Superman Returns - Return To Krypton

[@Skulduggery_TV]

There's something eery and almost heartbreaking seeing the remains of Krypton reduced to nothing more than one big Kryptonite graveyard. Really wish they'd left this in.

[@Daron7181]

It would’ve made a lot more sense as it ties in the remains of Krypton with the toxic New Krypton Continent created by Lex. “Anything look familiar?”

[@kataseiko]

Even as a sort of backflash.. Although: They said "scientists from earth" built this spaceship?

[@Erikjust]

@@kataseiko Really did it say that in the movie? Because then that opens a WHOLE new can of plotholes. 1: Why didn´t they think of proper radiation shielding? Or did Superman just forget to mention that Kryptonite radiation was dangerous to him? 2: If scientist built this ship for him... why is there only that one particular ship? If Scientists on earth knows how to build such a ship, why not replicate it? Humanity would easily be able to spread to the galaxy with such a technology.

[@aknight1096]

@@Erikjust It's possible that on Krypton, that kind of radiation wasn't harmful to them, They lived in a different environment with a red sun and therefore didn't have the powers which superman possesses. Could stand to reason thta they also wouldn't have thought anything of the effects of kryptonite.

[@Erikjust]

@@aknight1096 I read it as the scientist of Earth build him that Spaceship and they would DEFIANTLY have thought of it.

[@superfriends835]

This scene serves as a huge addition to the film. One, explains how he returns to earth all banged up. Two, it foreshadows luthor's aims in the film to create a gigantic continent fused with kryptonite which is a huge threat to superman.

[@Lastsonofkryptn]

And completes his arc of overcoming his weakness at the end, like in this scene, to push the continent away. Choosing earth yet again over krypton.

[@Jury-x9y]

If JL existed there all superman need to do was just call batman like:Yo bats go beat up luthor's ass for me😂

[@thribs]

Wouldn’t his return takes years though? He would be recovered by then

[@badnoodlez]

@@thribs no sunlight

[@ProjektTaku]

@@Jury-x9y batman: Ooo tight schedule, the joker just broke out of arkham. Guess I could make time on friday, but I'm dropping robin of that day. Superman: Fine, I'll call the flash. Flash: Oh hey yeah what's up sups? Superman: So can you- Flash: Hold that thought. *runs around central city frantically trying to find open stores* Superman: Fine, I'll beat his ass myself.

[@thribs]

You could tell this scene almost made the cut by how complete the effects are

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

The one scene in the entire movie that could have explained everything that happened during Superman's 5 years absence and they never even used it, shame on Bryan Singer for not including this in the movie and mega props to Brandon Routh for his excellent performance. This would have made for a hell of a prologue and a powerful way to kick off the beginning of Superman Returns

[@MoziFan21]

The studio forced Singer to cut it out.:(

[@Daron7181]

That was a major fumble by whomever made that stupid decision.

[@Leprutz]

It wasn't Brian Singers decision. WB wanted to cut it out. They spent 10 million $ on that scene alone, that not only explains a lot but was also beautifully shot by the way and they come and say: it's too dark. (They said it like this with a very dark and deep voic of malicious anime character, lifting themselves up, huge in a very dark room and with big red amlicous eyes) Cut it out, Brian or we will fire you and you will never make a single movie again in your damn miserable life. So.... What do you expect?

[@NobleRaider2747]

​@Leprutz and he'll never make a movie again anyway because he got outed as being a goddamn pedo

[@Leprutz]

@@NobleRaider2747 Huh... who woul've guessed. Aren't they almost all in the industry?

[@bennythargrave]

Honestly, I kind of wish this scene was longer. Kal-El coming back to his home planet and seeing the artifacts of his heritage is truly awesome

[@Daron7181]

In the novelization it goes more in-depth about Kryptonian history and the significance of the House of El family crest “S” carved on the canyon wall as well as other monuments which weren’t shown in this scene.

[@randy5655]

No, it was long, dull and boring.

[@darrinmagnus1]

What I loved about this scene was not only being able to witness Kal-El employing Kryptonian crystalline technology (powered by solar, stellar, electromagnetic and gravitational forces) to navigate the stars, but his home world itself which is light-years distant from Earth and bathed in the rays of its red sun Rao. As the last of its dominant species, he quickly learns that the radioactive remains of Krypton, destroyed by its unstable core and devoid of all flora and fauna, are deadly to its former inhabitants, and that he has to flee for his life or succumb to radiation poisoning. Being able to see him get away from his signature blue and red color scheme trimmed with yellow and flowing cape as he wakes from stasis, the ethnic attire of his people, by his wearing what can be called a grey flight suit was good, too. Why this wasn't included in the movie I'll never know. It was the best part.

