Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)

Original title

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Directed by

Kevin Burns

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Superman character from his comic book origins through TV and movie adaptations. It uses interviews with actors, directors, and producers along with archival footage to show how Superman has been portrayed over the decades.

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What happens

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman is a 2006 American documentary film from executive producers Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns which details the history of the Superman franchise, from comic book, to television, to the big screen. The story of Superman is told through archival footage, as well as interviews with many of the actors, directors, and producers involved with the Superman media over the years. The closing credits feature outtakes from the Christopher Reeve Superman films, including an outtake of Marlon Brando improvising during the recitation of a poem in a scene deleted from the original version of Superman II. The documentary was released on DVD on June 20, 2006, shortly before the theatrical release of Superman Returns. A two DVD Best Buy exclusive Limited Edition version was released the same day (extra material on the second disc included Bryan Singer's video journals and five official Superman movie poster mini-prints). A shortened version of the documentary was played on A&E on June 12. Finally, the DVD (along with Singer's video journals) was included as part of the 14-disc box set release Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, in November. In May 2020, the documentary was made available on YouTube on the Warner Bros. Entertainment channel, followed by the DC Comics channel in June. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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