DC Studios co-head Peter Safran told CinemaCon attendees Tuesday that Warner Bros’ Sundance acquisition Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is getting a September theatrical release.
No exact date was specified.
Safran showed a moving trailer involving Reeve’s son’s distress after the horse accident that left the actor paralyzed, the actor’s connection to pal Robin Williams, and his prep for his role as the Man of Steel in the 1978 Richard Donner classic Superman.
Warners snapped up the documentary for $15 million out of Park City festival as Deadline first told you.
Super/Man is directed by Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui; they also co-wrote it with Otto Burnham. The film is backed by Words + Pictures (a North Road company), Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment.
The docu features never-before-seen home movies and personal archives to reveal how Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He became an activist after the horse riding accident left him a quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
It was one of several films highlighted by Warner Bros during its CinemaCon presentation today, highlighted by extended footage shown of George Miller’s Furiosa, Kevin Costner’s Horizon saga and Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson.
SOURCE: Deadline
