Superman Returns [SEP] production company
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Bryan Singer


.. In consequence, Fox terminated its production deal with Bad Hat Harry Productions, Singer's production company. "Superman Returns" was filmed in Australia in 2005, and was released on June 28, 2006. Singer claimed that he had always admired and identified with the character, citing the fact that he and Superman are both orphans, noting that he was inspired by the 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve and the comics of Alex Ross. In August 2009, Universal Pictures announced that Singer would direct and produce a big screen reimagining
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Microman


Begins"), "Superman" (both comic based and from "Superman Returns"), "Evangelion", "Street Fighter", "Godzilla", "Alien vs Predator" and "Kinnikuman". A "Spider-Man" toy was announced at one point and a photograph of a prototype does exist. However, the figure was never produced, and its product number was assigned to a Predator figure. In the late 1970s, the U.S. toy company Mego acquired the license for some of Takara’s
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John Browning


Church) in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. He married Rachel Theresa Child (14 Sep 1860 – 30 Sep 1934) on April 10, 1879 at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory, and the couple had 10 children, two of whom died in infancy. Production examples of the Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle caught the attention of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who dispatched a representative to evaluate the competition. Winchester bought the design for $8,000 and moved production to their Connecticut factory. From 1883, Browning
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George Reeves


wished to quit and move on with his career. The producers looked elsewhere for a new star, allegedly contacting Kirk Alyn, the actor who had first portrayed Superman in the original movie serials and who had initially refused to play the role on television. Reeves established his own production company and conceived a TV adventure series called "Port of Entry" which would be shot on location in Hawaii and Mexico, writing the pilot script himself. However, "Superman" producers offered him a salary increase and he returned to the series
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Adventures of Superman (TV series)


white movie starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates called "Superman and the Mole Men," with a script by Robert Maxwell (as Richard Fielding) and direction by Lee Sholem. The film served as a pilot for "Adventures of Superman" and prompted the start of production of the first season in August/September of the same year. The series discontinued production, however, and remained unaired until September 1952, when cereal manufacturer Kellogg's agreed to sponsor the show (as the company had previously done with the Superman radio
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Superman in film


. The studio hired Bryan Singer to take over the films in 2004, releasing "Superman Returns" in 2006, which starred newcomer Brandon Routh. Donner's was also released that year. Despite positive reviews, Warner Bros. was disappointed with the financial performance of "Superman Returns", and canceled Singer's proposed sequel. The studio nearly went into production of a Justice League film with George Miller directing and D. J. Cotrona as Superman, but it was shelved in 2008 and the film series was rebooted in 2013 with "Man
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Superman


pay the Siegel heirs several million dollars and a yearly stipend of $500,000 in exchange for permanently granting DC the rights to Superman. DC Comics also agreed to insert the line "By Special Arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family" in all future Superman productions. The Siegels accepted DC's offer in an October 2001 letter. Copyright lawyer and movie producer Marc Toberoff then struck a deal with the heirs of both Siegel and Shuster to help them get the rights to Superman in exchange for signing the rights over to his production company,
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Lois Lane in other media


. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season opposite George Reeves as Clark Kent/Superman. The production stop after season one. When the cereal company Kellogg's agreed to sponsor the show the series resumed filming, however, Coates had made committed to other projects and did not return as Lois. Noel Neill who had previously played the character in Columbia Pictures' Superman film serial stepped into the role from season two to season six until the series' cancellation in 1958. Coates portrayed Lois as a sharp, strong-
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Superman Returns


" Ottman referred to his work on "Superman Returns" as a homage to, not a ripoff of, Williams. Originally budgeted at $184.5 million, Warner Bros. placed the final production cost at $223 million, coming down to $204 million after factoring in tax rebates and incentives. Taking into account the development costs since the early 1990s, total expenditure is estimated to be around $263 million, with up to a further $100 million spent on worldwide marketing. Warner Bros. promoted "Superman Returns" at 2005
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to begin in early 2009. Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics, expected Routh to reprise the title role from "Superman Returns" before his contract for a sequel expired in 2009. However, with Warner Bros. deciding to reboot the film series, Singer dropped out in favor of directing "Jack the Giant Slayer". In August 2008, Warner Bros. President of Production Jeff Robinov reflected, ""Superman Returns" didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. It didn't position
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Superman Returns


an influence of his, Dougherty and Harris's writing. With Singer's hiring, he dropped out of "" (2006) and also had the "Logan's Run" remake pushed back. "Superman Returns" was financed 50/50 between Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, and pre-production began in November 2004. By February 2005, Dougherty and Harris had written six drafts of the script. Early versions of the script contained references to the September 11 attacks before they were removed. Warner Bros. considered shooting "Superman Returns
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The Orphanage (company)


and Lavagirl in 3-D" and the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez co-directed double feature "Grindhouse". The company has worked on a number of Hollywood blockbusters including "Superman Returns", "Night at the Museum", "" & "" and the Korean blockbuster "The Host". They created the Head-up display (HUD) for the hi-tech suit of armour in the Marvel Studios production of "Iron Man", for which their work was nominated for a 2008 VES Award (for
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Wednesday Theatre


production, by Ron Callanderbr 35. "Almost a Honeymoon" (aired 31 Aug. 1966). Previously aired in the UKbr 36. "The Stag "(aired 7 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 37. "The Interior Decorator" (aired 14 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 38. "A Crack in the Ice" (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyrebr 39. "Hamlet" (aired 28 Sep. 1966) British production, starring Laurence Olivier.br 40. "Flight into
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Superman vol. 2


