Superman: Ultimate Collector's Edition (14-DVD!)

[Frank]

Warner Home Video unveils a Superman 14-Disc Collection

During a press event earlier today, Warner Home Video made a fairly sensational announcement that is sure to please fans of the “Superman” films. The studio has a 14-disc DVD set in the making of "Superman." The set, called Superman: Ultimate Collector’s Edition is filled with featurettes, documentaries, and other stuff surrounding the Superman feature films, as well as all these films themselves.

However, best of all, the set will also contain the Richard Donner Cut of Superman 2!

As fans will undoubtedly know, Richard Donner was relieved as a director from the film and replaced by Richard Lester before he could complete the film. Still, 70% of the movie were finished at the time but never released, of course ,though part of his footage was actually used in Lester’s “Superman2 “ version. But not nearly all of it. There is about 45 minutes of footage that has never been seen before – especially not the way Richard Donner had envisioned it!
Now, the studio is working with Donner to create the cut of the movie that he had in mind originally, which is VERY cool, of course, painstakingly restored. During the press event we were treated to a five-minute clip from the film - the opening sequence which had never before been seen - and it was a blast!

Get ready for this one, because it’s going to be huge!

Bron: www.dvdreview.com.

[Frank]

Blijkbaar werkt Richard Donner niet mee aan 'zijn' Director's Cut. Een stuk uit een interview waarvan het volledige interview te vinden is via onderstaande link.

IGN: There have been rumors for years that your cut will come out on DVD.

Donner: They're doing it. I'm not doing it. They're doing it. Michael Thaw, who used to be my assistant and is a good little editor - [said that] there were so many requests to Warner Brothers to see my cut that he went to them and they authorized it. He's been working for about four or five months now getting all the negatives and cuts out of England. A lot of it's been destroyed, a lot of it wasn't kept. But everything that he was able to [get], he said it will probably be about 70 percent my footage.

IGN: So the rest will be footage Lester shot?

Donner: Yeah. I don't even want to see it until it comes out in the theater.

IGN: But you do want to see it?

Donner: Oh, s**t yeah! But I don't want to cut it. I mean, I'm too far away from it now.

Bron: www.ign.com.

[Darko]

14 DISCS!!!!!

De vier Superman films, Supergirl en meer!

Erg coole dat EINDELIJK de Donner Cut van Superman 2 uitkomt!
Ben hier HEEL erg beniewd naar.
Hopelijk poetsen ze de Special Effects op (Zoals Star Wars) van de 4de Superman film.

Ik kan NIET wachten!

[Wim S.]

Leuke films maar om er 14 disc's van te hebben, nou nee hou het mooi bij m'n 4 disc versie.

[TheGodfather]

Beetje erg veel lijkt me

[Frank]

Beetje erg veel lijkt me

Supergirl zit er als het goed is ook bij. Daar is een Europese Cut en Director's Cut van. Weer twee discs vol.

[TheGodfather]

Beetje erg veel lijkt me

Supergirl zit er als het goed is ook bij. Daar is een Europese Cut en Director's Cut van. Weer twee discs vol.

dan gaat t wel erg snel he :P

[Frank]

Beetje erg veel lijkt me

Supergirl zit er als het goed is ook bij. Daar is een Europese Cut en Director's Cut van. Weer twee discs vol.

dan gaat t wel erg snel he :P

Inderdaad, maar ik weet anders niet hoe ze aan 14 discs komen. Misschien zo:

Disc 1 - Superman Theatrical Cut
Disc 2 - Superman Extended Cut
Disc 3 - Superman Extra's
Disc 4 - Superman II Theatrical Cut
Disc 5 - Superman II Extended/Director's Cut
Disc 6 - Superman II Extra's
Disc 7 - Superman III
Disc 8 - Superman III Extra's
Disc 9 - Superman IV Theatrical Cut
Disc 10 - Superman IV Extended/Director's Cut
Disc 11 - Superman IV Extra's
Disc 12 - Supergirl European Cut
Disc 13 - Supergirl Director's Cut
Disc 14 - Supergirl Extra's

[Drost]

Zou natuurlijk ook kunnen zijn à la Matrix Ultimate, dus elke film plus een extra disc, en dan 4 discs extras (misschien een soundtrack)...

[Frank]

NO EXTENDED SUPERMAN IV

Warner Bros. told me today that they currently have no plans to present a longer cut of Superman IV. I heard to the contray but I didn't believe it, glad I didn't. UPDATE: Plans have yet to be finalised on the final contents of the boxset so it's still a possibilty.

Bron: www.supermancinema.co.uk.

[Dennis Vansant]

Misschien een disc met interviews/concept art/trailers/featurettes voor Superman Returns ofzo?

[hot stuff]

ik hoop dat dees in zon ne box gaat komen gelijk "the matrix" met ne bust en boekje 8)

[Frank]

ik hoop dat dees in zon ne box gaat komen gelijk "the matrix" met ne bust en boekje 8)

Geen buste s.p.v. en als ze die er toch bij willen doen, dan ook een versie uitbrengen zonder buste (wat niet gebeurd is bij The Matrix).

