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| Warner Bros. Launches 'Superman Returns' for Mobile Phones Warner Bros. Digital Distribution is announcing the launch of a mobile (Wireless Application Protocol/"WAP") site and action-adventure game for the film "Superman Returns". The site is one of the first of its kind in the U.S. for a major motion picture and the first major domestic direct-to-consumer mobile program created by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. The mobile site, available to all mobile subscribers in the U.S. and Canada with text messaging and wireless internet service, gives fans immediate access to "Superman Returns" by simply texting the letter S to the phone number 43892 (GETWB). This unique mobile experience offers promotional and premium content. Promotional items include a free mobile wallpaper, trivia game, and Daily Planet media alerts, providing fans with the latest news and events leading up to the premiere. Subscribers can also enter to win a "Superman Returns" prize pack, browse local showtimes, purchase tickets, and watch video content including theatrical trailers and production journals from director Bryan Singer. Fans have the option to purchase premium mobile content, including an action-adventure game with five levels of play. The game is set in a future metropolis overridden with criminals and catastrophes. Players assume the role of Superman, racing against the clock to regain the trust of the people and bring peace back to the city. Other premium content includes wallpapers from the new film and ringtones from John Williams' classic "Superman" theme and Rhino Records' "Sound of Superman" concept album. Long time fans are treated to a wide selection of personalized wallpapers and ringtones from the super hero's classic and current films, television, and comic book properties such as "Superman I & II", "Smallville", and "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman". Warner Bros. Pictures' "Superman Returns" will soar into theaters across the U.S. on June 28th. Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure "Superman Returns", a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved Super Heroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman (Brandon Routh) faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space. Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures, a Jon Peters Production in association with Bad Hat Harry Productions, a Bryan Singer film, "Superman Returns", starring newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth ("Beyond the Sea", "Blue Crush"), James Marsden ("X2: X-Men United", "The Notebook"), Frank Langella (HBO's "Unscripted"), Academy Award-winner Eva Marie Saint ("North By Northwest"), Parker Posey ("Best in Show"), Kal Penn ("Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"), Sam Huntington ("Detroit Rock City"), and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey ("Beyond the Sea", "American Beauty", "The Usual Suspects"). Directed by Bryan Singer ("X2: X-Men United", "X-Men", "The Usual Suspects"), the film is produced by Jon Peters, Bryan Singer and Gilbert Adler. The executive producer is Chris Lee. The co-producer is Stephen Jones. The screenplay is by Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris, and the story is by Bryan Singer and Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris. The director of photography is Newton Thomas Sigel A.S.C.; the production designer is Guy Dyas; the film is edited by John Ottman and Elliot Graham; the costume designer is Louise Mingenbach; and the music is by John Ottman. The film is based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |