Superman IV : The Quest for Peace is the fifth installment in the original Superman film series .
It is the fifth installment in the original Superman film series and the first film not to be produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind , but rather by Golan-Globus ' Cannon Films , in association with Warner Bros. Gene Hackman returned as Lex Luthor , who creates an evil solar-powered version of Superman called Nuclear Man .
Superman IV-COLON- The Quest for Peace