Superman and Lois Lane Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder portrays Lois Lane. It was directed by Richard Donner with music by John Williams. The film led to three theatrical sequels, "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983) and "" (1987). Kidder's role in "Superman III" was greatly reduced due to her conflict with the producers of the film. She returns as the female lead and Superman's love in the fourth film. In 2006, "" was released on DVD, featuring director Richard Donner's original vision for "Superman II". One of the most important aspects in the first and second films was the romantic relationship between the
Christopher Reeve went to New Mexico to shoot "Speechless", co-starring Michael Keaton who, like Reeve, also portrayed a famous DC Comics superhero on film: Batman. Reeve then went to Point Reyes to shoot John Carpenter's film "Village of the Damned", a remake of a 1960 British movie of the same name. Both of these films with this title were based on the 1957 novel "The Midwich Cuckoos" by John Wyndham. Shortly before his accident, Reeve played a paralyzed police officer in the HBO movie "Above Suspicion". He did research at a rehabilitation hospital in Van Nuys and learned how to use a