
Superman Returns is a movie directed by Bryan Singer in 2006 and based on the characters from the comic book Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first published in 2006. The movie features Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, and others.
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Storyline
Superman has been missing for five years, since traveling to the location where astronomers believed they had discovered the remains of Krypton. Meanwhile, Luthor travels to the Fortress of Solitude and steals Kryptonian crystals, which he uses for an experiment that causes a power outage on the East Coast.
Movie vs Book

Year
2006
Minutes
154
Movie Rate
6.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Superman Returns
Director: Bryan Singer
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Length: 2h34m
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Year
2006
Pages
204
Book Rate
8.22
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Comic Book
Superman
Author: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
Country: USA
First published in: 2006
Length: 204 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Superman Chronicles
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