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
Superman (Salkind films) Superman in the first film as the 26th greatest hero of all time in their AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list. "Business Insider" placed Reeve's Superman as the fourth greatest superhero film performance out of twenty while "Hollywood Reporter" placed number three out of fifty in top performances in superhero film. In 2009, "Entertainment Weekly" placed Superman as the third of the coolest heroes in pop culture.Mark Hughes of "Forbes" felt that Reeve portrays both Superman and Clark Kent like two different people that it felt like watching two different actors in screen.Ben Kuchera of "Polygon" opined that the