Region 1 will have 14 DVDs
Release date: November 28, 2006

DVD Features:
The 14-disc set will be packaged in a collectible keepsake tin which is shelf ready and holds the set inside lenticular packaging, along with a reproduction of the comic book Superman issue #7, a Superman overview booklet and a mail-in offer for five Superman theatrical movie posters.

Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

14 disc-set includes:

Superman: The Movie: Four-Disc Special Edition (1978/2001)
A box-office smash, an Academy Award winner and a fan favourite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles an "A List" cast and creative contingent. At its heart is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel.

The movie's legacy was amplified when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom.

Special Features:

Disc One:

Original 1978 theatrical version with soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind
Theatrical trailers
TV spot
Languages: English & French
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)

Disc Two:

2000 expanded edition movie with commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
Music-only audio track
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish & Portuguese

Disc Three:

Three documentaries:
Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
Making Superman: Filming the Legend
The Magic Behind the Cape
Restored scenes
Screen tests
Audio-only bonus: additional music cues

Disc Four:

Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie
1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves
Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements:
Oscar nominee Superman
The Mechanical Monsters
Billion Dollar Limited
The Arctic Giant
The Bulleteers
The Magnetic Telescope
Electric Earthquake
Volcano
Terror on the Midway


Superman II: Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)

Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight.

Special Features:

Disc One:

Movie with commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
Soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & French
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)


Disc Two:

Vintage TV specials The Making of Superman II and Superman 50th Anniversary
New featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series
Eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements:
Japoteurs
Showdown
Eleventh Hour
Destruction, Inc.
The Mummy Strikes
Jungle Drums
The Underground World
Secret Agent


Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II will delight fans who, for years, have been imploring Warner Home Video via voluminous numbers of petitions, letters, phone calls and e-mails to release the Donner cut.

In fact, Donner had already shot most of the Superman II footage during Superman: The Movie. But as production on the sequel continued, creative differences between the director and the film's producers became irreconcilable and Donner left the project. Although Richard Lester was hired to finish production, he chose to make major changes to the film, leaving only vestiges of Donner's original vision and concepts in the version of Superman II that was ultimately released to theaters.

Now, nearly thirty years later, Warner Home Video is honoured to grant the wishes of countless Superman fans. With this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage "in the can." Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.

Most notably, the "Donner cut" restores the Marlon Brando role, filmed for, but not included in the final theatrical release version of Superman II. The legendary Brando's performance as Jor-El has finally been restored in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son.

With so many other changes, large and small, including a variety of Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman, this Superman II will prove to be an eye-opening experience and an important addition to film history.

Special Features:

All new introduction by director Richard Donner
Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
New featurette Superman II: Restoring the Vision
Additional scenes
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)



Superman III: Deluxe Edition (1983)

Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming wiz. Reeve reprises his role, deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with old flame Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. When Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve plays both roles with dazzling skill.

Special Features:

Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
Vintage TV special The Making of Superman III
Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & French Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)



Superman IV The Quest For Peace: Deluxe Edition (1987)

Christopher Reeve not only stars as the title hero again but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow).

Special Features:

Commentary by screenwriter Mark Rosenthal
Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & French
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)



Superman Returns: Special Edition (2 Disc Set) (2006)

For five years, Superman (Brandon Routh) has been away from Earth, coaxed into space by a belief that Krypton may still exist. Finding nothing, he comes back to a changed world, not only has terrorism become rampant, but Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has married, started a family, and won the Pulitzer for her piece "Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman." After a stop in Smallville to see his adopted mother (Eva Marie Saint), Superman is back in Metropolis, and Clark Kent has his old job back at the Daily Planet, with everyone still incredibly oblivious to his alter ego. But where there’s Superman, there's Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey), and he is likely to be planning something dastardly, in this case, using a piece of pilfered kryptonite to grow an entirely new continent that he will control.

Bryan Singer (X-Men 1 and 2), armed with a script by Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty, approaches the red cape with reverence for the lore of the character, and respect for Richard Donner’s Superman (1980) and Richard Lester’s 1980 sequel, films that ushered in the era of the modern superhero film. Singer’s Superman is filled with melancholy, and not so subtly suggests the notion of Superman as a Christ figure, sacrificing himself to save mankind. But there are still laughs, mostly courtesy of Spacey (clearly having a blast) and Parker Posey as his moll, Kitty Kowalski, as well as plenty of gasp-inducing set pieces, including a spectacular and terrifying almost-plane crash and a sinking boat. While modern visual effects have allowed Superman to go to entirely new realms, Singer keeps them from becoming the film’s raison d'être, thus keeping the Man of Steel’s gigantic heart intact, heavy though it may be.

