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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story released in UK cinemas
We are delighted to share in the excitement of the new Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, that was released to UK cinemas on 1 November 2024.
Over recent weeks we have been lucky enough to speak to some of the team who helped bring this amazing film to life.
Check out our interview with directors Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte, and hear from researcher Ella Beaumont on her experience of life with a SCI and how her own lived insights supported the vision of the film. And finally we have a review by SIA vice president Martin Hibbert who was lucky enough to attend a screening a couple of weeks ago with our friends from Spinal Research.
An interview with the directors of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Q&A with Super/Man film researcher Ella Beaumont from Aylesbury
“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.”
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
“We are dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis.”
