Superman: The Movie Extended Cut Coming to Blu-ray

The elongated adaptation of directorRichard Donner’s1978 superhero classicSuperman : The Movieis eventually making its entry on Blu - ray . Starring the late Christopher Reeve as the adult version of the titular character , Supermanushered in a new era forThe Man of Steel , becoming the first live - activity interlingual rendition of the part since George Reeves portrayed him in the 1950s TV series ( redeem a one - off portrait by Bud Collyer , who played the case on an episode ofSesame Streetin 1969 ) .

bask in the film ’s succeeder , Superman : The Moviespawned three sequels , and finally all four films come along in various video formats over the year , and in the case of the original film , in an prolonged TV translation . Back in the days before the emergence and popularity of VHS , Betamax , LaserDiscs and eventually DVDs , broadcast networks ( a la ABC , CBS and NBC at the time ) , would either cut off out cloth from original theatrical release over bound content or duration , or forSuperman , bestow footage back in that did n’t make it in Donner ’s original cut .

Now , closely 40 years afterSuperman : The Movie’soriginal theatrical release , fans of the heralded film are going to get not one , but two extended versions of the flick on Blu - beam . harmonize toWe Got This Covered , Warner Archives is releasing both the extended TV version of the photographic film , as well as the Special Edition Director ’s Cut from 2000 , in a two - disc software package .

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The boob tube version , which was originally presented as a two - night consequence , run away 188 minute , while the Director ’s Cut runs 151 minutes .

For most rooter , the protracted TV variant ( unless you ’re old enough to have seen and recall it from when it first air out ) , will no doubt be an entirely new experience . Even if fans ' storage are vivid enough to call back detail of the flick , the Blu - ray of light version is will no doubt face dramatically different .

Not astonishingly , the Director ’s Cut will have special features , including commentary by Donner and creative adviser Tom Mankiewicz ; three documentaries includingTaking Flight : The Development of Superman , Making Superman : take the Legend , and The Magic Behind the Cape .

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The Director ’s Cut will also admit sieve tests ; restored scene , extra scenes , extra cues , and a music - only cut . No specific liberation particular date has been specify for the two - disc camp .

While Superman fans no doubt sleep together the original plastic film from begin to end , the extended television version of the moving-picture show is rebound to change the way everybody appear at the celluloid . It will be interesting to see how fan respond to what effectively add up to a " new " version of the film , since 188 minutes ofSuperman : The Movieis bound to change the context of the cinema from its original 143 - minute variation . No matter the case , expect the newfangled version to only build on the Superman legacy , andcontinue to influence many more superhero moviesin the years to come .