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The precocious Christopher Reeve’s lad Will Reeve volition reportedly marque a cameo successful the upcoming Superman movie.
Will, 32, who’s an ABC News correspondent, was spotted filming a country of the movie, per a local quality outlet successful Cleveland. Will is reportedly acceptable to play a TV quality newsman successful the film.
The outlet reported that Will “received a hug from manager James Gunn and a circular of applause from formed and unit members connected set” aft finishing his scene.
Will’s engagement successful the Superman movie is fitting, considering his begetter portrayed the iconic superhero for respective years.
Christopher played the titular quality successful 1978’s Superman: The Movie and reprised his relation for 3 sequels betwixt 1980 and 1987, including, Superman II, Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Less than a decennary later, Christopher fell disconnected a equine and was near quadriplegic. The emotional documentary titled Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which debuted astatine this year’s Sundance Film Festival, chronicled however his beingness changed aft the accident, including his decease of bosom nonaccomplishment successful October 2004. He was 52 astatine the time.
Christopher is survived by girl Alexandra and lad Matthew, whom helium shared with ex-wife Gae Exton, and Will, whom helium shared with woman Dana Reeve. (Dana died of lung crab successful 2006.) All 3 of his children appeared successful the documentary.
The caller Superman movie was announced successful January 2023, connected the heels of the quality that Henry Cavill would not beryllium playing the titular character.
“I conscionable had a gathering with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s bittersweet news, everyone,” Cavill, 41, wrote via Instagram successful December 2022. “I will, aft all, not beryllium returning arsenic Superman. After being told by the workplace to denote my instrumentality backmost successful October, anterior to their hire, this quality isn’t the easiest, but that’s life.”
Months later, it was announced by DCU that David Corenswet would beryllium portraying the superhero.
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While the crippled has remained nether wraps, cochair of DC Studios Safran said Superman would not beryllium an “origin story.”
“It focuses connected Superman balancing his Kryptonian practice with his quality upbringing,” Safran told The Hollywood Reporter successful January 2023. “He is the embodiment of truth, justness and the American way. He is kindness successful a satellite that thinks that kindness is old-fashioned.”
Superman is acceptable to deed theaters connected July 11, 2025.
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