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  1. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others.

  2. In 1979, after the tense nineteen month-long shoot on Superman and a significant portion of Superman II, Alexander Salkind, who had bought the film rights to the character, removed Donner from production on the sequel and replaced him with director Richard Lester.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Superman_IISuperman II - Wikipedia

    A sequel, Superman III, was released in June 1983, for which Lester returned as director. A director's cut of the film, restoring the original vision for the film under Donner's supervision, titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, was released on November 28, 2006 in various home media formats.

  4. Mar 16, 2021 · Original director Richard Donner was replaced by Richard Lester mid-production, and a fan campaign eventually led to the release of Donner’s more serious vision, albeit a full 26...

    • Richard LesterRichard Donner, the film's original director, was fired from the film in March 1979 after 75 percent of it had already been filmed. Lester took over directing duties and, as he could not be credited according to the Directors Guild of America unless he shot 40 percent of the film, re-shot most of the film.MankiewiczCrane2012212–213Rossen20081261
    • Richard LesterRichard Donner, the film's original director, was fired from the film in March 1979 after 75 percent of it had already been filmed. Lester took over directing duties and, as he could not be credited according to the Directors Guild of America unless he shot 40 percent of the film, re-shot most of the film.MankiewiczCrane2012212–213Rossen20081262
    • Richard LesterRichard Donner, the film's original director, was fired from the film in March 1979 after 75 percent of it had already been filmed. Lester took over directing duties and, as he could not be credited according to the Directors Guild of America unless he shot 40 percent of the film, re-shot most of the film.MankiewiczCrane2012212–213Rossen20081263
    • Richard LesterRichard Donner, the film's original director, was fired from the film in March 1979 after 75 percent of it had already been filmed. Lester took over directing duties and, as he could not be credited according to the Directors Guild of America unless he shot 40 percent of the film, re-shot most of the film.MankiewiczCrane2012212–213Rossen20081264
    • Richard LesterRichard Donner, the film's original director, was fired from the film in March 1979 after 75 percent of it had already been filmed. Lester took over directing duties and, as he could not be credited according to the Directors Guild of America unless he shot 40 percent of the film, re-shot most of the film.MankiewiczCrane2012212–213Rossen20081265
  5. Mar 17, 2021 · Stop us if you’ve heard this one lately, but the production of the DC Comics-inspired sequel involved a director being replaced, after he’d already shot most of the movie, by another filmmaker who reworked and reshot the film into a theatrical cut that was very different from the original intention.

  6. Jan 25, 2021 · As production on Superman and Superman II wore on, director Richard Donner clashed frequently with the Salkinds and their on-set producer, Pierre Spengler, over various aspects of the...

  7. Jun 25, 2024 · Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 re-edited director's cut of the 1980 superhero movie Superman II. The re-edited version of the film was created by director Richard Donner and producer Ilya Salkind using existing footage but with new scenes shot by editor Michael Thau and composer John Williams. The DVD release includes ...