[@stevenweaver3386]

Kadmos Phoinikou Kanaanon 3:30. He finds the ruins of his parent ' s home. Note the huge El family crest carved into the cliff side.

[@darrinmagnus1]

@Steven Weaver - When he panned out with the ship's light to view the large diamond crest of the house of El, and the irradiated minerals concealed behind it became charged by the energy source, and he all but passed out from it poisoning him during his escape, I loved how they showed the hollowed out core of the planet with the remains of the mantle of Krypton surrounding it.

[@Nephlite26]

There was no light of Rao. Rao exploded.

[@dankrol]

Idk about it being the best part, but it definitely added some insight into the scene just after he returns to the public eye, where the newscaster states that he’s been flying around for days at speeds so fast that he can’t be tracked saving tons of people. He visited the planet of his birth, which is now poisonous to him, and he is even more fully embracing Earth. Plus, it’s an interesting bookend at the beginning for the newscast at the end stating that the landmass he lifted from the ocean is in orbit around the sun, still growing, and astronomers are calling New Krypton.

[@damoncurrie7103]

Love your exposition you should have wrote the script

[@sanhcman666]

Man this scene is sad. Its like going to see your deceased loved parents but you cant since the cemetery is full of alergic agents for you.

[@DD-sw1dd]

Like a family graveyard filled with Uranium 235.

[@MetalSStar196]

@@DD-sw1dd Exactly.

[@stardude2006]

A very Kryptonian clip No dialogue during the investigation of what remains of his homeworld Stunning ship Everything was appropriate Even the deadly kryptonite fragments. 👽💚

[@Ms.Byrd68]

The problem with the Kryptonite is that in this area of space there is no Yellow Sun. Ka'el has no powers in this area of space so his home-world is not poisonous to him, which it probably why they deleted the scene since there would have been NO END to those of us pointing that out and arguments over whether or not his ship was somehow 'powered' by our Yellow Sun.... but other than it was 'gorgeous'!

[@locopells4406]

@@Ms.Byrd68 He might have no powers, but is Kryptonite not supposed to be poisonous to him, no matter where he is?

[@crazylarryjr]

The only problem, no warnings, not from detectors, or from vitals indicating possible poisoning by an unknown source (If kryptonite hasn't yet been discovered). Only issue i have with the scene

[@rwboa22]

@Esphaeras Praestans when a star goes supernova (as what Rao/"Red Krypton Sun" did), right after the iron fusion takes place and the core mass goes critical, the first thing that gets thrown out are neutrinos, which are known to pass through solids. Who knows what the composition of the "Salkindverse" Krypton was (other than the crystal technology used to alter and terraform the surface), but in the comics, in particular the Man of Steel comic book series, Krypton's core was uranium (as opposed to iron like Earth's), which because of the Doomsday Machine being detonated during the Kryptonian Clone Wars, slowly altered the stable uranium core into a core of kryptonite, which caused Krypton's destruction (and which the DCEU Krypton's destruction was based upon, except it was over mining and not a prior thermonuclear detonation). The neutrinos, plus the alpha and beta particles, along with the gamma rays from the supernova explosion, would have been enough in itself to change the crystal materials into the kryptonite seen in the "Salkindverse".

[@Daron7181]

@Esphaeras Praestans You’re right. When the red sun Rao exploded, the heat and radiation (neutrinos) from the supernova explosion basically cooked the planet changing its minerals molecular structure and fusing them into the new deadly radioactive green kryptonite.

[@travelingman21000]

This should have been the beginning of this movie!

[@nathancruz9172]

travelingman21000 I agree with this scene.

[@ashakibailey8008]

I Agreed!👍

[@purefoldnz3070]

and in Imax

[@archieriverdale769]

Agreed, but Hollywood always does shit that don't make sense

[@im3ngs]

Nah, added nothing to the story.

[@malibustacy3606]

The sound effect they used for the growing crystals is perfect.

[@jime6688]

No idea this scene existed. Thanks for posting!

[@tomcronininc]

Same

[@BrianMLucas]

Where's this been? How come it's not on a directors cut.....Oh, that's right. Bryan Singer is Hollywood kryptonite these days.

[@westchestertechnologies6687]

He’s a far better Superman then Henry Carville.

[@zzzombie888]

@@westchestertechnologies6687 yup

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@westchestertechnologies6687 Who's Henry Carville? Is he related to Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill?

