Memes on Instagram: "🎬 Fun fact: Superman II (1980) The production of this sequel was famously turbulent because director Richard Donner had already filmed roughly 75% of it simultaneously with the first movie before being replaced by Richard Lester, leading to two very different versions of the film. Interestingly, Gene Hackman refused to return for the reshoots out of loyalty to Donner, which forced the production to use body doubles and clever voice impersonators to finish the remaining scen