DC’s Christopher Reeve Documentary Looks Heroically Heartbreaking

We whitethorn inactive person a portion to hold earlier we tin feast our eyes connected James Gunn’s instrumentality connected the Man of Steel, but that isn’t stopping DC Studios from reminding fans of however goated the OG cinematic Superman was successful its upcoming documentary connected Christopher Reeve.

Today Warner Bros. and DC Studios dropped a trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. As 1 mightiness surmise from the title, the documentary explores however Reeves went from being a classical histrion to inarguably the champion iteration of the caped hero. Interspersed among the trailer’s speech amusement interviews and candid location video footage of Reeves rehearsing and playing assorted sports are interrogation segments from Susan Sarandon, and his children, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Matthew Reeve—who volition cameo successful Gunn’s Superman film.

As good arsenic of people highlighting the way to Reeve taking connected the iconic role, the documentary volition showcase Reeve’s tenure arsenic Superman from 1978 to 1987, and however helium turned the calamity of his paralyzation from a 1995 equine riding incidental successful to a almighty beingness of disablement activism. Dovetailed successful the Super/Man announcement tweet is simply a nexus to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for DC fans to get progressive with disablement activism.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story volition person a constricted theatrical merchandise adjacent period connected September 21 and September 25, earlier presumably heading to Max astatine a aboriginal date.

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