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A SUPER TEAM-UP IS CREATING THE SUPERMAN-THE MOVIE: RESTORED INTERNATIONAL CUT For years now people have been discussing the possibility of an official release of Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut. Over the years several fan attempts to create a watchable version of this epic have failed. The reason for these failures is simple -- the quality of these extended network TV copies around the world have been far to inferior to any theatrical or current home video release available. For sometime, Alex Serpa (Superman1978.com) had been discussing restoring the extended version of the film to its original television form. Alex dabbled for many years trying to find the best possible copies in existence. In early 2009, he felt he had obtained enough quality footage to begin a restoration attempt on the film. Alex eventually began the restoration of the film, which included releasing some of his efforts for all to see on youtube.com. Many fans applauded his efforts as he began to dig deeper into the film's restoration. But to truly have a restored version of the film you must have a quality print to work from. Enter Mr. Jim Bowers (CapedWonder™.com), whose wonderful website captures the true meaning of what a Superman is about. From long lost imagery to stories untold, Capedwonder™.com is the place to go for all things Superman. As work continued on the project, Mr. Bowers offered a special gift -- his personal 16mm copy of the film to be used as a part of the restoration. Work on the project continued with the added benefit of the wonderful Bowers footage. On or around the same time period, another restoration attempt on the film was quietly being made by a team named PhineasBg and Nighthawks. On a small website (originaltrilogy.com), primarily known for its Star Wars roots, a discussion thread was being updated with their restoration efforts. The restoration was being edited by PhineasBg (Dune: Third Stage and Highlander 2: Special Zeist Edition) and was then being called "Superman The Movie the KCOP Cut". One day Alex paid a visit to the thread, despite the fact that he was working on the same restoration attempt, he left encouragement and good faith to the editor. Later, a Bizarro World member named Wyatt Earp began talking with Alex on the website's all-new, first ever, live Superman chat room about a restoration he was involved with. Little to be known that Wyatt was actually part of the team that was working on originaltrilogy.com's KCOP Cut. In early 2009, discussions began on a possible collaboration attempt between Superman1978.com's (Bizarro World Forum)/Capedwonder's RIC and PhineasBg's and Nighthawks' KCOP Cut. Each of the restorations offered something that the other did not have, so naturally a deal was struck and work began. With this collaboration a quality version of the 188 minute Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut can soon be released. If you've seen any version of the extended broadcasts you will probably appreciate the way it wil be presented here -- watchable as possible, no commercials, no subtitles, no station ID's and uninterrupted! Register on the Bizarro World message forum and visit the thread called "Superman The Movie Restoration" for all of the details. The material featured in Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut is in no way meant to infringe on any motion picture copyright laws, but is solely meant as a dedication to the work featured in the film and its creators. Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut will not be for sale on-line or at any convention, and is NOT meant to be used for profit-making purposes in any way, shape or form, and should not be used as such. Capedwonder™.com, Jim Bowers, Superman1978.com, SupermanII.com, SupermanIII.com, SupermanIV.com or SupergirlTheMovie.com will NOT be distributors of Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut. More information will be posted on this subject later. No Blu-ray DVDs will be created from this project.
Capedwonder™.com will be creating the DVD menus, box artwork and pormotional materials for the final edit. Click here to see the official teaser poster. This box art design by Jim Bowers will likely be the final version. Here are the early box art design concepts. Jim will be creating more layout ideas throughout 2010. All designs and copy are subject to change. "Superman - Creating the Theatrical Saga" is an on-going series on the filming of the Salkind's and Cannon produced Super films presented chronologically from conception to the theatrical, home video and television premieres. These "original" documentaries includes interviews with Ilya Salkind, Pierre Spengler, Richard Donner, Richard Lester, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway and many other cast and crew members. The footage used has been culled from these following documentaries: The Making of Superman The Movie, Taking Flight: The Development of a Saga, Making Superman: Filming the Legend, The Magic Behind the Cape, The Making of Superman II, Superman II: Restoring the Vision, The Making of Superman III, Supergirl- The Making of the Movie, Look! Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman and You Will Believe- The Cinematic Saga of Superman. Ilya Salkind called me on 16 March exclaiming how much he is enjoying these clips.
 AUDIO CLIPS
Below are stills taken directly from my remastered 16mm print that is being incorporating into the final edit of Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut. 
 
WORTHWHILE READING  A Revealing Interview with Selutron. Random Coolness from Superman: The Movie (Part 1) and
Random Coolness from Superman: The Movie (Part 2). Superfan Alex Serpa has put together a fantastic Superman-The Movie timeline. Read a very interesting article, "'Superman' going strong at 30", by Gary Arnold of The Washington Times. Download the Superman-The Movie and Superman II movie scripts by Tom Mankiewicz.
 
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Superman-The Movie: Restored International Cut Part 1