[@Spacehamster74]

I remember watching the destruction of Krypton in Superman The Movie when I was a kid and it gave me nightmares for years afterwards. Really happy to see Director Bryan Singer revisiting the aftermath - it puts the original scene into perspective. Really looking forward to seeing Brandon Routh as Superman in Crisis of Infinite Earths.

[@jasonbookiebooker]

I've seen it (2024) n trust me it's good

[@DanielCastro-x1l]

H3 was gr3at on it

[@stealthman3779]

This scene should've been added back to the movie. It really provides more information on Superman's disappearance and is actually a pretty suspenseful scene

[@GLUBNOIR]

I also think it would've been a great transition to the opening credits.

[@leewinters8245]

I feel sorry for Brandon routh , he gave a good performance. it's not his fault bryan singer wrote a weak story.

[@loganbigmo]

Bryan Singer didn't write the story though. I mean he contributed with certain ideas but it was his two writer buddies who wrote the script.

[@ryangazder2525]

The story was ok. The direction is amazing. This is an actually watchable movie. I cant stand "Man of Steel". Thats Bryan Singers greatness.

[@guyhaskins3829]

Ryan Gazder yes and Brandon is my favorite incarnation of movie Superman, the rumored sequel plot synopsis for it is amazing actually and now I'm angry and dissapointed we never got it. And playing Superman meant a lot to Brandon too.

[@micglou]

This movie got a lot of undeserved bad press... it's a pretty decent movie actually. It's a good a good example on how salty critics can ruin a movie.

[@teguh9570]

Nyimak

[@JusticeDivineAllah]

Wow, this scene is amazing to me, makes you feel even worse for him because he risked everything to find his home only to find a bunch of kryptonite waiting for him.

[@GuyWebz]

I actually think Brandon wasn't half bad as Superman, he was actually pretty good

[@Suncerie992]

I like him playing Superman and was looking forward to seeing him in another movie.

[@waddefaq4325]

The problems is script, not the actor

[@drakocarrion]

He didn't play Superman. He played Christopher Reeve playing Superman. & That's the problem.

[@dennis4837]

He's a mediocre actor at best. The only reason he was cast was for his similar physical appearance to Christopher Reeve, not his acting ability.

[@dancastro4732]

I agree. Reeve brought more believability, honesty, sincerity and humanity to Superman. As for Cavill I think he's a worthy successor to Reeve as Superman but his take on Clark Kent needs improvement. Clark is supposed to be inept, timid and shy yet friendly

[@jokerz7936]

Nice scene, Honestly never understood why this films gets so much hate I really like it. While another land scheme Luthor's plan to replace a large portion of the United States with a new continent made partial of Kryptonite is actually quite brilliant.

[@christianlennon714]

Jason Trickle exactly

[@SanDan3rdDan]

The film was too slow for the average viewer.

[@HeyCrabman14]

Who would want to live there? Like I'm gonna brag about living on that thing? Give me a break! lol

[@Roddo731]

Jason Trickle cry babies an whiners. Not a bad movie, not great but Brandon made a much better superman and Henry Cavil. And Kevin Spacey actually was not a bad likely for either… I think it was on the edge of being really good

[@dennis4837]

Who would want to live on a barren rock in the middle of the ocean? And why would Lex have any sort of property rights over it anyway? Makes absolutely no sense.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

Lose $10 million dollars to lose an amazing 5 minutes. Doesn't really add up. This scene alone would have raised the reviews.

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

The scene gave me chills. It would have helped the movie sooooo much.

[@bestever23]

That's the dumbest f*cking thing I've ever heard. Ever lol wow. I feel stupid after reading what you wrote.

[@101perspective]

It started out cool but went down hill fast. Seriously, it accomplished nothing. All he found out was that his home planet blew up... and that apparently there is a lot of krypton debris from when krypton blew up...lol. He already knew this. He basically traveled all those light years for a quick flyby... then headed back home... rather boring when it comes to movie clips. NOW had he retrieved something, then that would have made for an insanely good clip. Especially if it was used later in the movie or as a teaser for a future movie. Like maybe a device that would help get super girl out of the phantom zone or something like that. I'm not a big follower of superman though, so I don't know if that example makes sense or not. Just tossing out the idea that he could have gotten something beyond just a flyby.

[@edchambers8383]

101perspective Well it did explain where he disappeared to for 2 years and why he turned up injured in his mother's back yard. I would much rather see this in the film than Lex scamming some old lady.

