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January 13, 2006: Calendar Live “Superman Returns” Set Visit Report

The LA Times has published a "Superman Returns" Set Visit report via their "CalendarLive.com" website. The article also includes 18 photos (the new ones are posted below for you). Here's some excerpts from the article...

The Costume:

Inside were 60 versions of a famous costume, all blue tights and red capes, but hardly identical. Some of the crimson capes were fashioned of silk twill (for just the right flutter during supersonic flying) while others came with boots of vinyl (better than leather during those seagoing adventures). More than a few featured a specially milled French wool that simply dazzles beneath a Metropolis sunset.

"This one here is a beauty cape," said Louise Mingenbach, the costume designer for "Superman Returns," "and with backlighting it's gorgeous ... the aura a hero deserves, don't you think?"

Previous Failed-Versions:

Scope of the Movie:

Asked about the breadth of the endeavor, Singer shrugged. "It has to be big, right? It's Superman."

Routh/Reeve:

"Watching some of the footage, there was a spot where I turned my head and I looked just like him," Routh said, sounding amazed. He most resembles Reeve in the guise of Clark Kent. "It's nice, actually. It makes me proud."

Read the complete article at the CalendarLive website.


Clark Reading the Daily Planet	I Love Superman banner	Kal-El Returns to Earth


Lex, Kitty and Henchmen	Lex, Kitty and the Train Set	Marth Kent and Ben Hubbard	Bryan Singer and Lex's Train Set

Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer	Lex Luthor	Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer	Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer