Superman - Returns

Before the project was shelved in favor of a reboot, a sequel was in development for 2009.

A companion open-world video game was developed to extend the film's story. Superman Returns

: The movie was one of the first major features shot almost entirely on the Panavision Genesis , a digital camera designed to mimic the look of 35mm film. This was seen at the time as a significant shift toward the future of digital filmmaking. Before the project was shelved in favor of

: Unlike previous films where the cape often behaved inconsistently, the Superman Returns team used the Syflex cloth simulator to create a digital cape. This allowed the director to manipulate its movement with the same precision as an actor. This was seen at the time as a

: The main villain was set to be a modernized version of Brainiac .