3. The film grossed $190 million and was followed up by Superman III in 1983. The newsstand guy is really a cosmonaut. In 2006, a "Richard Donner cut" ver Superman II is the second Superman movie by Richard Donner. Donner was the original director, but was replaced by Richard Lester. 4. Eve Teschmacher served as an assistant to Lex Luthor in his criminal schemes. Superman II is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman.It is the second installment in the Superman film series and a sequel to Superman (1978). Hey, It's That Guy! This movie is Richard Donner's Director's Cut of Superman II (1980). Richard Lester was hired to complete the film. This is a monthly competition, updated at the beginning of every month. The original script had the nuclear missile from Superman: The Movie releasing Zod and companions from the Phantom Zone, instead of the Eiffel Tower bomb. Superman II was released as two somewhat different movies with similar actions going on in their storylines. There's a Superman quiz for everyone. Trivia: Richard Donner, the director of Superman, was originally hired to make Superman II. The film had a rocky production process as the original director Richard Donner was replaced by Richard Lester midway through the shoot. The other General ("I answer ONLY to the President!") retired and went into real estate, offering Clark top money for the Kent farm, sight unseen! He was born on September 25, 1952. Play Superman quizzes on Sporcle, the world's largest quiz community. The 1980 blockbuster, Superman II, is considered a classic, even though it doesn't live up to its epic and critically-acclaimed predecessor, Superman: The Movie. - page 2 All Superman Trivia Quizzes and Games Page 2 The original theatrical version released in 1980 was directed by Richard Lester, with material originally filmed under the direction of Richard Donner. He was founder of the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founder of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Superman II was released in Europe and Australia (December 4, 1980) before being released in the United States (June 19, 1981). Trivia. Warner Bros. So, Superman II contains footage from both the Richard Donner version and the Richard Lester version. They’re based on anything Superman-related, whether it be in the Comics, […] 2. Donner's version of "Superman II" can be seen as an alternate version. Sequel to the 1978 film Superman which sees the Man of Steel battling against Lex Luthor and General Zod. Reeve is the first and only actor to star in a DC Comics title character as Superman in more than three films. He had made over half of the movie before being fired. "The big one is just as strong as Damian Thorn!". There are three trivia questions. It stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. Trivia. 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