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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Emily Murray

The directors of the Superman Christopher Reeve documentary admit they were worried when James Gunn's studio acquired the film – but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise

Christopher Reeve as Superman.

Although the upcoming Superman movie starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel was initially planned to be the first film released by James Gunn and Peter Safran's newly formed DC Studios, an unexpected feature entered the picture.

Following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Gunn and Safran acquired the rights to release Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a new independently funded documentary that tells the story of the legendary actor. The duo then decided that the movie deserved a theatrical release, giving it their full support underneath the DC Studios banner.

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