchor (as Frederique Fouché)
Julian Pulvermacher	...	German Anchor
Rebecca Barratt	...	German Reporter
Penelope Heath	...	Sydney Reporter
Ted Maynard	...	News Anchor #1
Ed Wightman	...	News Anchor #2 / Hospital Reporter #4
Prue Lewarne	...	News Anchor #3
Paul Shedlowich	...	News Anchor #4
Barry Quin	...	News Anchor #5
Francine Bell	...	News Anchor #6
Genevieve Davis	...	Reporter at Deli
Adrian Jarrett	...	Deli Robber
Marcello Fabrizi	...	British Talk Show Host
Donald McDonald	...	British Scientist
Robert Meyer Burnett	...	Cape Canaveral Reporter
Terrell Dixon	...	Hospital Policeman
Duff Watkins	...	Sergeant at Hospital
Narelle Valentine	...	Hospital Reporter #1
Rebecca Rocheford Davies	...	Hospital Reporter #2
Wayne McDaniel	...	Hospital Reporter #3
Lisa Harrison	...	Hospital Reporter #5
Gerry Sont	...	Hospital Reporter #6 (as Gerard Sont)
Rohan Michael	...	Hospital Reporter #7
Karen Pang	...	Hospital Reporter #8
Monique Dykstra	...	Administration Nurse
Kevin Fisher	...	Security Guard #1
John Lucantonio	...	Security Guard #2
Rob Flanagan	...	Bank Gunner
Phillip Henry	...	Police Sharp Shooter
Henry Browne	...	Taxi Driver
Darin Rossi	...	Home Plate Umpire
Aaron Chato	...	Boy with Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Cole	...	Metropolis Museum Patron (uncredited)
Michael Dougherty	...	Student #1 at Metropolis Museum (uncredited)
Dan Harris	...	Student #2 at Metropolis Museum (uncredited)
Darren K. Hawkins	...	Metropolis Citizen (uncredited)
Bobby Roe	...	Ravens Baseball Player (uncredited)
Roger Sciberras	...	Daily Planet Reporter (uncredited)
Jennifer Sciole	...	EMT (uncredited)

Directed by
Bryan Singer

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Dougherty		(screenplay) &
Dan Harris		(screenplay)
Bryan Singer		(story) &
Michael Dougherty		(story) &
Dan Harris		(story)
Jerry Siegel		(characters) and
Joe Shuster		(characters)

Produced by
Gilbert Adler	....	producer
William Fay	....	executive producer
Stephen Jones	....	co-producer
Chris Lee	....	executive producer
Scott Mednick	....	executive producer
Lorne Orleans	....	producer (IMAX version)
Jon Peters	....	producer
Bryan Singer	....	producer
Thomas Tull	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Ottman

Cinematography by
Newton Thomas Sigel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Elliot Graham
John Ottman

Casting by
Roger Mussenden
Ann Robinson

Production Design by
Guy Dyas		(as Guy Hendrix Dyas)

Art Direction by
Hugh Bateup		(supervising art director)
Damien Drew
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Catherine Mansill
John Pryce-Jones
Charlie Revai

