Reeve, who started his acting career in the theatre was plucked from relative obscurity by landing the role of Superman over a large number of Hollywood hopefuls including Neil Diamond! Landing this gig was a double-edged sword though and he suffered from being typecast as the man of steel for the rest of his active acting career. It forever limited him in the choice of acting roles offered to him.

The fame that came from being the lead in Richard Donner’s film as it became a worldwide phenomenon was overwhelming and Reeve did his best to enjoy the fruits of his labour, this was the seventies after all. He kept busy acting until 1995 when his life was forever changed after he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian event and was paralysed from the neck down.

It speaks to the man’s character that this event became the nucleus for his transformation into a full-time activist. His fight for expanded research into spinal cord injuries and providing aid to people with those injuries became his life’s work. His drive and determination were very impressive, but what’s most extraordinary about the Reeve presented in Super/Man is how much love and affection he instilled in his family. Their displays of emotion will warm even the coldest of hearts.
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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).

New York-based production studio Words + Pictures financed and also produced the film. Words+Pictures, founded in 2021 by Connor Schell, is led by the creators and producers of the 30 for 30 series, the Emmy Award-winning The Last Dance, and the 2017 Oscar-winning O.J.: Made in America. The film is a presentation of DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films and Words+Pictures.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will be released in Aussie cinemas October 10!
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