Christopher Reeve later made even higher gains for "Superman III" (1983), though for "" (1987), he decided it would be healthier to focus more on cardiovascular workouts. One of the reasons Reeve could not work out as much for "" was an emergency appendectomy he had in June 1986. Reeve was never a Superman or comic book fan, though he had watched "Adventures of Superman" starring George Reeves. Reeve found the role offered a suitable challenge because it was a dual role. He said, "there must be some difference stylistically between Clark and Superman. Otherwise, you just have a pair of glasses
Christopher Reeve be his favorite of the series. Because of fan encouragement and the June 2006 theatrical release of "Superman Returns", Richard Donner's version of "Superman II" titled "", was released on DVD in Nov. 2006, at the same time as the DVD release of "Superman Returns". "" was dedicated in memory of Reeve. Lester directed "Superman III", released in 1983, solo. Reeve believed that producers Alexander Salkind, his son Ilya Salkind, and Pierre Spengler decreased the credibility of "Superman III" by turning it into a Richard Pryor comedy and hence making it a not very good film. He missed Richard Donner