Set Decoration by
Brian Dusting

Costume Design by
Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department
Dalia Fernandez	....	makeup and hair artist
Greg Funk	....	key makeup artist: baseball unit, Los Angeles
Nikki Gooley	....	key hair stylist
Nikki Gooley	....	key makeup artist
Tami Lane	....	makeup artist
Tami Lane	....	makeup artist: additional photography, Los Angeles
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	hair stylist (as Georgia Lockhard-Adams)
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	hair stylist: additional photography, Los Angeles
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	makeup artist (as Georgia Lockhard-Adams)
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist: Kevin Spacey
Lynne O'Brien	....	hair stylist: additional photography, Australia
Lynne O'Brien	....	makeup artist: additional photography, Australia
Tracy Reeby	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Tracey Reeby)
Tracy Reeby	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Tracey Reeby)
Kim Santantonio	....	key hair stylist: baseball unit, Los Angeles
Shane Thomas	....	hair stylist
Kerrin Jackson	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jennifer Cornwell	....	unit production manager
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive
Steven Kaminsky	....	post-production supervisor
Andrew G. La Marca	....	production manager
Michael J. Malone	....	unit manager: Los Angeles
Cherylanne Martin	....	unit production manager
Bill Draper	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Drew Bailey	....	second second assistant director: additional photography, Australia
Jeff Bilger	....	second second assistant director: baseball unit, Los Angeles
Danielle Blake	....	additional third assistant director: dailies
Dan Bradley	....	second unit director
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director: second unit
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director: additional photography, Los Angeles (as Stephen Dunn)
Naomi Enfield	....	second assistant director
Michael L. Fink	....	second unit director: baseball unit, Los Angeles (as Michael Fink)
Colin Fletcher	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kelly Johanson	....	assistant director: set
Deanna Leslie	....	key second assistant director: New York
Nick McKinnon	....	third assistant director
Angela McPherson	....	second assistant director: second unit
James Nicholas	....	assistant director
Johnny Pacialeo	....	key second assistant director
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director: additional photography, Australia
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director: additional photography, Los Angeles (as Paul Prenderville)
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director: baseball unit, Los Angeles
Hamish Roxburgh	....	additional third assistant director
Brian Smrz	....	second unit director: additional photography, Australia
Paul Sullivan	....	second assistant director
Rpin Suwannath	....	second unit news anchor director
Mark Trapenberg	....	second assistant director: baseball unit, Los Angeles
Joshua Watkins	....	third assistant director: second unit (as Josh Watkins)
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director
Lauren Wilbow	....	fourth assistant director

