Based on the DC Comics characters Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Based on the DC Comics graphic novel by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

Release date: Feb. 22, 2011.

Special features: "Green Lantern: emerald knights": preview DC Universe's next animated original movie ; explore the DC Universe animated origianl film, "Superman/Batman apocalypse."

Edited by Margaret Hou ; music by Christopher Drake.

Voices: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony Lapaglia, Edward Asner.

Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel, and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life's dreams, especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane, until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger the end of Earth's Greatest Protector.

MPAA Rating: PG; for sequences of action and violence, language including brief innuendo, and some sensuality.

DVD; region 1, widescreen; dual-layer ; Dolby Digital surround 5.1 (English and French), stereo. (Spanish).

English, French or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.