Superman/Doomsday (2007) (V)

Directors:

Lauren Montgomery
Bruce W. Timm
(more)

Writers:

Duane Capizzi (writer)
Bruce W. Timm (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Where were you the day Superman died?

Plot:

When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s. |

Plot Keywords:

Superman | DC Comics | Cloning | Skirt | Perry White

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Adam Baldwin	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
Anne Heche	...	Lois Lane (voice)
James Marsters	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Toyman (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Robot (voice)
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Martha Kent (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Mercy Graves (voice)
Ray Wise	...	Perry White (voice)
Adam Wylie	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Chris Cox	...	Damon Swank (voice)
Hettie Lynne Hurtes	...	Newscaster (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Officer Tucker (voice)
Townsend Coleman	...	Drill Operator (voice)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Murphy (voice)
Kevin Smith	...	Grumpy Man (voice)

Directed by
Lauren Montgomery
Bruce W. Timm		(as Bruce Timm)
Brandon Vietti

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Duane Capizzi		writer
Bruce W. Timm		writer

Produced by
Gregory Noveck	....	executive producer
Bobbie Page	....	line producer
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer
Bruce W. Timm	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert J. Kral

Film Editing by
Joe Gall

Casting by
Andrea Romano

Art Direction by
Bruce W. Timm

Production Management
Ben Kalina	....	assistant production manager

Art Department
John Dillon	....	motion graphics artist
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Robert Hargreaves	....	foley artist
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Keefer	....	dialogue and adr editor

Animation Department
Tristin Cole	....	background artist
Justin Schultz	....	animatic
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker
Jeff Starling	....	background artist
Glenn Wai Lim Wong	....	character designer

Editorial Department
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Christine H. Luethje	....	music editor

Other crew
Andrea Romano	....	voice director
Dane Taylor	....	production technology
Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Other Companies

• La-La Land Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

The Death of Superman (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:75 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

In the scene where Toyman kidnaps the children, after "Superman" awakes from the dead, he screams, "School's out... FOREVER". This is a reference to the Alice Cooper song School's Out where Cooper sings the same thing.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lex Luthor: Just look at him. So sleek. So powerful. So... beautiful, like some great golden god made flesh. Of course, any sensible god would demand absolute obedience in return for his favor. But, no, our Man of Steel protects us, with no strings attached. The people? Hmph. They practically worship him anyway. Enjoy your reign while you may, Superman. For surely as night follows day, there comes a time when even gods must die.

Movie Connections:

References Dr. No (1962)

This isn't your father's animated Superman!

I saw the premiere of Superman Doomsday on July 26, 2007 at the San Diego Comic-Con. It rightfully earns a PG-13 rating for some very intense violence. Although impossible to condense the epic comic book saga into about 80 minutes, the movie captures the essence of the comic book series. The story moves along briskly in the first and third acts, with lots of death and destruction. The second act looks poignantly at a world without Superman. The scene between Lois Lane and Martha Kent brought a tear to my eye. The animation is of high quality. The characters are drawn somewhat differently than in previous incarnations. The way they drew the character cheekbones was a bit distracting at first, but I soon got used to it. Otherwise, the characters and the animation were quite nicely done. Overall, I enjoyed Superman Doomsday a lot and I look forward to more PG-13 interpretations from the DC universe.