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a b Hughes, David (2003). Tales from Development Hell: Hollywood Film-Making the Hard Way. London: Titan Books. pp. 205–208. ISBN 1840236914. Superman is born Kal-El on the alien planet Krypton. His parents, Jor-El and Lara become aware of Krypton's impending destruction and Jor-El begins constructing a spacecraft to carry Kal-El to Earth. During Krypton's last moments, Jor-El places young Kal-El in the spacecraft and launches it. Jor-El and Lara die as the spacecraft barely escapes Krypton's fate. The explosion transforms planetary debris into kryptonite, a radioactive substance that is lethal to superpowered (via Earth's yellow sun) Kryptonians. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (October 21, 2022). "Heat Vision Newsletter". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022 . Retrieved October 23, 2022. Snyder was the director during principal photography, but was replaced by Joss Whedon during post-production. Snyder retained directorial credit for the finished film, [2] though reports have indicated Whedon reshot a majority of the film. Consequently, Snyder released a director's cut in 2021. [3]