Christopher Reeve state funds to stem cell research. Proposition 71 was approved less than one month after Reeve's death. On February 25, 2003, Reeve appeared in the television series "Smallville" as Dr. Swann in the episode "Rosetta". In that episode, Dr. Swann brings to Clark Kent (Tom Welling) information about where he comes from and how to use his powers for the good of mankind. The scenes of Reeve and Welling feature music cues from 1978's "Superman: The Movie", composed by John Williams and arranged by Mark Snow. At the end of this episode, Reeve and Welling appeared in a short spot
Superman budget of $55 million (AFI $). It is the most successful Superman feature film to date in terms of box office revenue adjusted for inflation. The soundtrack was composed by John Williams and was nominated for an Academy Award; the title theme has become iconic. "Superman" (1978) was the first big-budget superhero movie, and its success arguably paved the way for later superhero movies like "Batman" (1989) and "Spider-Man" (2002). The 1978 movie spawned four sequels: "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983), "" (1987) and "Superman Returns" (2006); the last of which replaced Reeve with Brandon Routh. In 2013, "Man