Edited sentence: Despite this claim, the new term of "vague history" has been confusing to many.He re-assumes his secret identity of Clark Kent and discovers that Lois Lane—now in a "prolonged engagement"—has a five-year-old son named Jason White.Later interviews, such as the interview with the writers in the 2-disc Special Edition DVD set of the film, gave an easier answer by saying the film is a semi sequel to original 1978 film, and not truly connected to the Reeve series and partly a reboot.Marlon Brando's role as Superman's biological father Jor-El is reprised with the help of computer-generated imagery and footage shot by director Richard Donner during the joint production of Superman and Superman II.Superman's nemesis, arch-villain Lex Luthor has devised a new plan to defeat Superman