Superman Returns: cast and crew

• Bryan Singer 40 at release Also in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Actors

20

Crew

9

Youngest at release

23 yearsKate Bosworth

Eldest at release

85 yearsNoel Neill

• Brandon Routh Clark Kent 26 at release Also in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2009)
• Kate Bosworth Lois Lane 23 at release Also in 21 (2008)
• Kevin Spacey Lex Luthor 46 at release Also in Se7en (1995)
• James Marsden Richard White 32 at release Also in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
• Parker Posey Kitty Kowalski 37 at release Also in Scream 3 (2000)
• Frank Langella Perry White 68 at release Also in Noah (2014)
• Sam Huntington Jimmy Olsen 24 at release Also in Sully (2016)
• Eva Marie Saint † 2026 Martha Kent 82 at release Also in North by Northwest (1959)
• Marlon Brando † 2004 Jor-El Also in The Godfather (1972)

The whole cast 20

1. Brandon Routh Clark Kent
2. Kate Bosworth Lois Lane
3. Kevin Spacey Lex Luthor
4. James Marsden Richard White
5. Parker Posey Kitty Kowalski
6. Frank Langella Perry White
7. Sam Huntington Jimmy Olsen
8. Eva Marie Saint Martha Kent
9. Marlon Brando Jor-El
10. Kal Penn Stanford
11. David Fabrizio Brutus
12. Ian Roberts Riley
13. Noel Neill Gertrude Vanderworth
14. James Karen Ben Hubbard
15. Peta Wilson Bobbie-Faye
16. Michael Dougherty Student #1 at Metropolis Museum
17. Dan Harris Student #2 at Metropolis Museum
18. Yutaka Izumihara Japanese Presenter
19. Bobby Roe Ravens Baseball Player
20. Roger Sciberras Daily Planet Reporter

Production companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Comics, Legendary Pictures

Who plays Clark Kent in Superman Returns?

Brandon Routh plays Clark Kent.

Who plays Lois Lane in Superman Returns?

Kate Bosworth plays Lois Lane.

Who plays Lex Luthor in Superman Returns?

Kevin Spacey plays Lex Luthor.

Who plays Richard White in Superman Returns?

James Marsden plays Richard White.

Who plays Kitty Kowalski in Superman Returns?

Parker Posey plays Kitty Kowalski.

Who plays Perry White in Superman Returns?

Frank Langella plays Perry White.

Who directed Superman Returns?

Bryan Singer.

Who wrote Superman Returns?

Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris.

Who composed the music for Superman Returns?

John Ottman.

How many actors are in Superman Returns?

20 actors are credited, and 9 people in the crew.

• Bryan Singer has also directed James Marsden in 3 films: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men 2 (2003) and X-Men (2000).

• Bryan Singer had already directed Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995).

• Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth have worked together on 2 other films: 21 (2008) and Beyond the Sea (2004).

• James Marsden and Frank Langella have worked together on 2 other films: Robot & Frank (2012) and The Box (2009).

• Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington have worked together on one other film: Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011).

• Parker Posey and Frank Langella have worked together on one other film: Grace of Monaco (2014).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: James Marsden (44), Kevin Spacey (42) and Frank Langella (27).

• The cast’s average age at release is 42 (of the 17 actors whose birth date we know).