Superman Returns

film by Singer [2006]

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Lex Luthor Kevin Spacey (center) as Lex Luthor in the film *Superman Returns* (2006).

Superman Returns is a 2006 film directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Brandon Routh as Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. The film was a box-office disappointment, and a sequel was canceled.12

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for DC Comics, first appeared in Action Comics no. 1 in June 1938. He is an alien from the planet Krypton, sent to Earth as an infant and raised by the Kents in Smallville. As an adult, he moves to Metropolis and works as a reporter for the Daily Planet, balancing his mild-mannered alter ego with his heroic Superman persona. His archnemesis is Lex Luthor, a brilliant scientist and businessman.12

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