Art Department
Kristen Anderson	....	senior draftsperson
Dominique Arcadio	....	archivist
Shane Bennett	....	stand-by props: second unit
Simon Bethune	....	senior model maker
Richard K. Buoen	....	illustrator
Luke Caska	....	draftsperson
Matt Center	....	assistant art department coordinator
J. André Chaintreuil	....	digital set designer
Andrew Chan	....	set designer
Todd Cherniawsky	....	set designer
Martin Crouch	....	screen graphics supervisor
Simon Elsley	....	senior draughtsperson
Jim Feldman	....	illustrator
Trish Foreman	....	art department coordinator
Adam Grace	....	model maker foreman
Collin Grant	....	storyboard artist
Ted Haigh	....	graphic designer
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist
Matthew Hatton	....	conceptual illustrator
Andreas Hikel	....	previsualisation artist
Robert Andrew Johnson	....	digital set designer
Jeff Julian	....	conceptual designer
Nancy A. King	....	art department coordinator
E.J. Krisor	....	illustrator
Tani Kunitake	....	storyboard artist
Jacinta Leong	....	CAD set designer
Scott Lukowski	....	concept model maker
Josh Lusby	....	set designer
Dale Mackie	....	illustrator
Joseph Magazenni	....	assistant art department coordinator
Victor James Martinez	....	digital set designer
Marian Murray	....	assistant set decorator
Ed Natividad	....	conceptual designer
Rick Newsome	....	storyboard artist
James Oxford	....	illustrator
Brett Phillips	....	set designer
Yuri Poetzl	....	assistant props: second unit
Marilyn Pride	....	model maker
Ben Procter	....	illustrator
Ronald Rametta	....	senior propmaker
Greg Refeld	....	assistant stand-by propman
Christian Scheurer	....	visual consultant
Andrew M. Siegel	....	property master: Los Angeles
Robert Sissman	....	conceptual model maker
Cory Spence	....	set dresser
Chris Tomkins	....	set decoration buyer
Nick Tory	....	draughtsman
Michael Turner	....	set designer
Darrell L. Wight	....	set designer
Tim Wilcox	....	digital illustrator
Dean Wolcott	....	assistant art director
Marc Messenger	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Erik Aadahl	....	sound designer
Chris Alderton	....	sound recordist: second unit
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor
Ron Bartlett	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Bob Beher	....	supervising foley editor (as R.A Beher)
Craig Berkey	....	sound designer
Craig Berkey	....	supervising sound editor
Paul 'Salty' Brincat	....	sound recordist
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
David Chornow	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Rod Conder	....	boom operator
Liam Egan	....	additional adr and sound editor
Glenn Finnan	....	sound assistant: second unit
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Howell Gibbens	....	adr editor
Doug Hemphill	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Warren Hendriks	....	first assistant sound editor
Lee Herrick	....	additional adr supervisor
P.K. Hooker	....	assistant sound editor
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist (as Pamela Nedd Kahn)
Elizabeth Kenton	....	supervising adr editor
Helen Luttrell	....	dialogue supervisor
Ian McLoughlin	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Dan Murphy	....	sound syncist
Ryan Murphy	....	sound mix technician
Steven Noble	....	sound syncist
David Pearson	....	boom operator: second unit
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregory H. Watkins	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Andy Wright	....	adr mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kerry Achurch	....	senior special effects technician
Billy Aziz	....	special effects logistics
Lyall Beckmann	....	senior special effects technician
Bruce Bright	....	senior special effects technician
David Brighton	....	special effects assistant supervisor
Rodney Burke	....	special effects foreman
Betty Chin	....	special effects production coordinator: New York
Neil Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Eric Cotton	....	special effects gimbal operator
Eric Cotton	....	special effects technician
Aaron Cox	....	special effects technician
Brian Cox	....	senior special effects technician: miniatures unit
Richard Crowe	....	senior special effects technician
Jabin Dickins	....	special effects floor supervisor: second unit
Marlene Efrem	....	special effects assistant coordinator
Luke Emrose	....	technical director
Brandon Engstrom	....	special effects technician
Marcus Erasmus	....	special effects technician: second unit
Raymond Ferguson	....	workshop supervisor (as Ray Ferguson)
Stuart Frossell	....	senior modeller
Arran Gordon	....	special effects
Chris Hampton	....	special effects technician
Andrew Hardingham	....	senior modelmaker
Catherine Hart	....	special effects
Rob Heggie	....	on-set supervisor
Clint Ingram	....	senior special effects technician: miniatures unit
Timothy Jordan	....	senior special effects technician
Adam Khamis	....	additional special effects technician
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects: additional photography, Los Angeles
Tim Martin	....	special effects crew
Danielle McAulay	....	special effects technician
Kent Miklenda	....	senior special effects technician
Steven Munson	....	mold/technical department: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Chris Murray	....	pyrotechnics supervisor
Daniel Oliver	....	special effects on-set supervisor: additional photography, Australia
Dan Oliver	....	special effects floor supervisor: second unit
Dan Oliver	....	special effects senior technician
Simon Parker	....	senior special effects technician
David Pride	....	special effects
Tim Riach	....	special effects technician: second unit
Lee Rider	....	special effects senior technician
Corina Rosca	....	special effects administrator
Stuart Rowsell	....	fibreglass technician
Russell Shinkle	....	specialty costume fabricator: Film Illusions Inc.
Arthur Spink Jr.	....	special effects technician (as Arthur Spink)
Jeff Stern	....	lighting look development
Jo Thorpe	....	special effects suit technician
David Trethewey	....	special effects senior technician
Thomas Van Koeverden	....	senior special effects technician
Matt Ward	....	senior special effects technician
Georgina Whitfield	....	senior special effects technician
