Polygon.com / 20.12.24
Superman Returns' teaser is one of the best Superman films ever made
Bryan Singers 2006 movie Superman Returns is infamous. A lukewarm, direct follow-up to a 30-year-old superhero franchise from none of the same creative team feels like an idea out of the 2020s, not the 2000s. Returns did halfway decent business in theatrical release, with a $390 million international box-office take. That wasnt bad enough to call it a flop, but wasnt good enough to warrant a sequel especially not after Singer hugely overran his budget on a troubled production. Warner Bros. moved on to reboot Superman with Zack Snyders Man of Steel, and the rest is history. And yet. With James Gunns Superman on the horizon, Im inevitably thinking about one of my favorite Superman movies, one that stirs my emotions and gets my heart going pitter-pat every time I return to watch it. Im not embarrassed about this, because Im right. Not Superman Returns itself hell no. Im talking about the first teaser trailer for Superman Returns. I dont know what studio grunt edited this traile...
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