Superman II to Jor-El and General Zod. He finds Zod at the White House and tells him Superman is the son of Jor-El, their jailer, and offers to lead him to Superman in exchange for control of Australia. The three Kryptonians ally with Luthor and go to the offices of the "Daily Planet". Superman arrives, after having found the green crystal that restores his powers, and battles the three. Zod realizes Superman cares for the humans and takes advantage of this by threatening bystanders. Superman realizes the only way to stop Zod and the others is to lure them to the Fortress.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut reading's not good,' and so on. With Dick it's always, 'Make it move faster." In August 2006, Thau confirmed that the entire film, rather than simply featuring new material, would be re-cut from the original camera negative (including the small number of Lester scenes remaining in the film). The Donner cut comprises Donner "Superman II" scenes edited by Stuart Baird in 1977–78, 1980 "Superman II" theatrical scenes cut by John Victor Smith, as well as a large amount of new material edited by Michael Thau. In an interview with "Now Playing" magazine, Thau noted, In a June 2006 interview with