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 later confirmed by Dany Garcia, Henry Cavill's manager. While promoting "Arrival", Amy Adams confirmed work has begun on the screenplay. Shortly after the release of "Justice League", Cavill revealed he is under contract to play Superman for one more film. indicates that the film in the series is currently playing The initial four Superman films were released previously on VHS, and throughout the film series' history, three box sets of the films have been released by Warner Bros. The first occurred on May 1, 2001, when "The Complete Superman Collection" was released both on DVD and VHS, containing that year's