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
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978 film) Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978 film) Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang is a 1978 film adaptation of a novel by the same name, written by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. Richler was a fiction and non-fiction novelist who was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. He was a father of five children, with the youngest, Jacob, inspiring his character Jacob Two-Two. Although his novel began "as a tale told to his youngest son", it is now considered to be a Canadian classic, and set in motion many future film and television adaptions. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang