Origin of Superman is hired by the Daily Planet after getting an exclusive interview with a man rescued by Superman in his first public appearance. The origin presented in Richard Donner's 1978 "Superman" film is considered to be the definitive origin story not only for Superman, but a template for origins stories in the super hero movie genre. The film keeps the classic components intact, but explores more of Clark's boyhood in Smallville. Much of the film's groundwork is laid during the film's first sequences on the planet Krypton, with actor Marlon Brando portraying Superman's Kryptonian father, Jor-El. In this film, Jonathan Kent
Aurora (fictional planet) Aurora at its height had a population of 200 million humans and 10 billion robots. The head of its planetary government was called the Chairman. The largest city on the planet was Eos (which also means "dawn"), the administrative and robotic center of Aurora, where Han Fastolfe and Gladia Solaria lived. The University of Eos and the Auroran Robotics Institute were both located within Eos. We see the planet at its height in "The Robots of Dawn". In "Prelude to Foundation", we learn that at least some of its inhabitants emigrated to Trantor, settling in the Mycogen Sector. The descendants