Superman sacrifices his powers for Lois against his mother's persuasion - SUPERMAN II "Mother... I love her." This is the theatrical version of this scene. To avoid paying Marlon Brando millions of dollars in backend royalties, the producers decided to erase his completed scenes entirely. They replaced his character, Jor-El with Kal-El's mother, Lara (played by Susannah York). #superman #clarkkent #krypton #abctv #christopherreeve #movie #superhero | Kenny Smith