[hot stuff]

ik hoop dat dees in zon ne box gaat komen gelijk "the matrix" met ne bust en boekje 8)

Geen buste s.p.v. en als ze die er toch bij willen doen, dan ook een versie uitbrengen zonder buste (wat niet gebeurd is bij The Matrix).

ff off topic
van de matrix was er toch een 10 dvd box zonder bust :wink:

[Frank]

ik hoop dat dees in zon ne box gaat komen gelijk "the matrix" met ne bust en boekje 8)

Geen buste s.p.v. en als ze die er toch bij willen doen, dan ook een versie uitbrengen zonder buste (wat niet gebeurd is bij The Matrix).

ff off topic
van de matrix was er toch een 10 dvd box zonder bust :wink:

In de meeste landen wel, maar in Nederland niet.

[promat]

iemand nog nieuws omtrent deze 14 dvd set?
En dan bedoel ik of Nederland ze ook krijgt?
R2 NL

[promat]

nog geen nieuws?

[promat]

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THE ULTIMATE SUPERMAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD BOX SET

The Ultimate Superman Collector's Edition 14-disc DVD box set is being released on 14 November 2006.

The official name of the re-edited Superman II that will be featured in the box set is Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut. Scroll down this page to learn more.

Warner Bros. recently confirmed that the entire 17 Fleischer cartoon collection is being remastered and will be included in the box set.

The Helen Slater Supergirl film and Kirk Alyn Superman serials will not be part of the box set.

Warner Bros. will not confirm with me the remaining specifications, other than the theatrical cut of Superman-The Movie (with the original sound effects) and its three 2001 documentaries...so, for now, please visit this page for speculations.

The Helen Slater Supergirl film and Kirk Alyn Superman serials will not be part of the box set.

[Cinemaniac]

In celebration of the year of Superman Warner Home Video have announced a host of Region 1 DVD releases for 28th November 2006, all starring the late Christopher Reeve in his landmark portrayal of the Man of Steel. Leading the way will be the long-awaited Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98 SRP), directed by Donner and representing Superman II as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed. An overwhelmingly requested title, the movie features Donner's original footage, shot but never used before, including a never-before-seen beginning, a never-before-seen resolution, with 15 minutes of restored footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El and much more.

Other titles to be released include Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition ($39.92 SRP) which features both the DVD debut of the 1978 theatrical version as well as the 2001 extended edition with commentary from director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, archival footage of additional scenes and screen tests.

Richard Lester's ever-popular Superman II will be available in a new Two Disc Special Edition ($26.99 SRP) including a new featurette, vintage television specials and additional vault elements; and Superman III and Superman IV Deluxe Editions ($19.97 SRP). Finally, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92 SRP) will be offered in an 8-disc boxed set including all the above (except Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut).

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II will delight fans who, for years, have been imploring Warner Home Video via voluminous numbers of petitions, letters, phone calls and e-mails to release the Donner cut.

In fact, Donner had already shot most of the Superman II footage during Superman: The Movie. But as production on the sequel continued, creative differences between the director and the film's producers became irreconcilable and Donner left the project. Although Richard Lester was hired to finish production, he chose to make major changes to the film, leaving only vestiges of Donner's original vision and concepts in the version of Superman II that was ultimately released to theaters.

Now, nearly thirty years later, Warner Home Video is honoured to grant the wishes of countless Superman fans. With this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage "in the can." Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.

Most notably, the "Donner cut" restores the Marlon Brando role, filmed for, but not included in the final theatrical release version of Superman II. The legendary Brando's performance as Jor-El has finally been restored in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son.

With so many other changes, large and small, including a variety of Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman, this Superman II will prove to be an eye-opening experience and an important addition to film history.

Superman: The Movie (1978/2001) Four-Disc Special Edition
A box-office smash, an Academy Award(R) winner and a fan favourite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles an "A List" cast and creative contingent. At its heart is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel.

The movie's legacy was amplified when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom.

Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)
Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight.

Superman III Deluxe Edition (1983)
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming wiz. Reeve reprises his role, deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with old flame Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. When Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve plays both roles with dazzling skill.

Superman IV The Quest For Peace (1987)
Christopher Reeve not only stars as the title hero again but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow).

Supergirl
Creative forces behind Superman: The Movie bring another DC Comics hero to life with this fun- and effects-packed adventure about the Girl of Steel. Helen Slater plays the title role, battling a sorceress (Faye Dunaway) for control of an alien power orb. Peter O'Toole and Mia Farrow add more starpower.

We'll bring you full specs as soon as possible.

Zo te zien wordt dat geen 14-Disc Set

[mercapto]

Ik zie er 13, maar de cartoon staat er niet bij, dus 14 ?

[Dennis Vansant]

Hoezo? Tel je niks dubbel dan? Ik tel er maar 7 :/

[Lorre]

Finally, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92 SRP) will be offered in an 8-disc boxed set including all the above (except Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut).

Er komt dus blijkbaar geen 14 disc. Enkel de 8 disc box met daarin Superman The Movie (4 disc), Superman 2 S.E. ( 2 disc), Superman 3 D.E.(1 disc) en Superman IV D.E. (1 disc)... Dan heb je nog de nieuwe Donner cut niet van Superman 2. Vind ik maar beetje lame, terwijl ze van Batman en The Matrix wel een volledige box uitgegeven hebben.