provided the artwork for a Superman story by writer Brian Azzarello. The story, "", ran for twelve issues and was collected in an Absolute Edition hardcover in May 2009. With the publication of issue #226 (April 2006), the series was canceled as part of the company-wide "Infinite Crisis" event. "The Adventures of Superman" was returned to its original title, "Superman", with issue #650 the following month. In November 2011, a third volume of "Superman" was
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Superman Returns


late March 2005, principal photography lasted until November. Filming of "Superman Returns" in New South Wales constituted hiring thousands of local workers, generating over $100 million into the local economy. 80% of filming took place at Fox Studios Australia, occupying all nine sound stages. Scenes set in Smallville were shot at Tamworth, while the Australian Museum doubled for the Metropolis Museum of Natural History. "Superman Returns" was shot using Panavision's Genesis digital camera. Production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense


Salford, Cheltenham, Southampton, Glasgow and Bath, where it would finish in December. The third West End cast would tour the production with John Gordon Sinclair as Jeeves, James Lance as Wooster, and "Perfect Nonsense" co-writer Robert Goodale as Seppings. The tour would continue in February, with Jason Thorpe taking over as Jeeves and Robert Webb returning to the role of Wooster, with Christopher Ryan taking over as Seppings. It would visit Shrewsbury, Oxford, Sheffield, Harrogate, Chichester, Birmingham, Canterbury,
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Superman Returns


returning to Earth after a five-year absence" during the filming of "X2" (2003). He presented the idea to Lauren Shuler Donner and her husband Richard Donner, director of "Superman" (1978). Donner greeted Singer's idea with positive feedback. In March 2004, Warner Bros. was commencing pre-production on "Superman: Flyby", which had a target theatrical release date of June 2006. McG was signed to direct with a script by J. J. Abrams, but dropped out in June
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Superman II


release. During the production of "Superman Returns", Warner Bros. acquired the rights from Marlon Brando's estate to use the late actor's footage from "Superman" into the film. Shortly after, Ilya Salkind confirmed that Donner was involved in the project to re-cut "Superman II" using Brando's unused footage. Editor Michael Thau worked on the project alongside Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, who supervised the "Superman II" reconstruction. Despite some initial confusion, Thau confirmed that all the footage shot by Donner in
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Robert Meyer Burnett


After joining Kurtti-Pellerin, Burnett produced extras for special edition DVDs including The Walt Disney Company's "The Fantasia Anthology" and "Snow White", and New Line Cinema's Extended Editions of "" and "". Burnett's own production company, Ludovico Technique LLC has worked on the DVD Special Editions for Oscar-winning "The Usual Suspects", "Valley Girl", "Superman Returns", "Spider-Man", "X-Men 1.5", "X2", and ""
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Dale Duguid


Dale Duguid is an Australian visual effects supervisor and producer who is credited on multiple features and TV series. After a career spanning production design, art direction, directing & screenwriting, Dale established a viable visual effects industry for long form production within Australia through the creation of the Visual Effects design and production company Photon Stockman in 1991. Duguid was recognised with a medal from Queen Elizabeth II for having been a prime mover for the vfx industry in Australia. Duguid’s vfx credits include “Superman Returns,” “Australia,”
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Logan's Run


previsualization of "Logan's Run", which would be completed by the time he finished production of his project at the time, "Superman Returns".The following December, screenwriter Dan Harris said that he and the director had turned in a first draft for "Logan's Run". Harris said that further development of the project would take place in Sydney after production for "Superman Returns", for which he also collaborated, was finalized. The screenwriter said that the remake would contain more action than the original film,
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Dad is Back


the home. The show is adapted from South Korean reality show "The Return of Superman", about celebrity dads taking care of their real-life children, without their wives, on their own for 48 hours. The production team from "Dad is Back" collaborated with the Korean production team from "The Return of Superman" on the show. To avoid plagiarism rumors, the Chinese title was renamed instead of following the Korean title. The show is filmed with multiple cameras set up in the celebrities home. Unlike
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The Return of Superman (TV series)


Superman family use or display products they individually endorse on the show. In April 2014, China's Zhejiang Television (ZJTV) began airing a Chinese version of "The Return of Superman" called "Dad is Back" starring former Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit member Wu Chun, film producer Zhong Lei Wang, actor Jia Nailiang, and former gymnast Li Xiapeng. The show is in collaboration with the producers of the Korean KBS version and follows the same concept as the Korean version with the exception of a narrator. The title of
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Stuart Immonen


who contributed to the "" one-shot wherein the title character married Lois Lane. Immonen wrote and drew part of the "Superman Red/Superman Blue" one-shot which launched the storyline of the same name which ran through the various Superman titles. Immonen ended his ongoing involvement with the Superman franchise with the "Superman: End of the Century" graphic novel in 2000 but returned to the character for the "" in 2004. In 2000, Immonen was one of the founders of Gorilla Comics, a company
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Valkyrie (film)


two P-40 Warhawks in the battle sequence. The budget increased in the course of production due to the filming in Germany, the rebuilding of sets, and lost shooting days, but German tax rebates tempered the growth. The studio reported its final production budget to be $75 million, but competing studios believed it to be closer to $90 million. The film's visual effects were created by Sony Pictures Imageworks, who collaborated with Bryan Singer on "Superman Returns". The VFX company's two key goals were to accurately
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Damian Irvine


