we spend a very significant very important part of time on the planet krypton.y of a man torn between two civilizations, earth and krypton. and so the more richly you establish krypton, the bigger the conflict that superman endures. >> speaking of the conflict they made an interesting choice to show you and jerel played by russell crowe, superman's father to show you two agreed on a fundamental point of what was happening to krypton and i really thought it imbued your character with a sense of motive and a sense of purpose and in this way rendered him l'eggs a villain i think than we might otherwise think. >> yeah, exactly. i think what superman 2, i love that terrence sam did as much as anybody but a lot of times you wonder why exactly is he so angry? why does he want to kill all of us? and i think with this it gives you a context, you know, the thing to remember is that they're in a very catastrophic situation in krypton in the beginning of the movie. no time to think anymore. so a lot of rash decisions get made. >> terrence playing general zod in superman 2.

superman is an american from krypton. [ cheers and applause ] read your constitution. even worse, folks, this henry cavill guy looks almost exactly like the guy they cast to play clark kent. it's going to confuse the audience. think. and today, today i saw something that really crossed the line. by that, i mean the visible panty line. superman is not wearing his traditional red underwear. this is disgusting. you can clearly see the outline of his, shall we say, fortress of solitude. come on! ( applause ) i've got to tell you, folks, if you look closely it doesn't even look like he's wearing underwear inside his tights which could be trouble because, as you know, our earth talc has no effect on him. i mean look at this guy. he's just blue, blue, blue, head to toe. it's like wearing a denim jacket with denim jeans which everyone knows got aquaman kicked out of the justice league. the red underwear, folks, the red underwear is a crucial part of superman's costume. every superman has worn them starting with george reeves and his belted granny panties. that's how we wore un

super hero is sent to earth by his parents in order to survive the destruction of his home world krypton. you remember the story. film veterans kevin costner and diane lane play the adoptive earth parents of clark kent. here's more on the action-packed classic. >> think about all the characters you've played in your career so far. if you could pinpoint one that helped you discover more about yourself, which character would you say that is? >> the truth is i play characters i wish i was. i have played people who are braver than me and smarter than myself. for as corny as the movies are, you can learn more about how to behave as a person by watching them. in the dark, you look up there and you go that's who i want to be and who i don't want to be. even the sociopath goes -- even a sociopath in the theater says that guy's a rat, and they may be a real rat in their own lives. movies show us how to be when things are the toughest. that's when really you're measured at almost anything in life, when things are toughest. >> when you watch a movie, i think to myself, what would i do in that situa

churches are asking people to preach the gospel of krypton. >> welcome back to "the lead." blue haired grandma would make the trek into the living room to watch her stories. so operas have come back from the dead. they've been resurrected online. "days of our lives" won best drama and one has since moved to the web "one life to live." there was a time when the daytime dramas were an atm machine for the networks. "general hospital" had 11 million viewers the year of luke and laura's wedding. but they began to die off. audiences shrank. but with all the program we're seeingline and other content -- online on networks like netflix, soaks may get another life. >> vincent spent 12 years on "all my children." >> our baby died. >> and in a twist as dramatic as the story lines, his time at pine drama was gone. or is it? >> i got a often call and it's like one of those things where someone died and three years you get a call and you open the door and you're like what the hey? rich frank saw money making potential in bringing the soaps back online. >> the viewers loved the show and t

abrams even had a version in which krypton never blew up. will smith, practically every actor in hollywood who could walk upright and speak english was considered. producers settled on brandon ralph. who? everyone asked and are still asking director brian singer ditched the x man franchise to direct 2006's superman returned. pretend like superman 3 and 4 never happened. way ahead of you. but a confusing concept to sell to audiences. singer took liberties and gave superman a son with lois. >> his cryp tonian biological make jun enhanced by lois's son and she gets a super kick to her stomach. >> and that most american of superhero, an ideal, the way we like to think of ourselves, patriotic, benevolent. don't screw with us. let's face it. no one fan ta sizes about being wi clark kent. >> the face, the glasses, that has the costume superman uses to blend in with us. >> you have a lot of people hoping you can make us believe man can fly again. >> okay. the 40th annual daytime emmy awards happening tonight, honoring the best in soaps, talk shows a

