Superman and Lois Lane Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder portrays Lois Lane. It was directed by Richard Donner with music by John Williams. The film led to three theatrical sequels, "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983) and "" (1987). Kidder's role in "Superman III" was greatly reduced due to her conflict with the producers of the film. She returns as the female lead and Superman's love in the fourth film. In 2006, "" was released on DVD, featuring director Richard Donner's original vision for "Superman II". One of the most important aspects in the first and second films was the romantic relationship between the
Superman (Salkind films) where once again he comes face to face with Luthor and his new creation from Superman's DNA called Nuclear Man. A spin-off film called "Supergirl", based on the comics character Supergirl, starred Helen Slater as the cousin of Superman. Christopher Reeve was originally planned to have a cameo appearance in it but bowed out early on. The development process behind the creation of DC Comics character Superman in the "Superman" film by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman and Robert Benton was conceived when Ilya Salkind bought the rights for Superman in film. Many A-list directors and actors were sought