2001 Movie News Archives
March 22, 2001: Warner Bros. Squash Negative Superman Re-Release Report
Warner Bros. took issue with a report published by Digital Media FX, resulting in further discussions between them and the author/publisher. The following information was released...The original Digital Media FX indicated that Warner Bros had scrapped plans to show the "Special Edition" of Superman: The Movie beyond San Antonio, Texas. The report stated that the "San Antonio only" theatrical re-release would simply be followed by the May 1st release of the DVD. Thankfully Warner Bros. have stepped in to squash the rumor.
Sources very close to the project insist that despite the report by Digital Media FX, Superman may still get a wide screen release and that San Antonio is only a "preview screening."
"Based on theatrical response [in San Antonio], Warner Bros. will decide if they want to go a little wider and wider and therefore don't blow huge amounts of national TV money," says a source very close to the project.
The WB source also states that this is no different from the pattern used to take the rerelease of The Exorcist into a wide release.
While only the wide release aspect of the article was disputed, Digital Media FX was also told that the May 1 DVD release date referred to was not set in stone and doesn't officially appear on any WB release schedules (although unofficially it may appear on some documents). The DVD date can change depending on how well Superman performs in San Antonio this weekend, determining if it will open "a little wider".
Interestingly enough, the Digital Media FX report also indicated in the same report that Warner Bros. has greenlighted the long-awaited new live action Superman movie for 2003.
2001 Movie News
Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2001.- January 24, 2001: “Superman: The Movie” Re-Release Test Screening
- February 6, 2001: Superman DVD Release Date and Specifications
- February 6, 2001: Superman Lives Pre-Production Rumor
- February 8, 2001: “The Indian Superman”
- February 17, 2001: More on the Superman DVD and VHS release
- February 20, 2001: Superman DVD Spoiler Information
- February 21, 2001: More Superman DVD Spoiler Information
- February 26, 2001: Superman DVD Update and San Antonio Information
- February 27, 2001: Extended Scenes in the Special Edition of “Superman”
- February 27, 2001: Your Chance to be at the Special Press Screening of “Superman”!
- March 1, 2001: Superman Soars
- March 12, 2001: “Superman” Special Edition Credits
- March 21, 2001: Superman Re-Release Trailer!
- March 22, 2001: Warner Bros. Squash Negative Superman Re-Release Report
- March 22, 2001: Superman Lives Greenlighted
- March 26, 2001: Superman DVD Review
- March 26, 2001: Superman - San Antonio News Articles
- March 28, 2001: Superman Warner Home Video Press Release
- March 29, 2001: Superman San Antonio Report
- April 1, 2001: Superman DVD - “Total Movie” Article
- April 15, 2001: Donner and Mankiewicz Sign Superman DVD
- April 19, 2001: Superman Lives Lives On!
- April 23, 2001: Win Superman DVDs!
- April 28, 2001: Superman Movie Cast Reunion!
- May 11, 2001: Superman DVDs Feature in Top 10
- May 25, 2001: Warner Sued Over Superman DVDs
- June 13, 2001: Warner Home Video Superman Movie Website
- July 1, 2001: New Superman Movie Rumors
- July 1, 2001: Egyptian Theatre to Screen “Superman” Special Edition
- July 2, 2001: Special Edition “Superman” to Screen in Minnesota
- July 16, 2001: Superman Movie Suit and Hair Piece Up For Auction
- July 29, 2001: 60th Anniversary of the Fleischer Superman Cartoons
- August 4, 2001: Superman Movie Items Sold at Auction
- August 8, 2001: World's Finest on the Big Screen?
- August 15, 2001: Rumor Control - John Travolta
- September 3, 2001: Superman Comes to Somerdale
- September 9, 2001: “Superman” Stars Join to Honor Margot Kidder in L.A.
- September 11, 2001: Cain to Return as Superman?
- September 20, 2001: “Superman II” DVD Release Postponed in UK
- September 28, 2001: “Superman: The Movie” on Encore in October
- October 15, 2001: McG to Direct Superman?
- October 18, 2001: Richard Donner “Superman II” DVD Petition
- October 22, 2001: “Superman Lives” Pre-Production Artwork
- October 25, 2001: “Superman” Special Edition on the Big Screen (Update)
- November 16, 2001: Superman/Batman Movie Rumor!
- December 16, 2001: George Reeves: The Movie
- December 31, 2001: Superman in “Spider-Man” Movie
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