Superman (1978 film) father on Earth. "Superman" was originally scheduled to be released in June 1978, the 40th anniversary of "Action Comics 1", which first introduced Superman, but the problems during filming pushed the film back by six months. Editor Stuart Baird reflected, "Filming was finished in October 1978 and it is a miracle we had the film released two months later. Big-budgeted films today tend to take six to eight months." Donner, for his part, wished that he had "had another six months; I would have perfected a lot of things. But at some point, you've gotta turn the picture over." Warner
Christopher Reeve be his favorite of the series. Because of fan encouragement and the June 2006 theatrical release of "Superman Returns", Richard Donner's version of "Superman II" titled "", was released on DVD in Nov. 2006, at the same time as the DVD release of "Superman Returns". "" was dedicated in memory of Reeve. Lester directed "Superman III", released in 1983, solo. Reeve believed that producers Alexander Salkind, his son Ilya Salkind, and Pierre Spengler decreased the credibility of "Superman III" by turning it into a Richard Pryor comedy and hence making it a not very good film. He missed Richard Donner