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Why Does the World Still Need Superman? An ‘Immersive, Emotional’ New Film About Christopher Reeve Explains

INTERVIEW: Filmmakers Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte take IndieWire through the emotional creation of their "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story."

Since Warner Bros. didn’t produce the film, how were Ettedgui and Bonhôte able to get so much footage from Richard Donner’s 1978 “Superman,” including John Williams’ iconic score? And as DC gets ready to bring us a brand new Superman, it’s truly a great thing to take a look back at Reeve’s true north version of that character and the man he turned out to be. He wasn’t just ‘an actor,’ he was Superman.” (Speaking of those post-“Superman” films: If you haven’t seen “Deathtrap” or “Somewhere in Time,” you are missing two great Christopher Reeve performances.)

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