Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure, Superman Returns, a soaring new

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1 Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure, Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world s most beloved superheroes.

2 Even though you've been raised as a human being you're not one of them. They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all their capacity for good I have sent them you... my only son. Jor-El

3 Superman born on a planet which has long since died has been raised by adoptive parents on the Kent farm in Kansas. The young boy Kal-El is renamed Clark Kent, and though he has grown up among humans, he is not one of them. Under Earth s yellow sun, he can do things humans can only dream of, but to co-exist with them he must live a dual life as mild, unassuming Clark Kent, secretly transforming into the Man of Steel when the world cries out for him.

4 But now, the world s crises have gone unheeded for five long years since Superman s mysterious disappearance. Without him, crime has risen in the city of Metropolis and beyond; that s not even counting the future destructive acts of Lex Luthor, who has been sprung from prison with the specific intent of using Superman s technological secrets for his own personal gain and glory.

5 Lois Lane, star reporter for the Daily Planet and the love of Superman s life, has moved on since Superman left without a word. She has even won a Pulitzer Prize for her essay, Why the World Doesn t Need Superman. Lois has other issues to contend with she is now engaged to the editor s nephew and has a young son to look after.

6 But for Superman, the long search for his place in the universe ends back at the Kent farm, among the only family he has ever known.

7 His destiny lies in Metropolis, where one look in Lois s eyes tells him that this place, among the flawed but ultimately good people of Earth, is his true home.

8 And with Lex s plan coming to fruition mere hours after his return, the world will never need Superman more than it does now.

9 Writers Michael Dougherty, left, and Dan Harris, right, on the Kansas farm set of "Superman Returns."

10 Director BRYAN SINGER lines up a shot on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' action adventure Superman Returns. Photo by David James

11 Director BRYAN SINGER directs KATE BOSWORTH and BRANDON ROUTH for a scene on the Daily Planet rooftop when Lois and Clark speak one-on-one for the first time

12 Jimmy Olsen (SAM HUNTINGTON, left) and his old friend Clark Kent (BRANDON ROUTH, center) greet Bo the bartender (JACK LARSON) at the Daily Planet reporters' usual watering hole

13 Actor SAM HUNTINGTON who portrays Jimmy Olsen and director BRYAN SINGER share a light moment on the Daily Planet set

14 Director BRYAN SINGER directs a scene on the Kent Farm set of Superman Returns

15 Director BRYAN SINGER sets up a shot on a miniature stage for Superman Returns

16 Cub photographer Jimmy Olsen (SAM HUNTINGTON, left) greets Clark Kent (BRANDON ROUTH) upon his return to the Daily Planet building

17 Inside the Fortress of Solitude, Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY) seeks knowledge of Superman's past

18 Martha Kent (EVA MARIE SAINT) investigates a fiery crash not far from the Kent Farm

19 Martha Kent (EVA MARIE SAINT) tries to convince her adopted son Clark Kent (BRANDON ROUTH) to return to his life in Metropolis

20 BRANDON ROUTH portrays Clark Kent, who was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton and raised on the Kent Farm by his adoptive Earth parents

21 Richard White (MARSDEN, left) and Lois Lane (BOSWORTH), contemplate the return of Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent (ROUTH, in background)

22 (left to right) Jimmy Olsen (SAM HUNTINGTON), Perry White (FRANK LANGELLA) and Lois Lane (KATE BOSWORTH) discuss the sudden reappearance of the Man of Steel

23 Lois Lane (KATE BOSWORTH) is unaware that Clark Kent (BRANDON ROUTH) is also the love of her life, Superman

24 Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY, second from left) prepares his cohorts (left to right) Grant (VINCENT STONE), Stanford (KAL PENN) and Riley (IAN ROBERTS), to confront Superman

25 (L to R) Lois Lane's fiancé Richard White along with Clark Kent, Lois's son Jason and Lois herself work after hours at the Daily Planet to cover the story of the century, the return of Superman,

26 Clark Kent (BRANDON ROUTH) is still secretly in love with Lois Lane (KATE BOSWORTH)

27 Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY) menaces Lois Lane (KATE BOSWORTH) and her son Jason (TRISTAN LAKE LEABU)

28 Superman (BRANDON ROUTH) investigates a strange new land formation

29 (Left to right) Kitty Kowalski (PARKER POSEY), Grant (VINCENT STONE), Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY), Brutus (DAVID FABRIZIO) and Riley (IAN ROBERTS) wait to the see the effects of Lex's experiment

30 (L to R) Stanford (KAL PENN), Kitty Kowalski (PARKER POSEY), Grant (VINCENT STONE), Riley (IAN ROBERTS) and Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY) head out to sea in Lex's yacht

31 NOEL NEILL, the original Lois Lane from the 1950s Superman television series, portrays Gertrude Vanderworth

32 Lex Luthor (KEVIN SPACEY) addresses his sidekick Kitty Kowaslski (PARKER POSEY)

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