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After Marlon Brando, who plays Joe Al, wins a lawsuit against the producer, the producer cuts out all the scenes where he appears and replaces it with Superman's mother. Although Brando did not appear in the film, his lawsuit still won him dividends.
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In 1984, ABC TV broadcasted a 30-minute cut of "Superman II", most of which were directed by Richard D. Schwartzberg.
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In the initial draft of the movie script, there are four Krypton star bandits who escaped, and there is one more Jack Ayer who is good at funny than in the later films.
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In the original version of the script, it was a nuclear missile from the first episode of "Superman" that allowed Zod and his accomplices to escape from the "Phantom Zone."
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Eugene Allen Hackman did not actually join the film, his shots were taken in advance by Robert Downer.
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Dick Lester had never heard of Superman before he took over the film, because his family did not allow him to read comic books in his childhood. Some people believe that Lester showed disrespect for his lack of understanding of Superman characters.
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Despite the setbacks of the film, Warner still rushed to release it in Europe at the end of 1980, and the US screening was postponed to the summer of 1981.
Superman II behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Jimmy Olsen: There's Mr. Kent. Bet he wishes he'd been around when it all happened.
Lois Lane: Clark, he's never around when Superman appears.
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Clark Kent: Good morning, Lois. How are you today?
Lois Lane: Oh, I'm just super. Thanks. I'm super.