men's fashion company specialising in custom-made suiting and costume production and design for locally produced and shot films such as "The Matrix", "Superman Returns", "The Hard Word", "Dirty Deeds", numerous television series and music concept and design work with acts such as Silverchair, Looking Through a Glass Onion for John waters and Human Nature and the Bell Shakespeare Company. During his time as director of Skindeep Clothing, Damian lectured and mentored students at Sydney's renowned Fashion Design Studio at East Sydney
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Kingdom Come (comics)


destroying a large portion of America's food production. Coaxed back into action by Wonder Woman, Superman returns to Metropolis and re-forms the Justice League. He recruits new heroes along with older ones. The most prominent exception is the Batman, who resents Superman for leaving the world 10 years ago. Batman warns Superman that his idealist notions are outdated and his interference will only exacerbate the world's problems, insisting that strategy is required, not force. In response to Superman's Justice League, Batman activates his network of
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Superman (1940s cartoons)


The Fleischer "Superman" cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in Technicolor by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman, making them his first animated appearance. They were originally produced by Fleischer Studios, who completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. Production was assumed in May 1942 by Famous Studios, a successor company to Fleischer, who produced eight more cartoons in 1942 and 1943. "Superman" was the final animated series intitiated by Fleischer Studios, before Famous Studios
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Rentrak


and the HDNet networks, purchased 120,000 more Rentrak shares on Aug 22, 2011 and holds an 8.7 percent ownership stake in the company as of Sep 22, 2011. He has been accumulating Rentrak stock since 2004. Total company revenue increased 32 percent to $28.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, up from $21.6 million for the same period last year. The company's TV Everywhere product line grew 64%, its Movies Everywhere product line improved 10% on a constant currency basis, and its OnDemand Everywhere
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USS Ancon (AGC-4)


Campaign of 1944-45. World War II Victory Medal, 7 Dec 41 – 31 Dec 46 Navy Occupation Service Medal with Pacific Clasp, 2 Sep 45 – 20 Sep 45 or from 2 Oct 45 – 30 Nov 45, Tokyo, and later Yokohama, Occupation of Japan. "Ancon" was decommissioned on 25 February 1946 and struck from the Navy List on 17 April 1946. The ship was returned to the Panama Canal Company 25 February 1946 with commercial service discontinued 20 April 1961. On 29 June 1962 title was
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Superman III


causes the acid to turn volatile, destroying the supercomputer. Superman flies away with Gus, leaving Ross and his cronies to the authorities. He drops Gus off at a West Virginia coal mine, where Superman recommends him to the company as a computer programmer. Superman returns to Metropolis. As Clark, he pays a visit to Lana, who has moved to Metropolis after Brad's numerous romantic advances. Brad shows up, having stalked Lana on her way across the country. He attacks Clark, only to end up falling onto
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The Death of Superman


they developed the wedding arc between 1990 and 1991, and planned for it to conclude in "The Adventures of Superman" #500 (June 1993). They also considered a "Death of..." story, but did not work on it in depth. While the Superman comics struggled, DC's sister company Warner Bros. developed "", a television series for ABC centered around the relationship between Lane and Kent. One of the ideas that arose during production was the wedding of Lane and Kent. Although the series did
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RCA 1802


small programs than general purpose coding. A few commonly used subroutines can be called quickly by keeping their address in one of the 16 registers; however, the called subroutine must know (hard coded) what the calling PC register is to perform the "return" instruction. The SEP instruction is used to call a subroutine pointed to by one of the 16-bit registers and another SEP to return to the caller (SEP stands for "Set Program Counter", and selects which one of the 16 registers is to be used as
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Superman II


posters, Pepsi-Cola, pajamas, and T-shirts with Superman carrying the American flag. They had also enlisted their publishing division to produce calendars, pop-up books, a film novelization, a behind-the-scenes book, and a children's dictionary. Before production on "Superman II" resumed in 1979, the Philip Morris Company had paid $40,000 (approx £20,000) for their Marlboro cigarette to appear in the film. Lois Lane was shown as a chain smoker in the film, although
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Doctor Satan's Robot


as a "Superman" serial for Republic, but the license National Comics provided to the Fleischer Studios to make their Superman cartoon series was exclusive and therefore prevented other film companies from using the character at the time, even in a non-animated production. The script was subsequently reworked with a new character standing in for Superman. "Mysterious Doctor Satan" was filmed between September 20 and October 29, 1940 under the working title "Doctor Satan", at a cost of $147,381. Locations included the Iverson Movie Ranch
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Adventures of Superman (TV series)


. In 1987, selected episodes of the show were released on VHS. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on DVD to coincide with the DVD release of "Superman Returns", the first Superman feature film to emerge after almost two decades without such a movie. The feature film "Hollywoodland," released in 2006, dramatized the show's production and the death of its star, George Reeves. In 1951, California exhibitor and B-movie producer Robert L. Lippert released a 58-minute black-and-
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Noel Neill


Lois Lane. She later appeared in various productions of the Superman franchise. Frequently cast as the parent or another relative of the main character: Neill appeared in the 1978 Superman feature film, the 1980s TV series "Superboy" and the 2006 film "Superman Returns". Noel Darleen Neill was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of journalist David Holland Neill and stage dancer Lavere Gorsboth. When she was 4 years old, her parents enrolled her at "a school for aspiring performers." During her teen years,
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DC Comics


