This was the third film with Hackman""s villain Lex Luthor.And it was the second film with a super-villain (the other wasSuperman II (1980)).Superman Returns (2006)d.Bryan Singer, 154 minutesFilm Plot SummaryThe action-adventure fantasy film opened with a background foreword:On the doomed Planet Krypton, a wise scientist placed his infant son into a spacecraft and launched him to Earth.[Note:There are five birthdays in the film (in order): (1) the Dawn of Man himself; (2) Dr.Floyd""s daughter; (3) Astronaut Frank (his parents sing him Happy Birthday via radio); (4) computer HAL""s "operational" birthday; (5) the Birth of the Starchild.Kirk complimented Spock for the rescue ("What would I do without you, Spock?"), causing the Vulcan to reconsider his decision to leave the Starfleet.He had since become married (to Lisa (Natalie Trundy) from the previous film), and his son Cornelius (Bobby Porter) was in the class and obediently following directions.