[@edchambers8383]

DragonballzDeep My mistake, 5 years. In my opinion the only flaw with this film is that was all a plan devised by Lex to get rich off real estate. Aside from the main plot of this film being terrible, everything else was great.

[@echolot]

brandon routh deserved a better superman film.

[@raymazzilli7613]

I agree but you know what, they actually had to rewrite the movie during production to make Lex the focus of the movie because it became very apparent that Brandon Routh couldn't act let alone carry a 200 million dollar movie. Its apparent in the final cut because he hardly has any lines in the movie. Also a lot of people dont realize this but when this movie was initially assembled prior to making any cuts, it came in at over 4 and a half hours long. Now theres a difference between making edits to make the film move more smoothly and chopping 2 hours out of the movie. They lost so many subplots and plot points such as the return to krypton stuff and the subplot that involved Lex's crony played by Kal Penn that revealed that Lex was the one that had faked the astronomy information that said Krypton still existed in order to get superman off the planet so he could get out of jail. Also there was subplots that involved General Zod and the trauma that battling the last 3 Kryptonians caused Superman that made him want to see if there was any other survivors out there.

[@sophiawilson8696]

+echolot I just watch this film and it good I like it I like it more than Man of Steel. Brandon Routh deserved a sequel Superman Returns 2

[@stealthattack2209]

+Sophia Wilson After this disaster there was no way Brandon was going to get a second movie.... even though he pulls off the Christopher Reeve look brilliantly.

[@stealthattack2209]

+Ray Mazzilli Maybe they should release the entire 4.5 hour movie on DVD now.... might make them some money.

[@raymazzilli7613]

lol doubtful i mean i know id buy it bc I'm a superman nut but i remember the regular folks in the theater watching this movie and saying "when the fuck is this movie gonna end???" lol

[@broden4838]

The Krypton remains (or the Graveyard of Rao) gives me the creeps...

[@alecgillespie3938]

Rao大赤日 agree would also make a great song title

[@ashakibailey8008]

The Graveyard of Rao is like the Ghost 👻Zone of Kryptons dead race!

[@Lemuel928]

Except for record entries from Seg El.

[@rogersjgregory]

Such a cool scene. Not sure if there would have been that much left after Krypton blew up, but it looked cool. Nice seeing him realise that the Kryptonite is hurting him, then steering the ship away and getting the hell out of there. When they tell you how long he was gone for, this scene shows why. It should have been left in. Brandon was good.

[@athansky25]

💎 The HOUSE of JOR-EL symbol was discovered by Kal-EL but repulsed by Green Kryptonite. This Krypton deleted scene could have been included as a flashback during conversation with his Earth mom Martha Kent, saying it's practically dead planet. I really don't see why this was cut. 💎

[@mnomadvfx]

Not practically dead, but completely dead. A planet without a star would be like Pluto unless its core was still intact and extremely active like Earth was in its first billion years.

[@rdalemd76]

The original 1978 Superman: The Movie would be hard for any Director to exceed. It was just that good. Credit to Richard Donner and Crew. Many will remember Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder.

[@mnealbarrett]

Excellent scene. My criticism is that it shows Krypton almost completely intact. I think it would have been much more visually stunning as well as more accurate with the first two movies to show Superman approaching an asteroid belt, consisting of debris from the explosion of Krypton. At one point, after exploring debris for a minute, he happens upon something recognizable, like he did here.

[@QrogaMilo]

I read the script. What its depicted here is a fragment of the planet not the planet itself.

[@erikmattson2507]

Gravity could draw pieces of an exploded planet back into a sphere. It takes a really significant amount of energy to throw the pieces into escape velocity and turn Krypton into an asteroid belt.

[@GibsonChomar-r3q]

according to superman 1, it's been thousands of years since krypton exploded...my guess is that gravity may have started to pull the debris back together over time either that or this isn't the planet being intact, but that this part in particular is just a huge chunk of what was blown up

[@JaffaBuiscits]

This is a scene that should have been included in the movie as it is such an important scene that explains exactly what Kal sees while he was there, how his ship got damaged before returning to Earth and most importantly....the reason we see him in his weakened condition from being exposed to Green Kryptonite after his ship crashes on Earth.

[@mnomadvfx]

The damage to the ship was the only mystery to me after seeing the film in the cinema. The kryptonite exposure was implicit enough that a full explanation wasn't necessary.

[@drewb3665]

This scene is mesmerizing. Very creepy and haunting. I love it. Wish it was the opening scene.

[@mnomadvfx]

You can clearly see from the way the scene ends that it was supposed to be the opening scene. It pans to space in a way that you expect the classic Superman title sequence in space to start playing.