SUPERMAN COMICS". The company released these variants to newsstands in certain markets as a marketing test. On May 8, 2005, a new logo (dubbed the "DC spin") was unveiled, debuting on DC titles in June 2005 with "DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy" #1 and the rest of the titles the following week. In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since "Batman Begins", with "Superman Returns"
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Chef (company)


Disney, and General Electric. The company was founded as Opscode in 2008 by current Chief Technology Officer Adam Jacob, Jesse Robbins, Barry Steinglass, and Nathan Haneysmith. Chef is based in Seattle, with regional offices in Berlin, London, and San Francisco. Chef is a venture funded company, as of Sep 2015 Chef is valued at $360 million after a $40 million funding round. In November 2015, the company acquired a German security startup, VulcanoSec. Chef offers a single commercial product, Chef Automate,
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Supergirl (1984 film)


Warner Bros. was still involved in the production since the studio owned the distribution rights to the film, and its parent company, Warner Communications, was also the parent company of DC Comics, owners of all "Superman and Superman family" copyrights. The entire film was shot, edited and overseen under the supervision of Warner Bros. Warners only had a July 1984 slot open for "Supergirl", but the producers insisted on opening it during the holiday season. That conflict, along with the disappointing critical and financial performance of "
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Mysterious Doctor Satan


and gain all the power and riches he desires. The Copperhead battles Doctor Satan, rescuing the Professor and others and preventing the Doctor from completing his plot. "Mysterious Doctor Satan" was originally planned as a "Superman" serial for Republic, but the license National Comics provided to the Fleischer Studios to make their Superman cartoon series was exclusive and therefore prevented other film companies from using the character at the time, even in a non-animated production. The script was subsequently reworked with a new character standing in for Superman
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Neal Adams


of America" as well. Adams worked on the first intercompany superhero crossover "Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man". Several of the Superman figures were redrawn by him. The last complete story that Adams drew at DC before opening his own company, Continuity Associates, was the oversize "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali" (1978) which Adams has called a personal favorite. After this, Adams' production for DC and Marvel was mainly limited to new covers for reprint editions of some of his work, such as "
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The Death of Superman


: "Superman: The Death of Superman"; "Superman: Funeral for a Friend"; "Superman: Reign of the Supermen"; and "Superman: The Return of Superman". DC published another collection, "Superman: Doomsday", around the same time; it compiles comics that feature Doomsday's return. "The Death of Superman" is divided into a trilogy of story arcs; the first is known as "Doomsday!", which leads to Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday.
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Return of Mr. Superman


Return of Mr. Superman is a 1960 Indian film directed by Manmohan Sabir. It is an unauthorized retelling of the origins of Superman. "Return of Mr. Superman" was one of two unauthorized Indian films based on Superman that were released in 1960. The other, "Superman" directed by Mohammed Hussain. Both films feature the same actor, Paidi Jairaj, as Superman. Both Hussain's film and Sabir's were originally titled "Superman", but Sabir relented and changed the name of his film. Despite the title and
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SEP-IRA


. The deadline for establishing the plan and making contributions is the filing deadline for the employer's tax return, including extensions. The strictest conditions employers may place on employee eligibility are as follows. The employee must be included if they: Employers may use less restrictive criteria. SEP-IRA funds are taxed at ordinary income tax rates when qualified withdrawals are taken after age (as for traditional IRAs). Contributions to a SEP plan are deductible, lowering a taxpayer's income tax liability in the contribution year. SEP-IRA
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Kevin Burns


History Channel and went on to earn three Emmy Award nominations. Other specials include "", which Burns co-produced with "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer; "Spider-Man Tech"; "Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest"; "Batman Unmasked"; "Batman Tech"; "The Valkyrie Legacy", his second co-production with Bryan Singer; and "" in 2009. Since 2010, Burns and his company Prometheus Entertainment have produced The History Channel TV series "Ancient Aliens",
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Valpadana


the company manufactured its first lawn mower. In 1959, it opened a new production plant. The first tractor was produced in 1960. In 1966, the company created the SEP division. The division focused on the commercialization of motor mowers. It produced its first reverse drive tractor with the driving position on a rotating platform in 1988. In 1995, the company was purchased by Argo SpA, owned by the Morra family. That same year Landini, a division of Argo, acquired in 1994, took over Valpadana. After
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Adventures of Captain Marvel


1941, under the working title "Captain Marvel". The serial's production number was 1098. The serial was the outgrowth of Republic's lengthy failed attempt at licensing National Periodical Publications' (DC Comics today) Superman character. Paramount Pictures successfully tied up all the character's theatrical exhibition rights for its series of color Superman animated cartoons, produced for them by Fleischer Studios. The license that National Comics had provided to Paramount was exclusive and prevented other film companies from using the Superman character, even in a non-animated
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SEP-363856


SEP-363856 (also known as SEP-856 for short) is an investigational antipsychotic that is undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease psychosis. The medication is being developed by the pharmaceutical companies Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and PsychoGenics Inc. The adverse effect profile of SEP-363856 differs from that of other antipsychotics because its mechanism of action does not involve antagonism of dopamine receptors in the brain, which is responsible for the drug-induced movement disorders (like akathisia) that may occur with those agents. Some adverse events reported in preliminary clinical trials
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David Michael Petrou


