Superman in film that in his absence Lois Lane has given birth to a son and become engaged. Singer chose to follow Donner's lead by casting relatively unknown Brandon Routh as Superman, who resembled Christopher Reeve somewhat, and more high-profile actors in supporting roles, such as Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Singer brought his entire crew from "X2" to work on the film. Via digitally-enhanced archive footage, the late Marlon Brando appeared in the film as Jor-El. "Superman Returns" received positive reviews and grossed approximately $391 million worldwide. In February 2006, four months before the release of "Superman Returns", Warner Bros. announced a
Superman in film DVD/home video releases of "Superman", "Superman II", "Superman III", and "Superman IV". The set was valued at US$49.99 for the DVD release and US$29.99 for the VHS release, and received positive reviews. The four Christopher Reeve films were again released on November 28, 2006, in new DVD releases to coincide with "Superman Returns", also released in that year. "Superman" was released in a four-disc 'special edition' similar to "Superman II", which was released in a two-disc special edition. Both "Superman III" and "IV" were released in single disc 'deluxe editions', and all four releases were available together in "The Christopher