[@jharvable]

I don't understand why they did not use this scene in the theatrical release.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Jim Harvey Execs in Hollywood were stupid.

[@BethJehovah]

It definitely is a scene with a lot of weight and prestige to a Superman fan. Stupid execs.

[@TRSleekZ12]

@@nicholasdickens2801 they're still stupid nowadays

[@christophermarabella5683]

6 years later, WB is still Making the same mistakes

[@Lastsonofkryptn]

After seeing what WB did to Snyder I’m sure we know now they are trash. They fucked over Donner Singer and Snyder.

[@judahthelion01]

I was like all "YAY The superman logo, but all of a sudden there's kryptonitw, "ITS A TRAP!"

[@WilfredIvanhoe]

This scene should definitely have been in the movie.

[@ashakibailey8008]

Yes is Should have!👍

[@kgarodiya]

John Williams score in this setting gives you that one feeling.... A long time ago.....

[@APRICEPRODUCTION]

It's a great scene, the only problem and can kind of understand why it was deleted. The shot of him flying through part of the planet seeing the family crest, and at the end 5:08 shows quite a portion of the planet still looking intact. Whilst in the 1st movie the explosion of Krypton's sun and Krypton was massive sending particles in every direction. The shot at 5:08 gives the sense the planet looked like it just been hit by a moderate explosion in comparison.

[@MrMattyB16]

terrible decision in deleting this scene. Almost as bad as all of the scenes they deleted from the Abyss.

[@christianlennon714]

Matthew B yup

[@rstarr14]

You know it's not a scene... it's a YT creation

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..please don't compare the under rated the Abyss ..to this lame flick lol..

[@DJAYPAZ]

Matthew B omg, they deleted scenes from the Abyss? I should have known. How many scenes were deleted ??

[@vinegarlikeschicken9671]

@@rstarr14 Is that why it's included on the official Blu-ray and discussed by Bryan Singer?

[@kxmode]

Why did hollywood not think we want this? This is amazing.

[@leftcoaster67]

That was actually better than 80% of the rest of the movie.

[@olier1]

so this movie has to be crap

[@christianlennon714]

Daniel Appleton one day, I doubt it, but just maybe, one day!

[@digitalranger4259]

I think that if the studio had promoted that this was supposed to be a sequel to Supes II, it would have done better. I think that most people were expecting a reboot, and got caught up with wondering about Lois' kid and why does Luthor always scheme a land grab?

[@luckyvet]

The producers were more interested in man shaming than making a good movie.

[@Account-ow6rz]

Fuck off bro this movie was lit.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

In my opinion this may be the Greatest cut Scene for any movie.Ever!.May be the best scene in the whole movie

[@iggytse]

This was a great scene. A lot of criticisms could have been forgiven if they had included this instead of leaving it on the cutting room floor.

[@VERMISIMILITUDE]

This is incredible work!!! Amazing!!!! I did a re edit of the beginning with the credits & then the Smallville scene after the credits..... but this..... this is wonderful!!! Oh my!!!

[@bradenhogan2]

Already loved the production design on this movie and this scene drives it home even more, and it’s shot really well too. Very Metropolis

[@Commander76]

Excellent film...one of the best if you like the characters. If you just want action and mindless violence it's probably not a fave, lol.

[@brianoconnell6459]

"Why can't I go home again? Oh yeah, it'll kill me, derp!"

[@jasontovar1776]

Actually this is where they made a mistake. The Kryptonite shouldn't have any effect on him. Remember the reason kryptonite is deadly to him is because the Sun's radiation. He's no longer in earths Galaxy. He's in his homeworlds galaxy therefore the Kryptonite is no longer deadly and Superman is actually mortal in this scene or should be cuz the earth's sun is what gives him his powers.

[@davisjugroop3782]

This is like driving by your parents place after 30yrs and not even getting out of the car to say hello.

[@DB-qz7se]

This scene was nothing but astonishing! Even if Brandon could never replace Christopher, there was something beautifuly peaceful other worthly in his role of Superman aswell.

[@metalore]

2:08 The dome where Zod and company were sentenced.

[@ashakibailey8008]

We will never KEEL to You Zod!

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Someone mentioned that they thought that was intended to be the exposed planetary core. The dome was thick walled, but otherwise hollow.

[@steevrawjers]

cool

[@mr.masuka1310]

The planet was obliterated. This would be utterly impossible, unless Superman goes back in time

[@xorcyst420]

it was obliterated, theres only like 12% of the planet left, you can see that by the fragments and the left over shell that was krypton

[@petej3800]

I agree in the first film it exploded like a macaroon being hit with a hammer nothing like this could ever be left just fragments nothing more

[@BethJehovah]

It wasn't vaporized by the Death Star. It exploded into pieces.