Petrou worked for eight years in motion picture production and development. For three years, he worked at the Salkind Organization on the first two “Superman” films, shot on location around the world and at Pinewood Studios outside London. He later worked for motion picture studio Warner Bros. in Los Angeles, where he was an executive consultant in production and marketing. Petrou wrote "The Making of Superman: The Movie Petrou returned to Washington, D.C., where he served as a director for the late Ambassador R. Sargent Shriver II and
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Superboy (TV series)


Superhero" and Superboy was supposed to appear to meet his demise at the hands of Lex Luthor in a cliffhanger ending. The intent of the Salkinds was to make a series of television movies, which would resolve the cliffhanger and see Superboy's return. As this was going on, a new Superman television series was in development at Warner Bros. The film company had sold licenses to Alexander and Ilya for various Superman-related properties, most notable of which were the feature film series starring Christopher Reeve as Superman. While the first
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David Bar Katz


company's series of artist salons, exploring the process artist go through to produce a finished product (The other salons featured muMs and Daphne Rubin Vega). Katz is in development on a play about poet Delmore Shwartz, the reading portion of the evening featured Yul Vazques (Tony Nominee, The Mother Fucker With the Hat, Captain Phillips) and Parker Posey (Golden Globe Nominee, Superman Returns, Broken English, Independent Spirit Award Nomination). The project is being developed with Chris Noth (Sex And The City) attached
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Modern Age of Comic Books


did not become so, often because of huge print runs that made them commonplace. The speculator market began to collapse in summer 1993 after "Turok" #1 (sold without cover enhancements) badly underperformed and Superman's return in "Adventures of Superman" #500 sold less than his death in "Superman" #75, something speculators and retailers had not expected. Companies began expecting a contraction and Marvel UK's sales director, Lou Marks, stated in September 29 that retailers were saying there was "simply no room
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The Death and Return of Superman


The Death and Return of Superman is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game released by Sunsoft for the Super NES and Genesis in 1994. It is based on "The Death of Superman" comic book storyline by DC Comics and features many characters from the comics, including Superman himself, Superboy, Steel, Cyborg Superman, the Eradicator, and Doomsday. All of the five Supermen are playable characters at some point. The Death and Return of Superman has standard "beat 'em up" gameplay, in which the player
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Shatel


, VODSL, as well as a network infrastructure for e-learning. With the expansion of the Group’s activities, various services and products were added to the Shatel basket, such as broadband in the forms of leased lines and wireless, as well as special LAN and MAN connection setup solutions for organizations. In Sep 2011 Shatel awarded as one of the VoIP termination routes to Iran by Telecommunication Infrastructure Company of Iran. Shatel was one of the first companies in Iran to be awarded a Private Access Provider license (allowing them
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Nanosolar


where he focused on solutions for emerging markets, balance-of-system and module product management. On Sep. 11, 2012, Nanosolar appointed Karl Steigele to the position of President & COO. Eugenia Corrales left the company to pursue other ventures. Before joining Nanosolar, Steigele spent more than 30 years in international management and consulting at IBM, where he worked with Fortune 500 global manufacturing companies, including Intel, Hitachi, ABB, Thomson, Siemens, Sony and McKesson, among others. The company used thin film technology to
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Darius Fisher


European studies. Fisher was living in New York when he started working as an editor, motion graphic designer and visual effects artist. He later moved to California and founded the production company Digital Neutral Axis with his wife. In 1998, Fisher moved Digital Neutral Axis to Los Angeles and his film partner Johnny O'Hara joined the business. They began working on visual effects for major films including The Last Samurai (2003), The Aviator (2004) and Superman Returns (2006). Additionally, he has co-produced six
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Muhtar Kent Muhtar Kent, Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Bernard J. Arnault Bernard J. Arnault, Chairman & CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Jeffrey R. Immelt, President & CEO, GE Jeffrey Immelt received the 2008 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Mayor Bloomberg delivers speech accepting the 2008 Appeal of
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Richard Lester


) and "Cuba" (1979) with Connery; neither film was successful commercially. Lester's next film was a huge success: "Superman II". Production on "Superman II" began before "Superman" was completed, and had to be halted to concentrate on getting the first movie completed. After the first Superman film was released in late 1978, the Salkinds went back into production on "Superman II" without informing "Superman" director Richard Donner; they placed Lester behind the camera for the completion of
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Superman (1978 film)


"Superman III" (1983) and "" (1987), were produced. "Superman Returns" was released in 2006. Director Bryan Singer credited the 1978 "Superman" as an influence for "Superman Returns", and used restored footage of Brando as Jor-El. "" also was released in 2006. The film's final sequence, which features Superman flying high above the Earth at sunrise, and breaking the fourth wall to smile briefly at the camera, is featured at the end of every Superman
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Martin J. Whitman School of Management


Partnership (SEP) is a collaboration between the Whitman School and the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems. The SEP conducts research through the Sustainable Building and Infrastructure Grant Program, holds seminars on ways for businesses and organizations to incorporate sustainability into their products and practices, and awards scholarships for students and researchers interested in sustainable buildings and infrastructure. The SEP also offers a Certificate of
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Superman and Lois Lane


love in the fourth film. The 2006 film "Superman Returns", based on the DC Comics character Superman, serves as a homage sequel to the motion pictures "Superman" (1978) and "Superman II" (1980). Brandon Routh played the role of Superman/Clark Kent and Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane. In the film, Superman has disappeared for many years. On his return to Earth, not only did he find the world he left behind has changed in ways he didn't expect, but
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace


