Superman - The 'Green' Movie...?

Press clipping from the UK Sun newspaper - Reeve is listed as being 37 so that would make it around 1990. Good evidence that the fifth movie starring Reeve was still being touted though I can find no further mention of a 'Green' theme in any script from that era. Superman Homepage has an excellent interview with DC/ SuperBoy writer Cary Bates about what may well have been the next sequel - Superman Reborn. Find the article (and a link to an excellent PDF copy of the script!!) here

Why I Believe In...

Culled from an oversize newspaper article in the UK Sun newspaper entitled 'Why I Believe in Superman' circa 1988, after the release of Superman IV. It seems Reeve's only stipulation for returning to the role was a return to quality. As the possibility of a fifth chapter was closer to fruition than most believe, I intend to post as much evidence from the aborted fifth movie that I can and need your help!! Please get in touch if you have anything Superman V related...!

Exclusive Euro Photostory Pt. VIII - And Poster!!

And the saga continues, with the addition of the ultra-rare poster from Bravo magazine from an unknown artist featuring the Superheroes of the seventies, including Adam West's incarnation of Batman and Nicholas Hammond's Amazing Spider-Man, with Reeve's Superman soaring high...
My thanks to Superfan Chris King for the poster restoration!!

The British Are Coming...

More full-page ads courtesy of the Salkinds from Daily Variety dedicated to the BFI and UK Box Office. The figure seems laughable now but in 1978 was probably the equivalent of a Billion pounds today...

Christopher Reeve IS Superman...

More from the pages of Variety, this time showing how the casting was taking shape with the annoucement that Superman himself would be played by 24 year old 'newcomer' Christopher Reeve. Interesting to note Peter Boyle announced as Otis in a part eventually played by Ned Beatty...

A Guy Hamilton Film...?

The first from a series of oversize ads from Daily Variety starting with the initial artwork presented by the Salkinds when Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger) was in place as Director. Its interesting to see the film as we know it evolve from these announcements. As they are an important documentation of the film's genesis I have removed the yellowing with age in an effort to present them as they were originally intended. From my collection....

En Busca De La Paz - Concluded...

The last of this great set - The German one may be next followed by the French then maybe even the UK...Stay tuned!!

Original Poster Fan Art...

An amazingly atmospheric creation by artist Owain Wilson from his flickr album - see it and more classic movies given the Avante Garde treatment here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owainwilson/
In his own words;
For my Superman design, I figured simple, elegant and classy was the way to go, much like the original 1978 poster and the film itself.
I looked for a profile shot of Marlon Brando and found this painting by an artist whose name I couldn't make out (Kris Meadows) It was part of a bigger composition so I took this part out and got to work.
The thing I'm most proud of in this poster is Superman's flight streak. I can't believe I figured out how to do it!

En Busca De La Paz Cont'd...

More from arguably the nicest set of cards produced for The Quest For Peace - tragic the quality of the movie didn't live up to the dynamic of the images presented here...!

En Busca De La Paz....

The first of a rare Spanish 12-card lobby set - featuring great stills including many from the famous deleted scenes...!

Awards And Acheivements......

While its legacy remains unquestioned, It may come as a suprise just how many awards Richard Donner's Superman earned back in the day - A record yet to be surpassed by any other film of the genre?
From Wikipedia;
Superman was nominated for three Academy Awards (Editing, Music (Original Score) and Sound), and received a Special Achievement Award for its visual effects. Richard Donner publicly expressed disgust that production designer John Barry and cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth had not been recognized.Superman was successful at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards. Reeve won Best Newcomer, while Hackman, Unsworth, Barry and the sound designers earned nominations. The film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. At The Saturn Awards Kidder, Barry, John Williams and the visual effects department received awards, and the film won Best Science Fiction Film. Reeve, Hackman, Donner, Valerie Perrine and costume designer Yvonne Blake were nominated for their work as well. In addition, Williams was given a nomination at the 36th Golden Globe Awards and won a Grammy Award. In 2007, the Visual Effects SocietySuperman as the 44th most influential use of visual effects of all time. In 2008, Empire The film also received recognition from the American Film Institute. Superman was selected as the 26th greatest movie hero of all time. The film was considered for AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers, but didn't make it past the ballot. In 2009, Entertainment Weekly ranked Superman 3rd on their list of The All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture. listed named it the #174 greatest movie all-time on its list of 500.From the top; Variety trade ad for the BAFTA's, two rare stills of Christopher Reeve and Gae Exton at the awards (Gae's card reads; 'Awarded to Christopher Reeve') and a short interview with FX guru Colin Chilvers...