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In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and the TV series Smallville, Justice League Unlimited and The Batman, as well as for collectibles and other merchandise.

Confidential, Pay It Forward, K-PAX, and Superman Returns in a career which has earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Two years after Brando's death, he " reprised " the role of Jor-El in the 2006 " loose sequel " Superman Returns, in which both used and unused archive footage of him as Jor-El from the first two Superman films was remastered for a scene in the Fortress of Solitude, and Brando's voice-overs were used throughout the film.

He is famous for his dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 9 and Dark Shadows, and for blockbusters such as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Batman Returns, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, which was the second highest-grossing film of 2010, and the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time.

The result was Batman Returns which featured Michael Keaton returning as the Dark Knight, and a new triad of villains: Danny DeVito ( as the Penguin ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( as Catwoman ) and Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film ( similar to Superman IIIs Ross Webster ).

In 1992, Urich hosted the CBS TV special The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin, which was a behind-the-scenes look of the upcoming motion picture Batman Returns.

* Elements of The Dark Knight Returns appear in the film The Dark Knight Rises, particularly the central concept of Batman returning to Gotham City after a ten year absence ( which is reduced to eight in the film ).

Superman Returns extends the crystalline Kryptonian technology from Superman which allowed young Clark Kent to " grow " the Fortress of Solitude.

A sequel, Prancer Returns, was made in 2001 ( filming location Uxbridge, Ontario ), in which a boy comes to Three Oaks to learn about the " Prancer incident ".

In December 2000, the film was followed by a sequel, Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns, which was broadcast on Japanese television in December 2000 and released worldwide on home video and DVD in 2001.

Mewtwo has appeared as a central character in several books related to the Pokémon franchise, including novelizations of Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Returns, both of which closely follow the events of the films.

He does appear in The Black Stallion Returns, alongside Cass Ole, by which time the studio bought out the syndicate of owners in order to secure El Mokhtar's services.

The movie was followed in 1983 by a sequel, The Black Stallion Returns, which also starred Reno.

He was a guest performer in the " Spirit Returns " music program, which featured the reformed Goanna, Ross Hannaford ( ex-Daddy Cool ) and Liam O ' Maonlai ( Hothouse Flowers ) at the Melbourne Festival in 1998.

It spawned a sequel in 2001, The Mummy Returns, and a prequel spin-off of that sequel, The Scorpion King, in 2002, which spawned a 2008 prequel, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, and a 2012 sequel, The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption.

His early works include 1996's Floyd Collins, Love's Fire, and Saturn Returns ( which was recorded as Myths and Hymns ).

The cave is once again seen in Batman Returns, and Bruce gains access to it via a tube / elevator like passage from Wayne Manor, the entrance to which is hidden in an iron maiden, and is activated by flipping a small switch hidden on a small replica of Wayne Manor in the bottom of a fish tank.

In recent development she is re-teaming with director Ram Gopal Verma for his upcoming 3D horror film Bhoot Returns which is a sequel to 2003 hit Bhoot.

Some notable trailers which LaFontaine highlighted in the intro on his official website include: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Shrek, Friday the 13th, Law & Order and Batman Returns.

The first authoritative figure for numbers of workhouses comes in the next century from The Abstract of Returns made by the Overseers of the Poor, which was drawn up following a government survey in 1776.

Having been rebuilt via a Kryptonian crystal during the One Year Later story arc, the current version of the Fortress of Solitude, which was also designed to essentially be visually identical to the Donner and Bryan Singer films, now contains an advanced interactive " recording " of Jor-El which, although visually dissimilar to Marlon Brando, is otherwise identical in function to that featured in Superman Returns.

Also in the 1990s, he appeared in two Dallas reunion TV movies ; J. R. Returns ( 1996 ) and War of the Ewings ( 1998 ), both of which he also co-produced.

The story is a parody of the grim and gritty trend most often identified with late 1980s to early 1990s superhero comics, and it includes references to several of DC's own series ( such as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen, including the cover of the Captain Carrot comic, which bears a resemblance to the cover of Watchmen # 1 ).

Prem Singh appealed this decision to the Supreme Court which ruled that even though the ruling by Judge Anthony Gates was incorrect, the Constitution did not allow for the appeal of a Court of Disputed Returns ruling.

1984 – 2000 ) has even more potential starting points, but is generally agreed to be the publication of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore's Watchmen by DC Comics in 1986, as well as the publication of DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths, written by Marv Wolfman with pencils by George Pérez.

In the 2006 film Superman Returns, Luthor is portrayed by Kevin Spacey, set sometime after the events of Superman II.

Kurzweil refers to this concept as the " Law of Accelerating Returns ", and has asserted that this is supported by a number of metrics.

The back of the book states that it is adapted from Goliath and Goliath Returns, but the actual story is only adapted from Goliath.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series comprising The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Triumphant, Hunt The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Falls, written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics under the title Batman: The Dark Knight in 1986.

The Dark Knight Returns is set in a dystopian near-future version of Gotham City.

* Ellen Yin, a supporting character in The Batman, is a clear nod to Ellen Yindel, Police Commissioner of Gotham City in The Dark Knight Returns.

The Batsuit featured in The Dark Knight Returns is available as a DLC ( downloadable content ) Skin for the video game Batman: Arkham City.

Frank Miller ( born January 27, 1957 ) is an American writer, artist, and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300.

The 2006 movie Superman Returns presents a version of Krypton almost identical to Superman ( since Superman Returns is more or less set in the same continuity as Superman: The Movie.

Critically acclaimed, The Sandman is one of the few graphic novels ever to be on the New York Times Best Seller list, along with Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns.

However, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Donkey Kong Country Returns, the current Donkey Kong is referred to as Cranky's grandson.

In Frank Miller's non-canonical The Dark Knight Returns, the role of Robin is filled by Carrie Kelly, a thirteen year old girl.

Bryan is the birthplace of 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion — and current NASCAR driver -- Sam Hornish, Jr., Bob Hartman, founder of the Christian rock pioneer group " Petra ", and of Mark Winegardner, chosen to be the author of the novel The Godfather Returns.

* In the video games American McGee's Alice ( 2000 ); and the sequel Alice: Madness Returns ( 2011 ), the Cheshire Cat is portrayed as an enigmatic, yet wise guide for Alice in the corrupted Wonderland.

In this instance it is alleged to stand for, ' Small Profits, Quick Returns ', a reminder not only of their trading philosophy but also of the Londoner's sense of humour.

is a platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo and was the last installment in the Donkey Kong Country trilogy until Nintendo announced Retro Studios would be developing the next installment, Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Nintendo Wii.

* In the Batman film series, Batman's costume is of rubber ; in Batman Returns, Catwoman wears a rubber catsuit ( source Tim Burton, Skin Two magazine, issue 12 ).

* Her name and status was used in The Mummy Returns, where she is played by Rachel Weisz.

* In the movie The Mummy Returns, Karnak is one of the places Rick O ' Connell and the others must go to, in order to ultimately reach the Scorpion King.