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Noteworthy Superman dates to remember...
May 1: Glenn Ford, Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada in 1916.
May 3: Jackie Cooper, Perry White in the Superman films, dies in 2011, aged 88.
May 5: Henry Cavill, Superman in the 2013 Superman Man of Steel movie, born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1983.
May 7: The animated movie Superman: Unbound is released on Blu-ray and DVD.
May 8: Salome Jens, Martha Kent in the Superboy TV series, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1935.
May 9: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.45pm.
May 11: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.40pm.
May 11: Gerard Christopher, the second actor to play the lead role in the Superboy TV series, born in New York City, New York in 1959.
May 13: Writer Marv Wolfman (The Adventures of Superman) born in 1946.
May 18: Tickets for Advanced Screenings of Man of Steel go on sale at 8.00am at Walmart stores across the USA.
May 21: Joan Alexander, best known as Lois Lane from the 1940s Superman Radio Series, dies in 2009, aged 94.
May 23: Artist Win Mortimer (Action Comics, Supergirl) born in 1919.
May 1: Glenn Ford, Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada in 1916.
May 3: Jackie Cooper, Perry White in the Superman films, dies in 2011, aged 88.
May 5: Henry Cavill, Superman in the 2013 Superman Man of Steel movie, born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1983.
May 7: The animated movie Superman: Unbound is released on Blu-ray and DVD.
May 8: Salome Jens, Martha Kent in the Superboy TV series, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1935.
May 9: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.45pm.
May 11: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.40pm.
May 11: Gerard Christopher, the second actor to play the lead role in the Superboy TV series, born in New York City, New York in 1959.
May 13: Writer Marv Wolfman (The Adventures of Superman) born in 1946.
May 18: Tickets for Advanced Screenings of Man of Steel go on sale at 8.00am at Walmart stores across the USA.
May 21: Joan Alexander, best known as Lois Lane from the 1940s Superman Radio Series, dies in 2009, aged 94.
May 23: Artist Win Mortimer (Action Comics, Supergirl) born in 1919.
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April 22, 2009: The History Behind Fleischer's Superman
In the wake of Warner Home Video's DVD release of "Max Fleischer's Superman: 1941-1942", Newsarama.com has published a 2-part article on the history of Fleischer Studios.
- Fresh of the success of Gulliver's Travels, Paramount gave the Fleischers a green light for a second feature film. It would be called Mr. Bug Goes to Town and was based on the book The Life of a Bee. Paramount fronted the Fleischers $500,000 for the project.
At the same time, Paramount itself was making a deal with an up-and-coming publisher called National Periodicals, which would one day become DC Comics. National, as most anyone knows, put superheroes like Batman on the map. Their best selling title was of an alien orphaned to live on Earth, the last son of the planet Krypton, who under the guise of a meek, mild-mannered reporter... you know the drill. If that wasn't enough, by this time Superman was also a hit radio show as well as comic book. Paramount thought an animated series on the Man of Steel was a natural.
Apparently, Dave Fleischer didn't think so.
"As the story goes, they didn't want to do Superman," says Reich. "Dave Fleischer said that it would be too expensive to do right. Paramount said name a price. They said $100,000 a cartoon, when a good cartoon cost $20,000. To the Fleischer's shock, Paramount said go ahead and do it.
What everyone has to understand in these post-Batman: The Animated Series days is there was absolutely NOTHING that looked like those original Superman shorts. Visually, they set the animation world completely on its head.
2009 Movie News
Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2009 organized into various categories:New Movie News:
- January 6, 2009: WB Seeking Superman Villain For Next Superman Movie
- January 8, 2009: Warner Bros. Has All DC Films On Hold
- February 5, 2009: Superman Franchise Still High on Time Warner Agenda
- February 9, 2009: McG's Thoughts on Rebooting Superman
- February 11, 2009: Wachowski Brothers Approached for Superman Trilogy
- February 17, 2009: No Superman For Wachowski Brothers?