[Khonnor]

Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition
Superman II: Two Disc Special Edition
Superman III: Deluxe Edition
Superman IV: Deluxe Editions
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection [8DVD]

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Supergirl

Dat zijn 10 schijfjes.

[mercapto]

Whoops ja, ik telde de dikgedrukte bij elkaar op, maar die vette letters zijn nogal misleidend neergezet.

[Frank]

Een uitgebreider persbericht met een overzicht van de extra's:

The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection (R1) in November

In celebration of the year of Superman Warner Home Video have announced a host of Region 1 DVD releases for 28th November 2006, all starring the late Christopher Reeve in his landmark portrayal of the Man of Steel. Leading the way will be the long-awaited Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98 SRP), directed by Donner and representing Superman II as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed. An overwhelmingly requested title, the movie features Donner's original footage, shot but never used before, including a never-before-seen beginning, a never-before-seen resolution, with 15 minutes of restored footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El and much more.

Other titles to be released include Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition ($39.92 SRP) which features both the DVD debut of the 1978 theatrical version as well as the 2001 extended edition with commentary from director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, archival footage of additional scenes and screen tests.

Richard Lester's ever-popular Superman II will be available in a new Two Disc Special Edition ($26.99 SRP) including a new featurette, vintage television specials and additional vault elements; and Superman III and Superman IV Deluxe Editions ($19.97 SRP). Finally, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92 SRP) will be offered in an 8-disc boxed set including all the above (except Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut).

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II will delight fans who, for years, have been imploring Warner Home Video via voluminous numbers of petitions, letters, phone calls and e-mails to release the Donner cut.

In fact, Donner had already shot most of the Superman II footage during Superman: The Movie. But as production on the sequel continued, creative differences between the director and the film's producers became irreconcilable and Donner left the project. Although Richard Lester was hired to finish production, he chose to make major changes to the film, leaving only vestiges of Donner's original vision and concepts in the version of Superman II that was ultimately released to theaters.

Now, nearly thirty years later, Warner Home Video is honoured to grant the wishes of countless Superman fans. With this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage "in the can." Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.

Most notably, the "Donner cut" restores the Marlon Brando role, filmed for, but not included in the final theatrical release version of Superman II. The legendary Brando's performance as Jor-El has finally been restored in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son.

With so many other changes, large and small, including a variety of Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman, this Superman II will prove to be an eye-opening experience and an important addition to film history.

DVD Special Features:
- All new introduction by director Richard Donner
- Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
- New featurette Superman II: Restoring the Vision
- Additional scenes
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Superman: The Movie (1978/2001) Four-Disc Special Edition
A box-office smash, an Academy Award(R) winner and a fan favourite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles an "A List" cast and creative contingent. At its heart is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel.

The movie's legacy was amplified when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom.

DVD Special Features:

Disc One:
- Original 1978 theatrical version with soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind
- Theatrical trailers
- TV spot
- Languages: English & French
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Disc Two:
- 2000 expanded edition movie with commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
- Music-only audio track
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish & Portuguese

Disc Three:
- Three documentaries:
- - Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
- - Making Superman: Filming the Legend
- - The Magic Behind the Cape
- Restored scenes
- Screen tests
- Audio-only bonus: additional music cues

Disc Four:
- Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie
- 1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves
- Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements:
- - Oscar nominee Superman
- - The Mechanical Monsters
- - Billion Dollar Limited
- - The Arctic Giant
- - The Bulleteers
- - The Magnetic Telescope
- - Electric Earthquake
- - Volcano
- - Terror on the Midway

Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)
Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight.

DVD Special Features:

Disc One:
- Movie with commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
- Soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
- Theatrical trailer
- Languages: English & French
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Disc Two:
- Vintage TV specials The Making of Superman II and Superman 50th Anniversary
- New featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series
- Eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements:
- - Japoteurs
- - Showdown
- - Eleventh Hour
- - Destruction, Inc.
- - The Mummy Strikes
- - Jungle Drums
- - The Underground World
- - Secret Agent

Superman III Deluxe Edition (1983)
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming wiz. Reeve reprises his role, deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with old flame Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. When Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve plays both roles with dazzling skill.

DVD Special Features:
- Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
- Vintage TV special The Making of Superman III
- Additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- Languages: English & French
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Superman IV The Quest For Peace (1987)
Christopher Reeve not only stars as the title hero again but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow).

DVD Special Features:
- Commentary by screenwriter Mark Rosenthal
- Additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- Languages: English & French
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Supergirl
Creative forces behind Superman: The Movie bring another DC Comics hero to life with this fun- and effects-packed adventure about the Girl of Steel. Helen Slater plays the title role, battling a sorceress (Faye Dunaway) for control of an alien power orb. Peter O'Toole and Mia Farrow add more starpower.

DVD Special Features:
- Commentary by Jeannot Szwarc and Scott Bosco
- Theatrical trailer

Bron: www.dvdtimes.co.uk.