Earth and removes a luminescent green Kryptonian energy module. A recording left by his mother Lara states that its power can be used only once. After refusing to sell the farm to a mall developer, Superman returns to Metropolis, where he stops a runaway subway train after the conductor collapses at the controls. After returning to the "Daily Planet", Clark learns that the company has gone bankrupt and been taken over by David Warfield, a tabloid tycoon who fires Perry White and hires his own daughter Lacy as the new editor
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Long-range reconnaissance patrol


three Long-Range Surveillance companies (LRSC) known as "Patrol-Companies" (PTLCOY): Two assigned to the two Land Commands: LANDJUT and LANDZEALAND (Corps-level) (abbreviated "SEP/ELK" and "SEP/VLK" for: "Specielle Efterretningspatruljer/Østre resp. Vestre Landskommando" i.e. Special Intelligence Patrols) – two all-volunteer units within the Danish Home Guard - that was changed into the Special Support and Reconnaissance Company (SSR) in 2007 as a Special Reconnaissance (SR)
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Ericsson-LG


it LG-Ericsson. On 22 March 2012, Ericsson raised its stake to 75%. On 10 April 2012, LG-Ericsson appointed Martin Wiktorin as CEO. On 1 Sep 2012, LG-Ericsson changed its name to Ericsson-LG. The company has developed a range of IP phones (MGCP / SIP / H.323), wireless and outposts such as videophones (SIP) compatible with a variety of solution s and ToIP IP Centrex for the market businesses and operators. The company also sells residential LAN switching products
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Dynamsoft


Dynamsoft is a privately held software company headquartered in Vancouver. Dynamsoft provides a line of document imaging SDKs and version control tools. The company was founded in Sep 2003. The key area of Dynamsoft’s development and research is document imaging and version control. The products, such as Dynamic Web TWAIN, are designed to simplify the document scanning process for web application developers. In 2005, Dynamsoft became Microsoft Certified Partner status. In 2011, Dynamsoft joined the TWAIN Working Group and has since been an associate member of TWAIN working group
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Fortress of Solitude


final season, the Fortress became home to a Martha Kent-crafted, classic Superman costume, which Clark would go on to don in the final episode. Rather than being specifically made for the production, the costume was originally designed and created for Brandon Routh to wear in "Superman Returns". The Fortress is also referred to as Jor-El's 'Fortress of Knowledge' by his assistant Raya. The Fortress appears in the "Supergirl" episode "Solitude". As in the comics, it is opened with
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Alternative versions of Joker


appeared in "Countdown" #32 (Sep 2007). He is the nemesis of Owlman, a villainous version of Batman. Jokester and his daughter Duela Dent are killed by the rogue Monitor Solomon. The Joker of Earth-9 in the DC Comics imprint Tangent Comics is a female hero who uses her array of jokes and comical devices to mock the evil tyrant Superman's authority. She first appears in "Tangent Comics/The Joker" #1 (Dec. 1997). This Joker is actually three women: student Mary Marvel
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Superman Returns


Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film directed and co-produced by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman and serves as a homage sequel to the motion pictures "Superman" (1978) and "Superman II" (1980), while ignoring the events of "Superman III" (1983) and "" (1987), including its spin-off "Supergirl" (1984).
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Superman Returns (video game)


vows that he will find him. Superman's return to Metropolis is greeted with ecstatic applause by most, but Lois Lane seems somewhat hesitant to put her faith in him again. Soon after his return however, Metallo attacks the city with an army of robotic beings. Superman is forced to fight both the supervillain and his minions. The lesser opponents are of little consequence to the Kryptonian, but Metallo is another matter. Superman and Metallo go hand-to-hand where Metallo transforms into a towering monstrosity that Superman cannot
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Huan Yue Interactive


province, China. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007 with the price of HK$1.7 per share. Its board approved the name change of the company in Sep 2016 from Xingye Copper International Group Limited to Huan Yue Interactive Holdings Limited. In 2016, Xingye Copper acquired Internet and Mobile Gaming products development company Funnytime Limited and its subsidiaries for roughly HK$186 million. Subsequently, in order to better reflect its activities in various industries and sectors, the company considered changing its English name from “Xingye Copper International Group Limited
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Andrew Kevin Walker


starring the superhero Silver Surfer, a version of "X-Men" (2000; his script was written in 1994), and a film tentatively titled "Batman vs. Superman". The latter film was set to go into production, but Warner Bros. opted to revive their franchises separately, and so the script was shelved. After the announcement and subsequent successes of "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns", the film seemed to be shelved permanently, though Wolfgang Petersen, who was due to direct the feature,
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Wilhelm Daser


(18 Apr 1919-17 May 1919); Adjutant of Higher Disbandment Staff 104 (2nd Bavarian Division) (17 May 1919-25 Sep 1919); Leader of the Mortar-Company of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1919-06 Nov 1919); Leader of the 5th Company of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (06 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1921); Leader of the 5th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922); Transferred
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9th Infantry Division (Philippines)


