Here is a Muppet news flash…

We now have an official updated word on the news of the Superman films coming to 4K next year, and this is straight from Warner Bros. directly.

According to the remastering team at Warner Bros., only the theatrical versions of Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace are being remastered and prepped for 4K physical release in 2023. This will likely include a new remaster of the first film, which, as we know, did not meet everyone’s expectations.

In addition, we will see a new 4K remaster of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut included as well. This is going to be the 116 minute cut of the film that was released in 2006, and not the 122 minute cut that was released on Vudu and Amazon.

Furthermore, there is no word on the extended TV cuts of Superman II and Superman III or the original 134 minute version of Superman IV at this point, but it is believed that since the Warner Archive released the 188 minute extended TV cut of Superman: The Movie and the 124 minute international cut of Supergirl on Blu-ray, it is likely that they will handle the Blu-ray releases of the sequels as well.

Update: In a bit of unfortunate news, we will not see a new 4K remaster of Richard Donner’s 151 minute special edition of Superman: The Movie from 2001, which means the best version out there for now is the Blu-ray version from 2011.

That’s all we know at this point. As more news becomes available, I’ll pass it along to you.

Many thanks to Jim Bowers and the CapedWonder Superman Podcast for bringing this news to light for everyone.