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The premiere of the documentary film “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” was held at the Museum of Modern Art last night, Wednesday, September 18, and actor David Corenswet and director James Gunn, were amongst those in attendance, along with the children of Christopher Reeve.
Matthew, Alexandra, and Will Reeve took photos with David Corenswet, who will play the role of the Man of Steel in the 2025 “Superman” movie.
Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui were also in attendance, as was DC Studios co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn, along with other celebrities and journalists, like Susan Sarandon, Wolf Blitzer, Diane Sawyer, and Robin Roberts.
Christopher Reeve found global fame as Hollywood’s era-defining Superman in the 1970s, but his life was forever altered when he was paralysed from the neck down following a 1995 spinal injury. From his beginnings as a theatre actor to his global superstardom to his life of post-accident advocacy, this beautiful, open-hearted portrait weaves together a warming cinematic blanket of archival footage, home movies, interviews with friends and family, the recurring presence of long-time pal Robin Williams, and Reeve himself narrating from his 1999 autobiography Still Me.
Inspiring a standing ovation at its Sundance premiere, this emotional cine-portrait is as complex, and at times conflicted, as Reeve himself. While chronicling the struggles and controversies that Reeve encountered after 1995, directors Ian Bonhôte (McQueen, MIFF 2018) and Peter Ettedgui also position the actor as a figure to explore disability advocacy and under-acknowledged struggles within the disabled community. Both Super/Man and its titular figure are powerful vessels of empathy and humanity.
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” will debut in cinemas across the USA on Saturday, September 21, with encore presentations taking place on September 25, Christopher Reeve’s birthday. Purchase your tickets from FathomEvents.com.
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