firsttv spot just aired with smallville finale. for those who hated the trailer due to bad editing, you should like this.ill post it when it gets online., its basically the same footage and dialogue, but its just edited better.

starts with us panning around superman in space, his eyes closed, as we hear cries for help. they open, and then he blosts away and then right into the camera, then its a montage of action with new money shots including the yacht breaking in halftitanic style, as well as superman screaming.

HERE IT IS

http://download.yousendit.com/B1C6FB50758746C5

THAT WAS AWWWWWWWWSOME!!

That's better than the teaser and trailer combined. It's the same footage, but it actually makes the film look...exciting, instead of the boring trailer.

like I said..MUCH better editing.

it had that recored way back in november with the teaser.

^agreed. this makes the movie look much darker then i was expecting after the light and bright tone of the trailer.

on a minor note, the international trailer and final poster are due any day

http://www.bluetights.net/theplanet/sho ... hp?t=12591

DIE SUPERMAN!!!!!!!!!

AICN Exclusive: 1st TV Spot for SUPERMAN RETURNS!
in beautiful QUICKTIME!!..and other media.

http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=23302

My early, basic prediction:

60/200

I'm sure it'll be refined later...

91m/235m

How could it have better legs then F4?

add 34m to opening and 175m to the total and u'll be right on the money.

The following were taken from SFX magazine (uk).

Spacey interview

Did you go back and look at what Gene Hackman did in the old superman movies?

"Yeah, i watched the other ones, but not with any sense of wanting to reference them, because this is a very different lex luthor. this is a very bitter lex out for revenge. theres still humor but its not the same"

How hard was it shaving your head and was there any question you'd shave it?

"oh that was easy ive done it before. No i think people want their lex bald"

This is brandons first film. you're an establsihed star. how do you build a rapport with him?

"i dont have to - i just have to kick the **** out of him (laughs). he recognises what a remarkable oppertuinity this is for him, as it was for chris reeve, and hes taking that seriously. i always thought it was the right choice to go with an unknown."

Singer Quotes

"it puts the first film into a vague history, the second film is not in my history. its not a particularly good film, either, if you watch it again. We are referencing the first film in the designs and the detail but not over - referencing it."

"the theme will be the same, reorchestrated and reproduced and there are certain themes that id like to put in the movie like the love theme, lois's theme. without them i wouldnt have made the film. they are vital."

On Brando's voice and image in the movie,

"we were able to go into the archives and find the original ADR sessions and the original out-takes. there arnt many, but enough for me to generat what i need. hes not going to be walking around as a character. there will be use of his voice and image in a way that has never been seen before. plus there will be certain vocal takes that will be different from those in the original movie. if your a sharp fan you'll be able to hear that difference. For me, as a fan, its kind of a treat to hear that difference."

"Theres one particular scene where we imply that hes been all around the world at night, saving people in different countries. so when clark shows up for work hes just got a grin on his face, watching the tv monitors 'superman was in paris!' 'superman was in germany!' 'he was in a concinience store!' 'some people think that hes moving faster than the speed of light!'. everyone is watching it except for lois."

"one idea we threw out there was a peter pan kinda thing, where he comes back and lois is in her 40's and hes still young because hes superman and he doesnt age"

"im bringing my own story, my own look. its not new york, its metropolis"

discussing the heat vision effect with a technition - "otherwise its just cyclops"

"My stills photographer took some amazing pictures on the set, and one day he handed me a photo of superman and lois about to kiss and that was the moment i turned the picture around to whoever was in the trailer at the time and said 'this is superman. this is it. this is the movie. weve got the boys, if we get this right we will also get the girls. that picture reminded me of how special this movie can be"

Mike Dougherty

"the weird thing about superman is that he doesnt have a gallery of villans from the comic book universe that the public know about, the villans get thrown to batman somehow"

"people say doomsday is a great villan, but i remember thinking when i read the death of superman, that hes just a big guy made of rock who can beat things up, thats not interesting to me, theres no dimension there. Luthor is great. its like brain vs brawn.

"lex is kina xenophobic. he hates the idea of an alien on earth who has that much power. in his mind hes not so much of a villan but a pro-human."

Dan Harris

"were kinda dealing with bizzaro and Mr Mxyzptlk and it would have taken an incredible amount of creative thinking to get that on screen. we wanted to bring superman back in a stylish and sophisticated way that wont scare people off. theres no time for bizzaro. lets put him back in our world and then get bigger"

Opening weekend - $69 million

Total gross - $172 million

I could imagine you being right on this. That's sad; what ruined potential.

75/203.

Seriously, I can't see this going anywhere close $250 million. It might cross $200 million with a last minute marketing blitz, but frankly, they blew it. Even F4 was given much better promotion.

lecter you and I both know its far too early to say they blew it. the movies is 48 days away. that and fantastic fours promotion was aweful until late late june. it had trailer with elektra and xxx2. it didnt gain any real hype till its tv spots saved the day. too bad it was an aweful film. superman atleast had one decent trailer getting a lot of viewings.

what mental block do you have that doesnt let this get 250 million;i can see it easily.
-mi3 sized media coverage except nobodys sick fo the star.
-mega june promotion everywhere. read the thread, theyll be unleading nearly 55 milion in the month of june alone. from huge tie ins to 90 minute long documentaries to dozens of tv spots, superman will be all over the tube.
-july 4th weekend release. assures itll be a big hit.

sticking to 90/290.

Um, you expect it to have a 3.2 multiplier? Not happenin'

id say all things considered, 3.2 is more likely then a 2.4....i mean this is a frickin KIDS movie to some extent.

Like F4.

spidey did it, so why not SR? it looks like good hearted fun for the whole family, and solid legs wouldnt surprise me at all.