Back in 1983, the Superman franchise was in full swing, despite the tense and fractured on-set fights and fallouts which saw original director Richard Donner leave after Superman: The Movie before he was able to finish Superman II, released almost three years later under the new direction of Richard Lester. Both films were huge financial successes […]
A Cannon Films Double from ’87: Masters of the Universe and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]
The Greatest Superman Movie of All-Time | Flickering Myth Podcast Mini
With the latest chapter in the DC Extended Universe, Shazam!, opening in cinemas today, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper joins host Tom Beasley as they take a trip back to where it all began for Warner Bros. and DC on the big screen, discuss the movie that made us believe a man can fly – […]
Iron Studios unveils its Christopher Reeve Superman Art Scale statue
Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled Iron Studios 1:10 Art Scale Superman deluxe statue which is based on the likeness of Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in 1978’s Superman. The piece is available to pre-order now, priced at $125.00, and is expected to ship between May and July 2019; take a look at the official […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #4 – YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper discusses Superman: The Movie
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper takes to the skies in favour of 1978 blockbuster Superman: The Movie… This week’s episode sees movie YouTuber and documentary filmmaker Oliver Harper stop by in order to […]
Zack Snyder shares image of Henry Cavill in the Christopher Reeve Superman suit
Filmmaker Zack Snyder has taken to the social media site Vero to share an image of a pre-Man of Steel Henry Cavill dressed in Christopher Reeve’s classic Superman suit, which the director used to convince Warner Bros. executives that Cavill was the man for the job in the 2013 DCEU-launching superhero blockbuster. “This was the […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige compares Chris Evans’ Captain America to Christopher Reeve’s Superman
It’s fair to say that a few eyebrows were raised when Marvel first announced that the former Human Torch Chris Evans would be taking on the role of Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Evans has since won over any critics with his superb performances in the Captain America and […]
Zack Snyder shares first photo of Henry Cavill as Superman
Director Zack Snyder shared a photo on his Vero True Social account this morning that he took of British actor Henry Cavill from his first screen test for Man of Steel. He can be seen wearing a duplicate copy of the Christopher Reeve spandex Superman suit. Snyder himself took the photo, saying “From the first […]
Smallville: The Top 25 Episodes
Ricky Church and James Garcia with the top 25 episodes of Smallville… For a long time, Smallville was the longest running science fiction show on television, beating out The X-Files and the individual Star Trek series for that honour. With 218 episodes, no one expected the show about a young Clark Kent in his pre-Superman days to last that long. While […]