22nd IB and 42nd IB were reassigned from 2ID to the 9th Brigade (Sep) to constitute as the initial organic Battalions of the Bde (Sep) while 31st IB and two (2) Batteries of 4FAB and two (2) Companies of LABde were also placed under OPCON of the Brigade (Sep). On January 12, 2004, the 9th Infantry Division (Provisional) was activated pursuant to GO Nr 56, HPA dated January 26, 2004. It was then under the Command of MAJ GENERAL JOHN D BOLHAYON
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Krypton (comics)


him "Superman". The 2006 movie "Superman Returns" presents a version of Krypton almost identical to "Superman". In the beginning of the film, scientists discover remains of Krypton, and Superman leaves Earth for five years to look for it. His ship is seen leaving the dead planet. The planet is destroyed when the red supergiant Rao becomes a supernova. "Superman Returns" extends the crystalline Kryptonian technology from "Superman" which allowed young Clark Kent to "grow" the Fortress of Solitude. Kryptonian crystals
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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Christopher Reeve


in his honor. The Grand Hotel and Mackinac Island has become a popular tourist site for film fans. In that same year, Reeve made a guest appearance on "The Muppet Show", where he performed "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" on a piano for Miss Piggy, who had a crush on him. Reeve denied being Superman but displayed the superpowers throughout that entire episode. He then returned to continue filming on the not yet finished production of "Superman II". Gae Exton
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Terence Stamp


sequel were originally conceived as one film, with Zod and his evil conspirators returning later in the film to challenge Superman, but the screenplay was so long that the producers elected to split it into two parts. Both parts began shooting simultaneously, but production on the sequel was halted partway through due to budget and time constraints. Stamp reappeared as General Zod in the second part, "Superman II" (1980), as the movie's primary villain. Donner was replaced as director on the sequel with Richard Lester, who
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Toray Industries


synthetic fiber. Its carbon fiber is extensively used in exterior components of the Boeing 787 airliner. In 2014, as a major aerospace composites supplier, Toray opened a polyacrylonitrile (PAN), the carbon fiber precursor, production line in Lacq, south-western France. In 2013, Toray acquired an approximately 13% stake in Spectral Diagnostics, a Canadian pharmaceutical company focused on sepsis. In Sep-2014, Toray ventured into joint partnership with Textile manufacturing company Kusumgar from Gujarat. The subsidiary is named as" Toray Kusumgar Advanced Textile Private
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Superman Returns


Begins". He also felt Bosworth, at 22 years old, was too young to portray Lois Lane, and the climax did not "match the potential of the tiring 154-minute-long film". On May 3, 2009, almost three years after the debut of "Superman Returns", the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino declared his appreciation for Bryan Singer's directorial work on "Superman Returns" and that he would write a 20-page review about "Superman Returns". On January 9, 2012
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Adventures of Superman (TV series)


star tonight was George Reeves, star of the "Superman" series" was deleted from the episode after its first network broadcast. The episode was later colorized and re-broadcast as part of an hour-long Lucy special on the CBS network on May 17, 2015. At the request of the US Treasury Department, the production company made a special truncated film, with a run time of 17m and 32s, to promote school savings-stamp plans to children. Shown in grade schools during the 1950s, the
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Hollywoodland


Toronto, Canada in May 2005. During its production, "Hollywoodland" went through many rounds of getting clearance from Warner Bros. Pictures to use different aspects of Reeves' Superman persona to reflect the actual nature of his career. Time Warner is the parent company of both Warner Bros. and DC Comics and, as such, has the final say in the depiction of characters relating to their properties. The film's first title was "Truth, Justice, and the American Way", Superman's well-known patriotic catchphrase,
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace


Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film directed by Sidney J. Furie, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the fourth film in the original "Superman" film series, the final film until 2006's "Superman Returns", and the first film not to be produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, but rather by Golan-Globus' Cannon Films, in association with Warner Bros. Gene Hackman returned as Lex Luthor, who creates an evil solar-powered version of Superman called Nuclear Man
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Housing Development Finance Corporation


market share of 4.6% of life insurance business in India as of 30 September 2013. HDFC Life has over 15,000 employees. The company offers general insurance products such as: HDFC provides mutual fund services through its subsidiary HDFC Asset Management Company Limited. The average Assets Under Management (AUM) of HDFC Mutual Fund for the quarter Jul-13 to Sep-13 was INR 1.03 trillion. HDFC's distribution network spans 396 outlets (including 109 offices of HDFC's distribution company HDFC Sales Private Limited) which cater to approx. 2,400 towns and cities
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It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman


cabaret standard. Two productions were staged the next year. Both the St. Louis Municipal Opera and the Kansas City Starlight Theatre (in 1966, titled "Superman") re-staged the show, and Bob Holiday played Superman in both productions. Each was an open-air venue, requiring the use of a large crane to facilitate Superman's flights. Other cast members in these two productions were Karen Morrow as Sydney and Charles Nelson Reilly as Dr. Sedgwick. The show was produced at the Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam
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Special Support and Reconnaissance Company


, the accepted soldiers have one year probation, before they get their beret with the SSR insignia, and can be considered full members The unit ancestor: the Homeguard Special Intelligence Patrols (SEP) was founded in 1959 during the Cold War. SEP was disbanded in 1994 and Patrol Coy Land Command Zealand was established from the SEP unit in 1995. The unit was first assigned as a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Coy to the Land Command Zealand (Corps-level) and later on the Danish Army Operational Command as Patrol Coy AOC
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Air Malawi


(2012) Limited, as a step towards selection of a competent strategic equity partner (SEP) to acquire new shares in Air Malawi through a recapitalisation scheme, said PC chief executive officer Jimmy Lipunga. He said to sustain the country's Bilateral Air Services Agreements, the level of participation within the SEP should bring the participation of Malawian nationals, both with the SEP and government shareholding, to 51 per cent. For this purpose, the new company would exclude its existing wholly owned subsidiaries, Air Cargo Limited and Lilongwe Handling
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Scaleup company


. Endeavor's research arm continues to focus on providing more insight into scaleups. SEP is a pan-European startup ecosystem established by the European Commission in January 2014 under the EU Startup Europe initiative during the World Economic Forum – Mind The Bridge Foundation (MTB) leads SEP. Its founding partners include BBVA, Telefonica, Orange, Cambridge, IE Business School, European Investment Bank Group, and the European Investment Fund, with support from UK innovation foundation Nesta (charity). SEP is testing accelerated scaleup methodologies, a term
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Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.


Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., 720 F.2d 231 (2d Cir. 1983), the case of "Superman v. The Greatest American Hero", is the third case in a Second Circuit trilogy of 20th century copyright infringement cases in which the proprietors of Superman copyrights sued other companies for publishing fictional exploits of a cape-wearing superhero. Although the plaintiffs were successful in the first two cases, "Superman v. Wonderman" and "Superman v. Captain Marvel", they were completely unsuccessful in "Superman v.
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Superman Red/Superman Blue


and Sekhmet), the two Supermen merged and Superman returned to his normal powers and original costume. The explanation is vague; Superman felt he was "rewarded" for saving the world, although he later claimed that he returned to normal when his electromagnetic energy dispersed. Although Superman briefly returned to his electric-blue form when facing Brainiac-13 after he was apparently absorbed by Brainiac's energy conduits while trying to disrupt his power supply, this was revealed to be the result of Brainiac 2.5–Brainiac-13's past self, hiding in Lena Luthor
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The Death of Superman


, and "The Return of Superman". "The Death of Superman" was released in time for the 1992 Christmas shopping season and, according to comics historian Matthew K. Manning, is the bestselling trade paperback of all time. Reprints of these collections were published in 2003, 1998, and 2004, respectively, while a recolored edition of "The Death of Superman" was released in 2013. In September 2007, DC released an omnibus edition of the story, "The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus". It
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All-Star Superman


and escapes. Superman then learns of Luthor's ally Solaris, who has tampered with the sun. Superman engages Solaris until a Sun-Eater that Superman had cared for in the Fortress and subsequently released returns to weaken it. After Solaris destroys the Sun-Eater, Superman defeats Solaris, leaving its body intact because he has learned from the Superman Squad that Solaris will become an ally in the future. Clark returns to the Daily Planet to submit his article but falls dead. As the staff tries to save him, Luthor
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The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)


a limited production budget, stock animation was often re-used for certain shots of Superman flying (or switching identities from Clark Kent into the Man of Steel), while character movement was often kept at a minimum; this would later become a trademark of Filmation's animated productions. Producer Lou Scheimer also recruited Clayton "Bud" Collyer and Joan Alexander, veterans of the Superman radio show and the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons, for the voices of Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane respectively. Jackson Beck, who had narrated
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Superboy (TV series)


Alexander and Ilya could continue to use any Superman character in their own production. Once ABC decided to buy the new Superman series, the Salkinds were served with notice that Warner Bros. was ending the licensing arrangement and all of the intellectual property rights Alexander and Ilya were still in possession of were to be returned to Warner. Although the program was coming to an end at the end of the 1991-92 season anyway, the action by Warner Bros. put an end to the continuation films that were planned following "Obituary for a
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Superman Returns


Wall Street Journal" also gave a positive review, but observed Routh's and Bosworth's acting was "somewhat dead or super average. Nothing special." Morgenstern believed Lex Luthor's characterization was "well written by the writers and well played by Kevin Spacey". He also praised Newton Thomas Sigel's cinematography and Guy Hendrix Dyas's production design. Peter Travers, writing in "Rolling Stone", felt the film "perfectly updates Superman for the modern audience". J. Hoberman of "The Village Voice" called it
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice


The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal in "The Dark Knight Trilogy", serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the "Death of Superman". Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013, with principal photography starting in May 2014 in Detroit. Additional filming also took place in Illinois and New Mexico,
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Joe Shuster


feature for National's "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938). The following year, Siegel & Shuster initiated the syndicated "Superman" comic strip. As part of the deal which saw Superman published in "Action Comics", Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to the company in return for $130 and a contract to supply the publisher with material. Siegel and Shuster's status as children of Jewish immigrants is also thought to have influenced their work. Timothy Aaron Pevey has argued that they crafted "an immigrant
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Ilya Salkind


into film fantasy was 1985's "". That same year, DC Comics named Salkind as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication "Fifty Who Made DC Great" for his work on the "Superman" film franchise. The Salkinds returned to the Superman mythology again in 1988, this time as a TV series, with "Superboy", starring John Haymes Newton in the title role during its first year, Gerard Christopher as the Boy of Steel for the remainder of the show's existence, and
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Radio Educación


. When Gustavo Díaz Ordaz became president, he named Agustín Yáñez as head of the SEP. During this time period, a 500-watt transmitter was acquired and installed. In the second half of September 1967, Radio Educación returned to the air on 1060 kHz, but the tests did not last long because of transmitter faults. It was not until 1968 that the facility was rebuilt with a tower, and using temporary power of 150 watts, Radio Educación returned to the air for good on November 23. The SEP asked for the
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