[@mohanicus]

God you are boring bastards..."it wouldn't be this..it wouldn't be that"...who the fuck cares...

[@Daron7181]

@shawntipton5078 Krypton was destroyed by their red supergiant sun named Rao going supernova.

[@deathoftheendless1371]

Imagine if astronauts went into deep space and then they found something like this on a dead planet, what would that mean? That would be creepy. What I mean is what if they found the Superman symbol. What would that mean? Sorry I had to re edit this.

[@steevrawjers]

nice touch of music too

[@AkumaRaizen01]

It would have been so incredible if they included this in the movie

[@lucasmouraquaresma]

The film take the place after "Superman IV: The Quest of Peace" (1987)

[@RealDreadfulDiaries]

Nope. Superman Returns takes place right after Superman 2 (ignoring 3 and 4 for obvious reasons). To me Christopher Reeve is and always will be the one and only Superman. Period. But I love Superman Returns! It's a wonderful Superman movie! I think it's way better than Man of Steel. Returns understands who Superman is... but MOS.... I don't think so...

[@VampireYoshi]

John Williams makes anything better.

[@samsonguy10k]

John Ottman conducted the score, but it was pretty much all of William's soundtrack written for the first movie.

[@jct9099]

@@samsonguy10k By the sounding difference, I think this version of Williams' score is composed and performed by John Debney.

[@kidsmolina4031]

didn't need him to make the MCU better

[@johnnations5932]

Perfect scene and incredible crystal space ship design! I always felt this should have been a flashback scene inserted into the movie exactly when Clark tells Lois "But when astronomers thought they found Krypton, I had to see for myself"..(then he'd say:) .."I went up north and built a Kryptonian ship, programmed it with my dad's old computer files. Then I took off, and went to sleep for 2 and a half years..." Then fade from their rooftop conversation atop The Daily Planet to his Deadly Planet of Silent Ruin and this gorgeous scene here.

[@FireflyCasual]

If this part had been included in the movie, I would have liked it more.

[@torgerkielland6164]

The coolest scene in the entire movie, and it was cut.

[@andrewhawcroft3587]

Amazing scene, beautifully shot. Importantly, it gives Brandon´s Superman the proper powerful introduction. If they had kept this scene in, as well as ALL of the smaller deleted scenes, only a few of which were on the DVD, it would have been a deeply satisyfing and wonderful Superman film, instead of one that was sort of....okay. And therefore disappointing.

[@Chynen1c]

I agree.

[@djsavic6746]

Thank you for the upload. They should have kept this in the finished movie.

[@gaoutlaw]

Krypton looks a little too intact for a planet that was blown up by a supernova.

[@damone70]

@ Wrong. The original it was obliterated.

[@damone70]

@Nob the Knave This is the director's interpretation of what happened after the explosion. Not the same as the 1978 version

[@thribs]

That was only a small piece of the planet

[@srikanthramprasad565]

The planet broke into shards causing Kryptonite to form.

[@mikefit3343]

It’s interesting how all of the deleted scenes cut from the film, would had also made the movie a whole lot better to watch. Superman going on a voyage through space and time in hopes of finding the doomed planet only to discover what he had known all along that krypton had been destroyed ages ago. This scene alone explains to the audience as to why Lois wrote her article: “Why the world doesn’t need Superman”- but also giving the old and new audience in theaters a brief rundown on as to why Superman had left earth in the first place.

[@adamspeckert7296]

I really liked this movie. This beginning would have been awesome. Especially considering most of the film was about Lex's focus on the crystals.

[@ashockmizer914]

The Old World Of Krypton is a Rock Dead Zone without Light and Without Life,it cool and scary.

[@christianlennon714]

This opening scene is the greatest opening scene in any movie, never-mind any Superhero movie scene ever created. The score is perfection, the acting by Brandon Routh is perfection 👌. It is Pure genious, it's Superman in full glory, it's powerful, it packs a punch, the acting is 100% grab you. Damn perfection 👌👏👍✊️🔥✅💎❤️

[@adamaitken4918]

I've seen this deleted scene a few times over the years and just realized superman's ship goes through the dome where general zod was put on trial

[@jackthompson3453]

Superman Returns is a great movie.

