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DVDActive has put up new screens of the menus for the Superman Returns DVD, and several shots from deleted scenes (even a special scene I`m sure we all remember). Click the link above to see these awesome new shots! And if you hadn`t already listened, you can go back and hear our interview in SuperTalk Concern issue #18 with Rob Burnett, producer of the DVD and the behind the scenes documentaries.

The demo for Superman Returns: The Video Game will be available on XBox Live Marketplace on Wednesday, November 15th. The Authentic Superman Experience True to the fiction in every respect, this is the game based on the Superman universe that fans have been anticipating for decades. Metropolis Comes to Life From excited citizens to the traffic on the streets, every detail of this vibrant city has a mind of its own. These 80 square miles are brought to life for the first time in a videogame. Huge Open World (80 Square Miles) Go anywhere and do anything in Metropolis as Superman. Non-linear gameplay allows you to explore and play the game exactly how you want to at your own pace. Where and how you fly - to the top of skyscrapers, dodging elevated trains - is completely up to you, since gameplay is designed as a true open world experience. Note: Because a lot of people ask this question, you can fly higher than 5000 feet. Missions and Mini-games With notorious villains like Metallo and colossal challenges only Superman can overcome, you must navigate the Man of Steel™ to monitor and protect Metropolis from destruction. Varied Gameplay Three distinct types of gameplay - Flying, Rescue, and Combat - will keep the action constant and the challenges relentless. Play both film-inspired missions as well as original content created exclusively for the videogame. Next-Gen Technology Graphics, sound, and gameplay have been taken to the next level to create a Metropolis like you`ve never seen it, with three dimensional sound, a complete orchestra soundtrack, and Oscar-winning sound designer.

A TV spot for the upcoming Superman Returns: The Videogame has started airing, and the official website has uploaded a new featurette on Superman`#39;s flight capabilities in the game. See how in just an instant you can reach speeds in excess of 800 miles per hour. Watch the TV spot on YouTube, and check out the featurette here (Quicktime required). You might also want to read JimJimBinks`#39; review of the game here. Superman Returns: The Videogame releases for X-Box 360 on November 22nd, and the demo is available on XBox Live Marketplace now!

Tonight I was invited to the Superman Returns DVD ` Video Game Red Carpet Launch Party at Social Hollywood, in southern California. The even was put on by Warner Home Video and EA Games to promote their upcoming releases. A bevy of stars were on hand from the Superman universe including Bryan Singer, Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Marc McClure, Jack Larson, Noel Niell, Guy Dyas, Gil Adler and more. I got the opportunity to speak with many of them on the red carpet, and you can listen for the audio in the next issue of SuperTalk Concern. For now, check out these pics from the red carpet and the launch party! IESB has also put up their interview with Brandon, plus several pictures from the red carpet. Click here to check them out.

Brandon Routh recently spoke to E! Online at the Superman Returns DVD and video game launch party about teaming up with Bryan Singer again for the sequel. He had this to say:`quot;I`#39;m certainly excited to do another one. I don`#39;t think we`#39;ll start for awhile since we have a 2009 release, but I`#39;m excited about the potential.`rdquo; In preparing for the role the first time around, Routh said that he wanted to make sure his 21st-century Superman was both a character of his own creation and an homage to the actors who have suited up before him. `quot;I certainly looked at Christopher Reeve`#39;s performance because he was my Superman, and I knew Superman from him and from watching him many, many times,`quot; the 27-year-old Iowa native said. `quot;So definitely I took that energy and the spirit that he has from the character, because it was important that there be a familiar feeling for fans, for audiences to make that transition from watching him to watching this new person.Read the full article here. Brandon also spoke to IESB at the event. Check out the video interview where he talks about what villains he`#39;d like to see in the sequel, as well as plenty of photos from the event, here. BlueTights was also at the event. Check out his photos here, and look for his interviews in the next issue of SuperTalk Concern.

Issue #19 - Launching in Style 11/20/06 Download - Wonder Woman gets pushed again, this time so we can pay a visit to the Red Carpet Superman Returns DVD and Video Game Launch Party! Listen in for interview with several attendees from the event, including Superman himself, Brandon Routh. I was so flustered by it all that not only do I mispronounce Jamal Igle`s name in this issue, but I horribly miscalculate the time until the release of The Dark Knight! Yes, all these mistakes and more, plus a TON of great DC-on-Film news can be yours with one easy download! Remember, you can easily subscribe to the SuperTalk Concern podcast to be updated whenever a new episode is published. If you have iTunes, simply click the iTunes button in the lower right box of the BT main page, and when your player opens, just click subscribe. If you`re using another subscription method for podcasts, the feed url for SuperTalk Concern is - http://www.DC-Kingdom.com/STC/stc.xml

Gil Adler, producer on Superman Returns, briefly spoke to IESB at the Superman Returns DVD and video game release party about the upcoming sequel as well as other projects he has in development. `quot;In brief, this is what he said about `#39;The Man of Steel.`#39; For one, he to did not deny or dispute when I referred to it as `#39;The Man of Steel.`#39; Production will most likely start in either January or February of 2008 and the first film did set a few things up that they will most likely try to explore in the sequel. We also spoke about other projects, specifically about Living in Infamy, a comic book published by Robert Meyer Burnett over at Ludovico Technique, who also produced the Superman Returns DVD and directed Free Enterprise.Gil has optioned the property and they are currently developing it for the big screen.`quot;So it looks like Singer and Co. will be spending the builk of next year hammering out the story before production starts in 2008. Should he choose to direct Wolverine, Singer may have time before production on the SR sequel begins.Read the full article and watch the video interview here.

