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As I've collected most of the Superman race cars that were used by the Hollywood studios for advertisement: Nascar Gordon car, Hornaday truck series truck, John Force Funny Car, Joe Amatto top fuel dragster, Jimmy Vasser Indy car and Steve Kinser's Sprint Car, oh and Warren Johnson Pro Stock Trans Am, I see the diecasts were all produced in 98-99 and supposedly driven by those drivers in those years, maybe earlier?
Then in searching the internet about these Superman movies, I see all 4 (I think) Christopher Reeves Superman movies were released in the early to late 1980s, though DVD's were released much later back then, one of them released as DVD in 1993. My question: why were these race drivers advertising on the track in racing in 98-99 with these cars when the movies came out earlier. Or is that just when the diecasts were made. Anyone have a clue or what am I missing?
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shrug II - I assumed they were talking about the only Superman movies I ever saw or heard of, Superman I (1978), II (1980) Superman III 1983 and Superman IV, 1987, thus the question. Christopher Reeves was sadly gone by 1997 when this "Superman Reborn" thing was happening.
Superman (1978)
[edit] Superman II (1980)
Shooting of the two films was marred by Donner's bad relationship with the Salkinds, with Richard Lester acting as mediator.[2] With the film going over-budget, the filmmakers decided to temporarily cease production of II and move that film's climax into the first film.[1][2] Despite Superman's success, Donner did not return to finish Superman II,[2] and it was completed with Lester, who gave the film a more tongue-in-cheek tone. The Salkinds also cut Brando for financial reasons,[1] while John Williams quit as composer due to turning his attention to other projects.[1] Superman II was another financial and critical success, despite stiff competition with Raiders of the Lost Ark in the same year. In 2006, after receiving many requests for his own version of Superman II, Richard Donner and producer Michael Thau produced their own cut of the film and released it on November 28, 2006. The new version of the film received positive response from critics[4] and the stars of the original film.
[edit] Superman III (1983)Main article: Superman IIIFor the third installment, Ilya Salkind wrote a treatment that expanded the film's scope to a cosmic scale, introducing the villains Brainiac and Mr. Mxyzptlk, as well as Supergirl.[2] The original outline featured a father-daughter relationship between Brainiac and Supergirl, and a romance between Superman and Supergirl, even though the two are cousins in the comics.[5] Warner Bros. rejected it and created their own Superman III film that co-starred Richard Pryor as computer wizard Gus Gorman, who under the manipulation of a millionaire magnate, creates a form of Kryptonite that turns the Man of Steel into an evil self. The retooled script[2] pared Brainiac down into the film's evil "ultimate computer".[1] Despite the film's success, fans were disappointed with the film, in particular with Pryor's performance diluting the serious tone of the previous films, as well as controversy over the depiction of the evil Superman. Salkind's rejected proposal was later released online in 2007.[2]
[edit] Supergirl (1984)Upon gaining the rights for the film Superman, Alexander Salkind and his son, Ilya Salkind, also purchased the rights to the character of Superman's cousin Supergirl. Supergirl was released in 1984 as a spin-off of the Reeve films. It stars Helen Slater in her first motion picture in the title role. Faye Dunaway (who received top billing) played the primary villain, Selena. The movie also featured Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen. The movie performed poorly at the box office and failed to impress critics and audiences. Helen Slater, however, was nominated for a Saturn Award for her strong performance by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The film does contain some expansions on the Superman movie mythology, such as taking the viewer into the Phantom Zone itself (in the first two Superman films, it was merely represented by a spinning black pane of glass).[citation needed]
[edit] Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)Cannon Films picked up an option for a fourth Superman/Reeve film, with Reeve reprising the role due to his interest in the film's topic regarding nuclear weapons. However, Cannon decided to cut the budget of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace from $35 million to $15 million, with poor special effects and heavy re-editing leading to the film's poor reception.[6] Warner Bros. decided to give the franchise a break following the negative reception of the last two Superman films.[2]
[edit] Proposal for fifth filmBefore the failure of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Cannon Films considered producing a fifth film with Albert Pyun as director. Cannon's bankruptcy resulted in the film rights reverting to Ilya and Alexander Salkind.[7] Ilya Salkind wrote the story for Superman V (also known as Superman: The New Movie) with Superboy writers Cary Bates and Mark Jones in the early-1990s.[1] The story had Superman dying and resurrecting in the shrunken, bottled Krypton city of Kandor. The premise of Superman's death and rebirth coincidentally predated "The Death of Superman". Salkind, Bates and Jones developed two drafts of the script, with Christopher Reeve set to reprise the title role.[1]
[edit] Other proposals
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