May 10, 2016: "Superman: II" Screening to Feature Marc McClure and Sarah Douglas

by Neil Cole

The historic Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne, NSW, Australia will host a special screening of the classic blockbuster "Superman: II" on Sunday, October 9th at 6:30pm

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with stars Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen) and Sarah Douglas (Ursa) where fans are invited to hear their insights into making one of the biggest blockbuster films of the 1980s and getting to work with legends like the late Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Terence Stamp.

The film is well known for its controversial production in which original director Richard Donner had completed, by his estimation, roughly 75% of the movie in 1977 before being taken off the project. Many of the scenes were shot by second director Richard Lester, who had been an uncredited producer on the first film. However, in order to receive full director's credit, Lester had to shoot up to 51% of the film, which included refilming several sequences originally filmed by Donner. According to statements made by Donner, roughly 25% of the theatrical cut of "Superman: II" contains footage he shot, including all of Gene Hackman's scenes.

In 2006, a re-cut of the film was released titled "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut", restoring as much of Donner's original conception as possible including deleted footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El.

The Q&A screening will be of the originally released version of the film which received positive reviews from film critics who praised the visual effects and story and was a box office success.

All tickets are $25 each and can be purchased via the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace website.



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