Tristan Lake Leabu, who played Jason in Superman Returns, told IESB at the Superman Returns DVD and video game release party that he expects to return as Jason in the sequels.IESB also had this bit of information regarding the plot for the sequel:"According to a studio/production source at the party, Zod will not be back. He will not be a part of the story at all. They have decided to go a different way and Bryan will make The Man of Steel his own story completely. Our insider promises more action than any D.C. Comics based movie thus far."Read the full article and watch video interviews with Stephan Bender, Eva Marie Saint, and Tristan Lake Leabu here, and watch Sam Huntington`s video interview here.

Okay, here`s a bit of wierd sequel news for you. Over at Digital Spy in the UK, they`re reporting that Elton John put in a bid during a charity auction for the Old Vic. The prize? A cameo role in the sequel to Superman Returns. Sir Elton John`s charitable attempts to buy a part in the next Superman film were foiled yesterday. The `Crocodile Rock` singer bid £40,000 at a fundraising event for the Old Vic theatre in London yesterday, but was outbid by a fellow knight - British businessman Sir Philip Green. It is believed that Green`s wife will take the part. Click the link above to see the difference between a role in SR2 and a date with Paris Hilton (Now, there`s a name I NEVER thought would make the front page of BT).

Warners Home Entertainment has supplied IESB with two deleted scenes and five featurette clips from the upcoming Superman Returns DVD. You can check them out here.Superman Returns releases on DVD this Tuesday, November 28th in both single and two-disc versions, as well as in the 14-disc Superman Ultimate Collector`s Edition box set. Remember, you can enter to win the 14-Disc Ultimate Edition right here!

Well, there`s new info about the disc errors tonight: Bonus content was omitted from the "Superman III: Deluxe Edition" in the 14-disc "Superman Ultimate Collector`s Edition." Furthermore, disc one of "Superman: The Movie - Four Disc Special Edition" did not include the Dolby Digital 2.0 mix. Neither disc is known to be physically defective in any way. Warner Home Video wants to extend apologies to all of our loyal Superman fans who`ve waited so patiently for these great collections and has taken immediate steps to correct these errors with the intention of standing behind our product 100%. Replacement discs can be obtained by calling: 800-553-6937. The exchange program applies only to purchases of the "Superman III: Deluxe Edition" in the "Superman Ultimate Collector`s Edition" and to disc one of "Superman: The Movie - Four Disc Special Edition," available as a single title, as well as in "The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" and in the "Superman Ultimate Collector`s Edition."

TheDigitalBits.com has reported WB`s plan for dealing with the disc problems for all of the Superman DVD madness about to happen tomorrow: Here`s the deal - we`ve just spoken with Warner Home Video. They ARE going to be issuing corrected discs for both Disc One of the Superman: The Movie - Four-Disc Special Edition (also Disc One of the Superman: Ultimate Collector`s Edition 14-disc set) AND Disc Eight of the Superman: Ultimate Collector`s Edition. Disc One will feature the CORRECT original 2.0 audio track for Superman: The Movie and Disc Eight will feature the new Superman III: Deluxe Edition. ALL of the other discs streeting tomorrow are correct. The mistakes in the Superman: The Movie - Four-Disc Special Edition and the Superman: Ultimate Collector`s Edition were apparently just honest authoring/replication errors - not deliberate decisions - and Warner is already in the process of correcting them. NO recall of existing sets is planned at the moment, but we`ll have an 800 number shortly that you can call and arrange to have the corrected discs sent to you via mail. The official statement from Warner will follow shortly, so be sure to check back in a little while. Keep your eyes peeled, and hopefully we`ll have more info on that number to call very soon.

Well, details haven`t been clarified yet by Warner Home Video, but several people are reporting that there are some problems with some of the Superman DVD`s being released tomorrow. According to SupermanHomepage, the problems are: The "Superman III" DVD is nothing more than the standard disc released in the 2001 release, and does not include the bonus material as advertised. The theatrical version of "Superman: The Movie" does not contain the 1978 English 5.1 audio track as promised, but defaults to French or German (depending on region). The English 2.0 track is the 2001 mix. Stay tuned for details on exactly how persistent the issues are, and what plans are being made to accommodate those who get faulty DVD`s.