Superman (1978 film) finish writing duties. George MacDonald Fraser was later hired to do some work on the script, but he says he did little. Their script was submitted in July 1976, and carried a camp tone, including a cameo appearance by Telly Savalas as his "Kojak" character. The scripts for "Superman" and "Superman II" were now at over 400 pages combined. Pre-production started at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, with sets starting construction and flying tests being unsuccessfully experimented. "In Italy," producer Ilya Salkind remembered, "we lost about $2 million [on flying tests]." Marlon Brando found out he could not film in Italy
Superman in film the running for the lead role, being Ratner's preferred choice at the time. Bomer would later voice the character in the 2013 animated film "". Amy Adams had also auditioned for Lois Lane, and would eventually win the role eight years later when she was cast in "Man of Steel". "Superman: Flyby" was being met with a budget exceeding $200 million, not including money spent on "Superman Reborn", "Superman Lives," and "Batman vs. Superman", but Warner Bros. was still adamant for a summer 2004 release date. Christopher Walken was in negotiations for Perry White, while Ratner wanted to cast Anthony