Superman V (1991)

I think Reeve returning for Superman V was briefly considered in the early 90s. The Salkinds had gotten the rights back to the Superman film series. They approached Reeve about playing the character one more time and he said he'd only be interested if they intended to make a quality film along the lines of the first two. When they couldn't give him that commitment he said no to the project.

All I know is if 4 had been a hit, Cannon would've recycled a lot of its deleted scenes and wrote new material around it for a SUPERMAN 5 with Reeve in the director's chair. Think TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER.


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Are you saying they would've made Superman V darker based off the back of the huge success of the 89 Batman movie? If so, you'd be right since a camp Superman movie in 91 would've been rejected so they'd have to use a different set up. Superhero/comic book movies of the early 90s had all become different in tone like Darkman, Dick Tracy, Robocop 2, tmnt (1990) and Batman Returns so a new Superman would've had to have gone their route if it was to catch on.

I just don't think that set up would work. Superman worked because it was a bright, euphorically upbeat and camp movie series about an all American hero. Darkening it up would make it lose all its charm and fun.

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I doubt they could have gotten Reeve back for a Superman V. I remember seeing him being interviewed by Larry King around 1990 and when the topic of a Superman V came up, he mentioned that a fifth movie had been discussed and would have had an environmental message behind it (ultimately scrapped by Cannon). But, he sounded detached from the series when Larry asked about the third and fourth films. I've also heard that he didn't care for how Cannon's production on the the fourth film was executed. I'm assuming he would mean the budget and effects (which were the biggest issues). Also, the Salkinds burned a lot of bridges with the original cast during the 2nd film.

Christopher Reeve turned forty in September 1992, which means he would probably have been 38 or 37 years old for a summer 1991 release. He looks much older than 40 in that pic.

I'm a sucker for cheap productions from the likes of Cannon films. I'd have liked to have seen it. Indeed, Superman IV was intended as a return to the roots of the series by getting Hackman and Kidder back. Boy was that way off, lol. I think a reboot starring Reeve and maybe recasting the others, most if not all, would have been a cool idea. Since Reeve slimmed down and was still young enough, it could have worked. (Reeve is only about a year older than Cavill was in Man Of Steel for this film.)

If not a John Byrne post-Crisis style reboot, I wouldn't mind him facing off against Darkseid. Perhaps they could have gotten the rights to the Green Lantern and put him and the guardians in the movie together. They could have addressed the question that all Superman media begs: if the yellow sun of Earth turns Kryptonians into Supermen, why have they not conquered it to gain all of this power? A lost war to Oa would explain that one.

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SUPERMAN 5 -The Christopher Reeve Sequel That Never Was...

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This is the first of four videos about cancelled Superman movies I'll be uploading in the next few days.

The next one will be a deep dive into the history of 'Superman Reborn' to 'Superman Lives', followed by J.J Abrams' 'Superman' Codenamed 'Flyby' and then the story of the Wolfgang Peterson's cancelled 'Batman Vs Superman: World's Finest'.