Warner Bros. Pictures has released the trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
DIRECTED BY Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui
WRITTEN BY Peter Ettedgui
CO-WRITTEN BY
Ian Bonhôte & Otto Burnham
PRODUCED BY
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte
FEATURING
Alexandra Reeve Givens, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve
A PRESENTATION OF
DC STUDIOS, HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS, CNN FILMS, WORDS+PICTURES
A PRODUCTION OF
PASSION PICTURES, MISFITS ENTERTAINMENT, JENCO FILMS
Run Time: 104 minutes
SYNOPSIS
The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care – all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family.
From the directors of McQueen, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, this film includes never-before-seen intimate home movies and an extraordinary trove of personal archive material, as well as the first extended interviews ever filmed with Reeve’s three children about their father, and interviews with the A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends. The film is a moving and vivid cinematic telling of Reeve’s remarkable story.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is produced by Passion Pictures (Searching For Sugar Man, The Territory) and Misfits Entertainment (McQueen, Rising Phoenix).