Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Superman: Brainiac Attacks is an animated action film in which Lex Luthor, resentful of Superman's heroism and growing popularity, joins forces with the powerful computerized villain Brainiac. Luthor supplies advanced weaponry and a rare form of Kryptonite obtained from distant space, and rebuilds Brainiac specifically to destroy the Man of Steel. The alliance turns against him, and Superman has to face the threat while Lois Lane, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen remain part of his life at the Daily Planet.

Curt Geda directed the film, which followed his earlier animated work on Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman and Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, the same year. Duane Capizzi wrote the screenplay, Margaret M. Dean produced, and the voice cast includes Tim Daly as Clark Kent and Superman, Dana Delany as Lois Lane, Powers Boothe as Lex Luthor, Lance Henriksen as Brainiac, George Dzundza as Perry White and David Kaufman as Jimmy Olsen. It runs 77 minutes and was released in June 2006.

The film has drawn moderate audience scores, sitting at 5.8 out of 10 on IMDb from roughly 5,400 votes and 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB from a much smaller pool of about 170 votes. Those figures point to a modest, mixed response rather than strong enthusiasm.