[@browonmb]

Very cool scene, thanks for posting. I really enjoyed this movie, Brandon did a great job as Superman and I loved Martha's hint at Supergirl. I think the failure was in continuing on in the Christopher Reeve Universe storyline and subtracting from it the third and following movies, it had been years since those movies and most forgot the finer details of Superman one and two (i.e. Clark having his powers removed and playing around with Lois, leading to her future pregnancy) but it's all history now, a worthy effort.

[@ximenesbr]

It is sad because this was the best scene of this movie.

[@Dakers11]

Thank you Andre Johnston, that was spectacular!

[@bloodrabbi]

The scene remind me of how exoplanet OGLE-2005 BLG390 Lb could look like and I think Krypton could be a true exoplanet within just 20 ly closer to Earth. It could orbit either one of the nearest stars like Ross 128, Barnard's Star, Luyten's Star or even Proxima Centauri.

[@JEIWILBER]

Absolutely Amazing Kryptonian spaceship ! Its sad the deletion of this scene...

[@Kytori95]

This should have been the intro to the movie!!

[@Rodsuper]

Wow they should have started with this as the beginning of Superman Returns!!!! That was great!!!!

[@designertjp-utube]

Wow! Kal-El almost didn't make it back to Lois back home! This deleted scene was very claustrophobic and scary for me. As a trained Scuba Diver, Supey about to get cut and stranded on Kryptonite infected Krypton was like rupturing your only air hose hundreds of feet deep in the ocean all alone! Sure glad he quickly abandoned the idea to *flip* *the* *house* of *El* !

[@blutrinacria2429]

Sometimes what you find is not exactly what you are looking for

[@wendyjohn1364]

This shows how Superman got missing in the first place.

[@christianlennon714]

Will a talented director, one day, see the potential in this character, in these scenes, put them together and give us the most epic movie ever created. I await with fingers crossed, if I can see it, somebody talented out there see's it as well.

[@johnlee4249]

Its very disappointing this footage was not added to the movie, to include that Brandon Routh was not given another chance to continue in a Superman Returns Part 2 or at least to continue the legacy.

[@wonbyjesus390]

I agree

The situation Brandon Routh faced with this being his only Superman movie is not unlike George Lazenby was put into, only making one James Bond film between Sean Connery & Roger Moore for the film Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[@ungmd21]

Should have left this in, maybe could have been a flash back scene. The ship was a similar design to the craft in SUPERMAN 1 when baby Kal-El was sent to earth by his parents

[@Albertojedi]

Excuse me, but wasn't Krypton supposed to been completely destroyed?

[@aaronleverton4221]

@The Mystery Man It really looked that way, until he turned around to get outta there and then we see the actual total destruction. My immediate reaction to all of the lack of destruction was "Nuh, that ain't what I saw in 1979."

[@borusa32]

Yep-the sun blew up-nothing left-except tons of kryptonite of course

[@damelos4039]

@The Mystery Man Must agree. The planet was destroyed when the sun went nova. There should be nothing left but a nebula from the star's explosion. Theory was that fragments of the planet were caught in the wake Kal-El's ship's propulsion to Earth....basically tagging along the entire time. That's how kryptonite fragments got all the way to Earth. Am I the only one paying attention here?? LOL.

[@Daron7181]

@@damelos4039 The nebula was there in the very beginning as his ship was almost at Kryptons location. They took creative license from the source materials to why a huge miles long and wide fragment of Krypton’s crust and mantle were left over. In MOS Krypton exploded due to an unstable core due to Kryptonians harvesting it for energy but it also left huge segments of the planet intact.

[@sogron007]

Moral of the story: never go back to what was, it can kill you, keep moving forward.

[@robertlosicco5578]

That scene should have been left in the movie Brandon was great as superman.

[@cariganpintalba9498]

If this scene had been included it would have brought the story full circle. Superman couldn’t save Krypton, but he could save earth.

[@WarriorNoldor]

That would awesome if they did this for the new superman

[@krazytaxicabbie]

The version I saw of this movie had this scene in it. Best part.

[@ultimate-x9720]

WHY THE FUCK WOULDNT THEY PUT THIS IN THE MOVIE??? THIS SCENE WAS AMAZING!

[@StarWars_Channel2024]

Whats left of the PLANET is also lined in kryptonite

[@alphamegazulu6654]

dude, fucking fly AWAY from the planet... Not down a chasm filled with kryptonite.

[@thedream2733]

he cant fly, the sun isnt there

[@alphamegazulu6654]

NetherBlazed Gaming In. His. Ship.

