Remaking Superman 1 as a sequel
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Superman Returns
MickyMac — 8 months ago(July 19, 2025 09:26 PM)
By redoing the classic origin story as a come back story.
Using the same template, rehashing classic scenes like Lois interviewing Superman and rehashing Lex Luthor's real estate scheme.
The characters would've evolved after the original movies, Lex in Superman 4 was now into war profiting and created Nuclear Man. The only character development in Returns is this tired trope of angry ex whose mad at her lost love who left ages ago, since the Christopher Reeve movies ended the comics had Lois gradually fall for Clark and him revealing his identity to her.