Superman II
1980
Superman battles General Zod and two fellow Kryptonian criminals who have come to Earth demanding submission, while Clark Kent struggles with the desire to give up his powers for a normal life with Lois Lane. The Richard Lester-completed sequel to the 1978 original.
Director
- Richard Lester
Cast
- Christopher Reeve
- Margot Kidder
- Gene Hackman
- Terence Stamp
- Susannah York
- Marc McClure
- Ned Beaty
Filming Locations
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Chobham Common
The scene where the three Kryptonian criminals destroy a small town in Texas was filmed on Tank Hill.
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Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios was the main production base; key sets built there included the Metropolis street battle sequence filmed on the backlot, and the Phantom Zone scenes filmed on L Stage, where General Zod, Non and Ursa are sentenced.