Special Features:

Deleted Scenes
Requiem For Krypton: Making Superman Returns - a comprehensive 3 hour documentary



Look, Up in the Sky!: The Amazing Story of Superman



You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga Of Superman Parts 1-5
The Mythology Of Superman
The Heart Of A Hero: Remembering Christopher Reeve
The Adventures Of Superpup (1958 TV Pilot)
Super-Rabbit (1943 WB Cartoon)
Snafuperman (1944 WB Cartoon)
Stupor Duck (1956 WB Cartoon)


Unfortunately for us, Region 3 will only have 13 DVDs... does anybody know what's the missing disc?

The missing disc is Bryan Singer's Video Journal.

Is there any other way of getting this DVD? or do we really have to buy the region 1 boxset?

... Earl, I assume you are getting the R1 version

I have no idea how to obtain the Video Journal unless you get R1. The R1 version is P5000 for crying outloud compared to R3's P3250 or P3750. Im still thinking if that 14th disc is worth P1250.

got to watch Superman 2 Donner Cut...

... and it is really amazing... you really need to watch it... although, it still follows the same story line as the Lester Cut, you would be amazed with the amount of new footages... it looks like a new movie altogether...

... I won't give any spoilers here... just an advice --> watch it you wont regret it...

... and it will explain what "The father becomes the son and the son becomes the father" line that was used in Superman Returns...

Got ot watch the Donner Cut as well. Looks like Bryan Singer based the continuity of Superman Returns on the Donner Cut instead of Lester's Film.

However, I somehow like Lester's Cut over Donner's

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I like the opening theme sequence on Lester's cut better. Also, I miss the Paris rescue scene by Supes.

I saw this at a local Record/Video bar but its R3. Where do they sell the R1 versions?

November 26, 2006: Problems with “Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition” DVDs

I had planned on waiting until I received word back from Warner Home Video before posting anything about this, but the amount of emails I have received about this made it necessary for me to post this announcement now, with a promise that we'll post the official word from Warners as soon as they get back to me.

Apparently there are a few problems with the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" DVD set. From what I understand, there are two distinct errors...

1. The "Superman III" disc included in the set is nothing more than the standard disc released in the 2001 release, and does not include the bonus material as advertised.

2. The theatrical version of "Superman: The Movie" does not contain the 1978 English 5.1 audio track as promised, but defaults to French or German (depending on region). The English 2.0 track is the 2001 mix.

To our knowledge the audio errors with theatrical "Superman: The Movie" DVD are on all region releases, where the "Superman III" error only affects some regions.

We have contacted Warner Home Video about these problems and hope to have an official response from them soon regarding what (if anything) they plan to do about these problems.

Stay tuned...
from
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php

Those are sad developments carthut. I hope they would address these "setbacks" by it's release. I've already seen them promoting it in cable programming. Hoe they deliver "as promised"...

November 27, 2006: Warner Home Video Statement About DVD Errors
Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition Here's the official statement from Warner Home Video regarding the Superman DVD errors previously reported on...

Bonus content was omitted from the "Superman III: Deluxe Edition" in the 14-disc "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition." Furthermore, disc one of "Superman: The Movie - Four Disc Special Edition" did not include the Dolby Digital 2.0 mix. Neither disc is known to be physically defective in any way.

Warner Home Video wants to extend apologies to all of our loyal Superman fans who've waited so patiently for these great collections and has taken immediate steps to correct these errors with the intention of standing behind our product 100%.

Replacement discs can be obtained by calling: 800-553-6937 between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM Pacific Standard Time. The exchange program applies only to purchases of the "Superman III: Deluxe Edition" in the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" and to disc one of "Superman: The Movie - Four Disc Special Edition," available as a single title, as well as in "The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" and in the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition."

According to fans who have already called the 800 phone number, "Superman III" will be replaced sooner (with roughly a one week turn around), with the "Superman: The Movie" disc replacement set to take a bit longer as WHV needs to re-author the DVDs.

from http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php

This is about to be released in Circuit City tomorrow. Nov. 28 (Central US time)... Makes me think of just waiting for the revised DVD set (if ever they decide to pull out the existing set in the market)...

Even DVDs have "Target exclusive" copies:



http://cinemared.target.com/specialoffers/index.html

Target loves to release those 3D stuff Their Cars Exclusive includes a 3D lenticular poster naman

anyway, when is it safe kaya to order the DVD boxed set? after a month or more?

Finally got the Target Exclusive DVD and Superman II Donner cut





i'll just wait for the chris reeve set til WB fix the problem

Wow Pat - you're really reeling in those Superman DVDs