# Is That Brando's Voice in the New Supes Trailer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004 "2005-11-21T00:36:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/1 "2005-11-21T00:36:18Z")
[It certainly sounds like it to me.](http://supermanreturns.warnerbros.com/trailer.html) Given that he’s dead, it would have to be from the original film, which makes me wonder what direction they’re going to be going with this one. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/2 "2005-11-21T00:41:04Z")
Yes it is. They took parts of his speech from the 1978 movie as well as parts of outtakes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/3 "2005-11-21T00:56:16Z")
[Sci-Fi.com story](http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=16086) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/4 "2005-11-21T12:54:43Z")
I was surprised to hear Brando’s voice and the original music from the 1978 flick. Brando’s lines that I heard, by the way, were from the film and, as far as I could tell, delivered as in that film. No need, for the trailer at least, to go pilfering audio vaults for material. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/5 "2005-11-21T15:37:05Z")
Yes, Superman Returns is essentially a sequel to Superman II, ignoring Superman III and IV. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/6 "2005-11-21T15:40:04Z")
Well the certainly paid him enough for his few minutes of screen time. They need to make up that money somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/7 "2005-11-21T15:52:31Z")
I saw several minutes of film and it was a little strange. At one point the ‘new Superman’ is holding a photo of Ma and Pa Kent and it was Glenn Ford and that woman. Also when posing as Clark Kent he really looks like Chris Reeve’s Clark Kent. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/8 "2005-11-21T16:20:08Z")
That’s what it sounded like to me. The fact they also used the music from the original movie made me want to go back and watch the first movie rather then this one, as the trailor didn’t impress me. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/9 "2005-11-21T17:30:03Z")
Can I ask why we need a new Superman movie here, or should I go start my own thread? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/10 "2005-11-21T18:11:15Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Can I ask why we need a new Superman movie here, or should I go start my own thread? WE don’t need one, DC Comics needs one to erase III & IV, just like they needed _Batman Begins_ to erase the memories of _Batman & Robin_. The two are valuable franchises that DC would like to continue making money off of. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/11 "2005-11-21T18:24:51Z")
On the one hand I really like how they’re reusing the orignal 1978 Superman score, as I really don’t think it could be improved on. Plus I like how it’s going to be a sequel. Much as I liked Batman Begins I’m really sick of origin stories. On the other hand I agree that rather than make me want to see Superman Returns the trailer (mostly cause of the music and voiceover) made me want to rewatch the 1978 one. Plus the new costume still sucks! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/12 "2005-11-21T21:05:31Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > On the one hand I really like how they’re reusing the orignal 1978 Superman score The upcoming movie will have a mostly new score (by John Ottman, I think), with occasional references to the John Williams themes, including the fanfare at the beginning. That’s how it stands at the moment, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/13 "2005-11-21T22:46:44Z")
I don’t recall the Superman = Jesus thing from the original movie that the new trailer was playing on. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/14 "2005-11-21T22:58:16Z")
The problem I have with this being a “sequel” is… The actors are all much younger then the original cast. Margot Kidder was was what? 30 something in the first Superman… the girl playing Lois Lane presumably the same exact person as in the original is maybe 23 maybe 24? Superman being relatively the same age is fine… who the hell knows how Kryptonians age… but Lois got younger while Superman was away? WTF. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/15 "2005-11-21T22:58:33Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yes, Superman Returns is essentially a sequel to Superman II, ignoring Superman III and IV. Which is probably a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/16 "2005-11-21T22:59:23Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > I don’t recall the Superman = Jesus thing from the original movie that the new trailer was playing on. I thought the same thing… then a bunch of Superman nerds pointed out that the exact same language was used inthe original trailer and film. Supes=Christ. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-brandos-voice-in-the-new-supes-trailer/332004/17 "2005-11-22T15:55:26Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > I thought the same thing… then a bunch of Superman nerds pointed out that the exact same language was used inthe original trailer and film. Supes=Christ. No, Superman is Moses.