Superman (1978 film) Superman (1978 film) Superman (informally titled Superman: The Movie in some listings and reference sources) is a 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner starring Christopher Reeve as Superman based on the DC Comics character of the same name. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Panama and the United States, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter, Jackie Cooper, Trevor Howard, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Jack O'Halloran, Maria Schell, and Sarah Douglas. It depicts Superman's origin, including his infancy as
Superman in film 2015 documentary film "". Kevin Smith directed the ninth episode of the second season of "Supergirl", which was titled "Supergirl Lives" as homage to "Superman Lives". In November 2016, Kevin Smith said that he was open to having the "Superman Lives" script be adapted as an animated film, with Nicolas Cage voicing Superman and Michael Rooker voicing Lex Luthor. In October 2017, "Batman vs. Two-Face" writer Michael Jelenic stated that he originally pitched an animated film based on Smith's "Superman Lives" script, saying that Warner Bros seriously considered it for a long time. According to Jelenic, Cage would have loved