- February 19, 2009: Wachowski Movie Rumor Debunked Again
- February 20, 2009: Legendary Pictures Lists “Superman Unleashed”
- February 23, 2009: “Superman Unleashed” Under Development
- March 5, 2009: Brandon Routh Talks Next Superman Movie
- March 19, 2009: Mark Millar Moves on from Superman Movie
- May 30, 2009: Smith Says Abrams Should Make Superman Reboot
- June 1, 2009: Bryan Singer's Vague Answer on Superman
- July 20, 2009: Is Warner Bros. Preparing a “Bizarro Superman” Movie?
- July 20, 2009: Who Was Mark Millar's Superman Director?
- July 24, 2009: Spacey, Huntington and Routh Talk Superman Movie
- July 26, 2009: Variety Article on DCU Movies
- July 30, 2009: Dave Gibbons' Thoughts on Next Superman Movie
- July 30, 2009: Brandon Routh Video Interview
- July 31, 2009: Superman Movie Director/Producer Rumor
- August 7, 2009: James McTeigue Vague on Superman Movie Involvement
- August 21, 2009: James McTeigue's Thoughts on Superman Movie
- August 25, 2009: McTeigue Wants a Darker Superman
- September 15, 2009: Mark Millar Talks Superman... Again
- September 16, 2009: No Superman Movie Plans at DC Entertainment
- September 17, 2009: On-Going Litigation Blamed for No Superman Movie Plans
- September 21, 2009: Mark Millar Denies MTV Comments
- September 27, 2009: Fans Want a Superman Movie Before Any Other
- October 2, 2009: James McTeigue Elaborates on his Superman Movie Ideas
- October 27, 2009: JJ Abrams Says Returning to Superman “Would Be A Blast”
- November 26, 2009: Superman Movie Franchise Still On Hold
- November 26, 2009: Kevin Spacey Still Interested in Superman Movie
- May 5, 2009: Tarantino a Big Fan of “Superman Returns”
- May 22, 2009: Executive Producer Talks “Superman Returns”
- June 3, 2009: Superman Movies Showing in Crystal City, VA
- July 3, 2009: Brandon Routh's Contract Expires
- August 28, 2009: Lois Lane's Sydney House For Sale
- September 9, 2009: Spice Girl Missed Out on Lois Lane Role
- November 14, 2009: Fans Petition for Extended “Superman Returns” Release
- March 12, 2009: Miller Still on Justice League Movie
- December 24, 2009: Dan Lin Talks Justice League Movie
- January 8, 2009: Harrison Ford Was Considered for Superman
- January 21, 2009: Richard Donner to Receive ACE Award
- February 20, 2009: Superman Celebrities at WonderCon
- March 2, 2009: WonderCon Interview with Jack O'Halloran
- April 10, 2009: Marc McClure on Shokus Internet Radio
- May 12, 2009: “Superman III” Costume on Auction
- May 26, 2009: “Superman III” Costume Sells at Auction
- June 3, 2009: Superman Movies Showing in Crystal City, VA
- July 3, 2009: Superman Celebrities at Comic Conventions
- July 24, 2009: Cinemaquette Unveil Christopher Reeve Superman Statue
- July 25, 2009: Exclusive Photos of Mattel Chris Reeve Superman and General Zod
- August 3, 2009: “Superman: The Movie” Screening Re-Scheduled
- August 7, 2009: Wizard World Exclusive Margot Kidder Signed Print
- August 8, 2009: Margot Kidder at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
- August 24, 2009: Superman Celebrity Reunion at Hollywood Show
- September 17, 2009: Gene Hackman Audio Interview
- September 17, 2009: Help Honor Christopher Reeve
- October 13, 2009: Superman Screening at Pinewood Studios
- November 26, 2009: Robert Vaughan Appearing at Gotham Super Collectors Show
- March 14, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Animated Movie
- March 18, 2009: Jeph Loeb Talks “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- June 29, 2009: The Making of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- June 30, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Press Release
- July 1, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Official Website & Cover Artwork
- July 24, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Preview at SDCC DCU Animation Panel
- July 30, 2009: “Public Enemies” Preview on “Green Lantern: First Flight” DVD