[@thedream2733]

oh ok

[@AndrewJamesWilliams]

This should have been kept in the movie as it adds so much context to everything. Though I also really like this take on the crystalline nature of Kryptonian technology and really sells the idea that before Rao exploded and annihilated them that they were an incredibly advanced race.

[@DCMarvel2009]

I like how his ship has a regeneration factor.

[@kal-el4211]

Loved Superman Returns!!

[@AndrewJamesWilliams]

I really miss this kind of Superman. The latest take on it is too dark, gritty and depressing for my taste.

[@wdd3141]

At DC Superman was reinvented to be the "X-Men," and Clark Kent was reinvented to be Peter Parker.

[@Robert_Douglass]

Hey, different strokes for different folks. I don't know about you, but I happen to like dark and gritty, it gives the film a greater sense of realism in a dark and gritty world. Let's face it, Superman was supposed to be all about Truth, Justice and the American way. That was a long time ago, and nowadays there aren't that many people anymore that are particularly fond of the American way. Kal-El stands for Truth and Justice still, but instead of calling it the American way, he may call it the American Ideal.

[@tobesxd]

Looks like the Superman you missed may finally be home.

[@godphoenix66x]

AndrewJamesWilliams nobody gives a shit about your taste.

[@dukoth6552]

I agree, it completely miss understands what superman is about

[@lordbison]

They Even Showed The House Of El In This Scene!

[@travisbernardini161]

it's me Travis bernardini big fan Superman Returns😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Bimfirestarter]

Never seen this b4! Heard about this scene, but...thanks 4 sharing!

[@SHIZBIZ171]

This scene honestly should have been in the movie

[@TheRam324]

Vintage Superman music soundtrack. Especially the part when he was fleeing Krypton remains. Thumbs up for John Williams who wrote the music, but John Ottoman revised it a bit.

[@gungoose3602]

OMFG thanks Andre this clip meant alot to me. I kept asking myself how could he go to Krypton if it was destroyed? Apparently not all of it! BRYAN SINGER IF U CAN SEE MY COMMENT, PLS TRY TO HAVE THIS SCENE (and the ship burial on Earth) PUT BACK IN RIGHT AFTER LEX LEAVES THE MANSION (wigs and widowers...)!!! I can not believe this was left out of the movie. It would have gone a long way to help ppl understand why Superman left Earth... BTW i love this movie for it's soul, and really like MAN of STEEL for it's no apologies, hardcore take on what a god-like superhero's life would be...

[@seshnathyadav9392]

good movie

[@johnnations5932]

No it should be later in the film, inserted as a flashback when Supes is telling Lois where he went and what he found there (on the Planet roof).

[@limemobber]

Very cool shot showing the sliver of the planet left with just a debris field for the remaining 90%. I am not sure you could have that sliver survive an explosion strong enough to destroy the rest but visually it looks awesome.

[@Zeropainter420]

That was awesome. !!!

[@manuelgq83]

This scene is much better than the full movie

[@Tokiofritz]

In the Man Of Steel version, he would get into a fight with someone and destroy what was left of Krypton.

[@Hartzilla2007]

And probably still better than the Superman Return's sequel where he gets to beat his own kid to death. Yes this was an actual freaking idea for that.

[@Tokiofritz]

Hartzilla2007 Yikes!

[@jdigitalseven7]

+Hartzilla2007 The old Justice League movie idea was much better than how they are doing it now. They had everyone and Bale Batman didn't trust anyone..just like the comics. New movie has him recruiting members instead of being guy they call to help at times. Batman is not DC's Nick Fury

[@christianlennon714]

Tokiofritz man of steel is not Superman, so spot on!

[@christianlennon714]

Steven Rozakis yup

[@krispalermo8133]

Andre Johnston thank you for posting this clip. Second: This would have been Great on the big screen , but it slow build up to basic nothing could be a reason for it being cut. Of coarse my first though of this scene was, a play off on 2001 Space Od, & the slow build up they had on the movie "Alien." Third: I am hearing in the back of my brain TNG: Anti' matter engine is off line, full fusion power to the structure integrity fields." These were the last words spoken on Krypton before it's final fate. Fouth : If Superman's space craft does not fully clear the kryptonnite debrie field, would the ship's FTL "worm hole / quantum slipstream drive" drag more kryptonnite back to Earth with him ?

[@Easy_Urban_Rider]

that spaceship has to be the most efficient device in the universe

[@richardreeselaird2044]

Thanks a lot for uploading this, Andre; just what I was looking for this morn. They should have left it in the movie (guess I need to pick up the extended version). Nitpick: John Ottman did the music (using many of Williams' themes). Highly recommend picking up the extended set! Cheers.