it's less "superman" and more like "war of the worlds" with two guys from krypton zapping each other.erman i know and love. there isn't the simple charm of the comic. >> is that right? so box office projections as of today have the movie tracking to make $130 million. which is more than the $85 million warner brothers has been officially projecting. where do you think the box office falls? >> i think that's probably about right. 130 to 140, which is -- which is great. the numbers keep going up for these things, which means we'll see more and more and more of them. whether they give anybody real joy, that's another thing. >> yeah. >> i think what's sad to me about this is there's a great book out now by the producer linda oaks called "sleepless in hollywood." she made "sleepless in seattle." she said the box office numbers have reversed in the last few years. it used to be 80% of your profits for a studio came from domestic. 20% from overseas. now, after the dvd collapse, it's 80% international. the chinese only want 3-d, imax, action, franchises. so what you're getting with the "super

franchise, particularly focused on the origin story, and his father figures, his real father from kryptonhis film and didn't we have a guy like jonathan kent who is more of a blank slate. what did you see? who did you see him as? >> well, he's a person of the land and the midwest. and so, it's not that i put so much into it as much as i understood what it would be like to be this man, a farmer, and have this baby show up on their doorstep, so to speak. >> as big a movie as perhaps i've seen and yet your scenes with your son, some of the smaller, more intimate moments. i want to show one. this is a look at your relationship with clark and explains the father/son dynamic. >> all of these changes you're going through, one day you'll think of them as a blessing. when that day comes you'll have to make a choice. a choice of whether to stand proud in front of the human race or not. >> can i just keep pretending i'm your son? >> you are my son. >> what was it for you to take on this idea that he's going to have make these choices but you're preparing him to make that choice? >> my part was about

i thought i could, but -- >> laura -- >> now that it's here-- >> krypton is doomed. >> that's the quietestrning to you both. good to see you guys. >> good morning. >> after that it goes on a wild and crazy ride. let's talk about you snyders. when they first brought you the script, it's my understanding, zach, you said ah we have to think about it. i don't know if we want to do it. because? >> i with his a fan of "superman," so iconographic and so huge. we were concerned about how do you make him modern or whatever you're going to do with superman? such a big weight to bear. >> responsibility. >> exactly. >> big responsibility. >> so you guys are literally reading the script while they're waiting in the driveway to see if you'll accept it? >> very high priority. you're under pressure because you don't want to take too long reading the script but you want to make sure you have all the details because then you have to talk about it, pitch your idea back to them to see if you're going to get the job. we read the script and it just -- they got at him in a way that i think was so relevant, a way

. >>> he came from krypton. kansas claims him, too.ust conquered the weekend box office with $125 million in u.s. sales. now he's headed for the kansas hall of fame. the hall will induct superman on friday citing his solid work ethic and the smalltown values he learned in smallville. he'll join kansas great like dwight eisenhower, amelia airhart and marshall matt dylan. >>> a woman who falsely accused a high school football star of rape has $2.6 million to the school district. in 2002 gibson accused brian banks, a star football player and classmate. she also sued the long beach unified school district for lack security and received a $750,000 settlement. now a judge has ordered her to repay that money, plus interest, plus interest. and legal fees. and $1 million in punitive damages. banks was convicted and served more than five years in prison before gibson admitted she was not raped. cnn's legal analyst sunny hostin is is here. that's an amazing case. before you accuse someone you better think twice, now. >> it's unbelievable. i think

abrams even scripted a version in which krypton never blew up. ashton curber. josh hartnet.practically every actor in hollywood that could walk up right and speak english was considered. producers settled on brandon ralph. who? everyone asked. and our still asking. director brian singer ditched thexmen franchise to direct 2006's "superman returns." singer's concept, pretend like superman 3 and 4 never happened. way ahead of you, brian. but it was a confusing concept to sell to audiences. even singer took liberties. he gave superman a son with lois. how would that work? >> his krip tone yan buy logical makeup is enhanced by the -- >> the movies have never totally gotten superman, that most american of superheroes. he's an ideal. the way we'd like to think of ourselves. patriotic. benevolent. but don't screw with us. let's face it. no one fantasizes about being clark kent. >> the fwlaglasses. the business suit. that's the costume. that's the costume that superman wears to blend in with us. >> your move, zach snyder. you've got a lot of people hoping you can make us believe a m