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September 25, 2006: A Guide to Up-Coming Superman DVD Releases

By Steve Younis

With the up-coming release of a number of Superman movie DVDs, I thought I'd help clear up any confusion about what will be available.

First off, let's start with actual release dates. Most of the DVDs listed below will be released on the same day. Here are the release dates for Regions 1-4:

  • November 28, 2006 - Region 1: United States of America, Canada
  • December 4, 2006 - Region 2: Europe, including England, France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa
  • October 26, 2006 - Region 3: Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo and Indonesia
  • December 6, 2006 - Region 4: Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America

Let's start with the individual releases...

Here is a list of the individual DVDs scheduled to be released on the dates mentioned above.

Christopher Reeve Superman Movies:

  • "Superman: The Movie" Four-Disc Special Edition (4 Discs)
  • "Superman II" Two-Disc Special Edition (2 Discs)
  • "Superman III" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut" (1 Disc)

Warner Home Video will also be releasing all 4 movies in HD DVD format, although at the time of writing this article it's unknown which versions of each movie would get the HD treatment.

"Superman Returns":

  • "Superman Returns" Widescreen Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman Returns" Full Screen Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman Returns" Two-Disc Special Edition (2 Discs)
  • "Superman Returns" HD DVD & DVD Combo Format (1 Double-Sided Disc)

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"Supergirl" is also being released as a 1 disc DVD.

Now, here is a list of the Box Sets scheduled to be released.

  • "Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" (8 Discs)
  • "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" (14 discs for Region 1. 13 discs for other regions)

The 8 discs in the "Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" are:
  • "Superman: The Movie" Four-Disc Special Edition (4 Discs)
  • "Superman II" Two-Disc Special Edition (2 Discs)
  • "Superman III" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)

The 14 discs in the Region 1 version of "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" are:
  • "Superman: The Movie" Four-Disc Special Edition (4 Discs)
  • "Superman II" Two-Disc Special Edition (2 Discs)
  • "Superman III" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" Deluxe Edition (1 Disc)
  • "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut" (1 Disc)
  • "Superman Returns" Two-Disc Special Edition (2 Discs)
  • "Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman" (1 Disc)
  • "You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman" documentary (1 Disc)
  • Bryan Singer's Video Journals (1 Disc)

The 13 disc version of the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" being released in both the U.K./Europe and Australasian regions seems to only be lacking the disc containing Bryan Singer's Video Journals.

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It should also be noted that the six-part documentary "You Will Believe - The Making of a Saga", which features new interviews with the cast and crew of the Christopher Reeve movies, is only available as part of the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition" 13 and 14 disc sets. This new material is not available in the individual Christopher Reeve DVDs or the 8-disc "Christopher Reeve Superman Collection".

Click here to read the complete details on each DVD release.



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