Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The DVD Update - Superman Anthology Coming To Blu-Ray

Warner Brothers Home Video recently announced that all Superman films would be re-released in a Superman Anthology set.  The set is massive and includes the following:


Disc One - Superman: The Movie (theatrical edition), audio commentary (by Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler), the 1978 TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie, the 1951 Superman and the Mole-Men feature, 3 WB cartoons (Super-Rabbit, Snafuperman and Stupor Duck), theatrical trailers

Disc Two - Superman: The Movie (expanded edition), audio commentary (by Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz), music only track, 3 documentaries/featurettes (Taking Flight: The Development of Superman, Making Superman: Filming the Legend and The Magic Behind the Cape), original screen test footage, a selection of restored scenes, additional music cues.

Disc Three - Superman II (theatrical edition), audio commentary (by Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler), the 1980 TV special The Making of Superman II, deleted scene, the First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series featurette, 9 Fleischer Studios' animated Superman shorts (Superman, The Mechanical Monsters, Billion Dollar Limited, The Arctic Giant, The Bulleteers, The Magnetic Telescope, Electric Earthquake, Volcano and Terror on the Midway), theatrical trailer

Disc Four - Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, audio commentary (by Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz) introduction by Richard Donner, deleted scenes, 2 featurettes (Superman II: Restoring the Vision and Famous Studios' Superman), the remaining 8 Fleischer Studios' animated Superman shorts (Japoteurs, Showdown, Eleventh Hour, Destruction, Inc, The Mummy Strikes, Jungle Drums, The Underground World and Secret Agent)

Disc Five - Superman III (theatrical edition), audio commentary (by Iilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler), the 1983 TV special The Making of Superman III, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer

Disc Six - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (theatrical edition), audio commentary (by Mark Rosenthal), the 1988 TV special Superman 50th Anniversary Special, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer

Disc Seven - Superman Returns (theatrical edition), the 7-part Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns documentary, Bryan Singer's Video Production Journals, the Resurrecting Jor-El featurette, deleted scenes (including the never-before-seen original opening), theatrical trailers

Disc Eight - the Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman documentary (in HD), the 5-part You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman documentary, The Science of Superman (in HD), 2 featurettes (The Mythology of Superman and The Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve), the 1958 TV pilot The Adventures of Superpup

Check out the  Blu-Ray trailer below!
 

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