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects senior technician
Alan Young	....	computer controller specialist
David Young	....	special effects supervisor: Australia (as Dave Young)
Seph Zdarko	....	senior special effects electronics technician
Enrico Altmann	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Alexander Hartwin	....	special effects asset manager (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Abbott	....	previsualisation artist
Dan Abrams	....	lighting and compositing artist: SPI
Nancy A. Accomando	....	production assistant
Nancy A. Accomando	....	visual effects coordinator
Grant Adam	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Brian Adams	....	digital compositor: SPI
Rebecca Adams	....	3D data coordinator: IMAX Corporation
Parul Agrawal	....	digital asset coordinator
Tim Ahern	....	computer effects
Imran Ahmed	....	matchmove lead: Rhythm & Hues India
Ben Aickin	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Shish Aikat	....	educator: Rhythm & Hues
Christine Albers	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Deborah Alleck	....	visual effects production coordinator
Casey Allen	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Alp Altiner	....	matte painter
Alp Altiner	....	texture artist: Rhythm & Hues
Christoph Ammann	....	lead CG lighting artist: Framestore CFC
Bill Anastas	....	digital production coordinator
Scott E. Anderson	....	visual effects and imaging supervisor: Digital Sandbox
Jerry Andrews	....	motion control operator
Will Anielewicz	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Christopher Antoniou	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Cynthia Aragon	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Brent Armfield	....	digital asset coordinator
Marlene Arvan	....	first assistant director: visual effects aerial unit, New York
Tony Ascroft	....	3D modeling department head: IMAX Corporation
Kyle Ashley	....	digital effects artist
Hunter Athey	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Hunter Athey	....	character rigger: Rhythm & Hues
James J. Atkinson	....	effects sequence supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as James Atkinson)
David Aulds	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Rob Auten	....	visual effects editor
Steve Avoujageli	....	senior effects technical director: SPI
Eric Backman	....	modeler: model unit
Jane Bailey	....	modeler: model unit
Kenneth Bailey	....	visual effects
Kevin Baillie	....	associate visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Richard 'Dr.' Baily	....	visual effects: spore design and animation
Leslie Baker	....	lead development artist
Mark Bakowski	....	lead compositor: Framestore CFC
Remo Balcells	....	visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures
Achint Bansal	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues, India
Jared Barber	....	animator
Giacomo Bargellesi	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Tom Baskaya	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Christopher Batty	....	lead previsualization artist (as Chris Batty)
Oleg Bayborodin	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Jason Bayever	....	CG supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Lizi Bedford	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Lizzie Bentley	....	matte painter: Framestore CFC
Jill Berger	....	lighting and compositing artist: SPI
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	visual effects coordinator (as Jil Bergin)
Erika Bermingham	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Rodrigo Bernardo	....	systems engineer
Valerie Berney	....	effects animator: SPI
Melissa Best	....	digital compositor
Dan Bethell	....	research and development technical director: Rising Sun Pictures
Alicia Bissinger	....	roto and paint artist
Rob Blue	....	digital artist: SPI
Marten Blumen	....	digital compositor
Chris Bond	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films
Paula Bonhomme	....	digital producer
Jason Booth	....	lead compositor
Yanick Bourgie	....	matte painter: SPI
Peter Bowmar	....	senior technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Stefan Bredereck	....	digital compositor: EdenFX
Brent Breedveld	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
John Breslin	....	visual effects supervisor: Photon VFX
Matt Broeska	....	3D supervisor: Frantic Films Winnipeg
Bela Brozsek	....	digital effects artist
Nathan Brunskill	....	Inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Sule Bryan-Hurst	....	compositor: Framestore CFC (as Sule Bryan)
Jud Bumpas	....	render coordinator: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Tom Bunnell	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Glenn Burton	....	previs artist
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects coordinator
John Butiu	....	senior modeler: SPI
Michelle Butler	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Jeremy Buttell	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Thelvin Cabezas	....	lead development artist: SPI
Ross Cairns	....	senior modeler: model unit
Daniela Calafatello	....	character rigger: The Orphanage
Diane Caliva	....	visual effects post-production supervisor: The Orphanage
Aimee Campbell	....	matchmove lead: SPI (as Aimee L. Campbell-Lavares)
Phil Cappe	....	animator: opening sequence
Marla Carter	....	digital compositor
Jo-Wan Chao	....	CG modeler: Rhythm & Hues (as Jonathan Chao)
Chris Chapman	....	digital effects artist: Rhythm & Hues
Chris Chapman	....	digital effects artist: Rhythm & Hues
Pascal Chappuis	....	digital artist
Vanessa Cheung	....	matte painter
Arun P. Chidambaram	....	educator: Rhythm & Hues
Das Chinmay	....	digital compositor
James Choi	....	animator: opening sequence
Jung-Yoon Choi	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Steve Cho	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Craig Chun	....	CG modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Ovidiu Cinazan	....	digital compositor
Jacob Clark	....	technical director
Thomas Clary	....	visual effects coordinator (as Tom Clary)
Sean Cody	....	visual effects: Frantic Films
Keely Colcleugh	....	previs artist
Dylan Cole	....	lead matte painter/concept artist: Rhythm & Hues
Dylan Cole