- August 11, 2009: Back Cover Artwork for “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- August 19, 2009: John C. McGinley Talks Metallo on “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- August 21, 2009: LeVar Burton Talks Black Lightning in “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- August 28, 2009: Stan Berkowitz Talks “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- August 29, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Website Updated
- September 2, 2009: Clancy Brown is Lex Luthor in “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- September 5, 2009: More Image from “Superman/Batman Public Enemies”
- September 11, 2009: New “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Video Clip
- September 14, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Sweeps
- September 15, 2009: New “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Video Clips
- September 16, 2009: Plot & Cast for “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”
- September 16, 2009: Another Video Clip from “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- September 16, 2009: Official Press Release for “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Sweeps
- September 18, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Downloads Available
- September 24, 2009: Kevin Conroy Talks Batman in “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- September 26, 2009: New “Public Enemies” Video Clip and Images
- September 29, 2009: Another “Public Enemies” Video Clip and More Images
- September 30, 2009: Tim Daly Talks “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”
- October 1, 2009: “Justice League: Crisis of Two Earths” Animated Movie
- October 18, 2009: “Public Enemies” Animated Movie Sequel?
- October 29, 2009: The Making of “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”
- November 13, 2009: “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” Trailer
- November 24, 2009: Press Release - “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”
- November 24, 2009: “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Opening Title Examined
- November 25, 2009: “Crisis on Two Earths” DVD and Blu-ray Artwork
- December 3, 2009: Chris Noth Talks “Crisis on Two Earths”
- December 4, 2009: “Crisis on Two Earths” DVD & Blu-ray Covers
- December 11, 2009: Pre-Order “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”
- December 12, 2009: Directors Discuss “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”
- December 17, 2009: William Baldwin Talks Batman in “Crisis on Two Earths”
- December 26, 2009: More “Crisis on Two Earths” Images
- January 15, 2009: McG Would Have Used Doomsday for Superman Villain
- January 21, 2009: Unproduced Movie Scripts Unveiled in Siegel Court Case
- March 3, 2009: Unused Superman Film Concept Art
- March 17, 2009: “Max Fleischer's Superman: 1941-1942” DVD Collection
- April 22, 2009: The History Behind Fleischer's Superman
- April 22, 2009: J.J. Abrams on How the Internet Killed Superman
- May 7, 2009: Henry Cavill on Nearly Being Superman
- May 19, 2009: An Historical Look at the Fleischer Superman Cartoons
- June 15, 2009: From The Vault - Interview with Nicolas Cage
- June 18, 2009: The Evolution of Superman's Flight
- June 21, 2009: A Couple of YouTube Videos for the Weekend
- July 8, 2009: Tim Burton's “Superman Lives” Brainiac Designs
- July 9, 2009: Superman Cameo in “Green Lantern” Film Still Happening?
- July 15, 2009: Gotham Group to Make Joe Shuster Film Biopic
- July 21, 2009: “Last Son” Documentary to Screen at Comic-Con
- July 27, 2009: Helen Slater Supergirl Interview
- September 5, 2009: Superwoman Exploited and DC History Examined
- September 10, 2009: Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment
- September 10, 2009: Paul Levitz and Diane Nelson Fan Letters
- September 22, 2009: Nicolas Cage as Superman Revealed!
- September 26, 2009: More Tim Burton “Superman Lives” Concept Art
- November 8, 2009: “Superman Lives” Chest Symbol Sneak Peek
- December 8, 2009: Helen Slater Talks Supergirl
- December 18, 2009: Is Taylor Swift the Next Supergirl?
- December 24, 2009: Supergirl Movie Rumor Swiftly Shot Down
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