Reign of the Supermen

2019 87 min ★ 7.0 Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Fantasy, Drama

In the wake of The Death of Superman, the world is still mourning the loss of the Man of Steel following his fatal battle with the monster Doomsday. However, no sooner as his body been laid to rest than do four new bearers of the Superman shield come forward to take on the mantle. The Last Son of Krypton, Superboy, Steel, and the Cyborg Superman all attempt to fill the vacuum left by the world's greatest champion. Meanwhile, Superman's death has also signaled to the universe that Earth is vulnerable. Can these new Supermen and the rest of the heroes prove them wrong?

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Cast

Jerry O'Connell

Clark Kent / Superman / Cyborg Superman (voice)

Rebecca Romijn

Lois Lane (voice)

Rainn Wilson

Lex Luthor (voice)

Cress Williams

John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)

Cameron Monaghan

Connor Kent / Superboy (voice)

Charles Halford

Eradicator / Bibbo Bibbowski (voice)

Patrick Fabian

Hank Henshaw (voice)

Rosario Dawson

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)

Jason O'Mara

Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

Shemar Moore

Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)

Details

Director

Sam Liu

Tagline

"Nothing ever truly dies."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Warner Bros. Animation, DC

Reviews

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Gimly

January 19, 2019

★ 5/10

The voice cast is solid, and _Reign of the Supermen_ works well as a sequel to last year's _The Death of Superman_, but it is not one of the various DC Animated universes' truly great entries. At least it wasn't another re-do of a story they've already done. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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Sheldon Nylander

August 26, 2019

★ 5/10

"The Death of Superman" was a great film and adaptation of the source material (yes, they changed a few things, but not so much as to drastically alter it beyond recognition). "Reign of the Supermen"...not so much. Part of the problem may be that while the Death of Superman comic storyline was relatively short and concise, the Reign of the Supermen comic storyline was epic in scale with far-rea...