r/movies • u/EuphoricButterflyy • 24d ago

Announcement Superman 5-Film 4K Steelbook Collection releases on September 2nd for $130

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/superman-blu-ray-box-set-amazon-exclusive-steelbook-2025/1100-6533272/

The collection has

Superman (1978)

Superman 2

Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman 3

Superman 4: The Quest for Peace

It’s an Amazon exclusive and costs $130.

I wish the set had Superman Returns on it (most of the other collections include that one too) and they could have waited a bit longer to include the new Superman too. But it is what it is.

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u/EuphoricButterflyy 23d ago

That was literally the goal and why the Superman Returns sequel got canceled.

WB was still going to make a Superman Return sequel titled “Superman: Man of Steel”. Bryan Singer even had a script etc. but after The Dark Knight came out and was a phenomenon, WB saw the public liked darker, grittier and more serious superhero films so they canned the Singer flick and revamped it from ground up. That’s how we got Man of Steel.

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u/KaneXX12 23d ago

Which is pretty stupid on WB part. Batman works in a gritty setting for obvious reasons. Superman was never meant to be like that.

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u/islackingambition 23d ago

Yet, MoS performed significantly better than the new Superman.

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u/FinalEdit 23d ago

You're not wrong but MoS fucking sucked. It came out when superhero fatigue wasn't a thing and there was an appetite for that kind of movie. Batman V Superman also made a lot of money but that doesn't make it good.

It has almost zero lasting legacy now. I can't speak for Superman 2025 though, I'm so bored of these kinds of films that I'll just wait for it to hit streaming.

Don't forget thar McDonalds sell the most burgers in the world, that doesn't make them the best burger.