Richard Donner’s ‘Superman’ Flies Back To Theaters For Its 40th Anniversary
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’sRichard Donner’sSupermanflying back to theaters in honor of its 40th anniversary! The superhero movie that started it all,Supermancelebrates 40 years since it first hit theaters in 1978 with a theatrical re-release this November.
No hero has stood the test of time likeChristopher Reeve’s Superman, the earnest hero at the heart of Donner’s 1978 classic. Try as they might, his silver screen successors Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill pale in comparison to Reeve’s iconic turn as the noble Superman and his mild-mannered counterpart, Clark Kent. And now, you get the chance to see Reeve — and his equally formidable screen partner,Margot Kidderas Lois Lane — on the big screen once again.
Fandangohas added an event listing for aSuperman40th anniversary theatrical re-release, beginning onNovember 25, 2018. No other information has been announced for the special event, nor how long the even is expected to run for. In fact, the listing seems to have appeared on the Fandango site a tad early, as theSupermananniversary screenings aren’t yet reflected on Fathom Events' official website.
But the late November date would provide the perfect timing for the event, taking place just weeks before the film’s original release date. It’s possible that the event will run until the anniversary ofSuperman’s original theatrical release on August 05, 2025.
Superhero movies were still a gamble whenSupermanarrived in theaters 40 years ago, but the Richard Donner-directed film proved to be a turning point for comic book movies.Supermanmade $300 million at the worldwide box office and spawned three sequels. The superhero era wouldn’t quite arrive in full until the late ’90s and early 2000s, butSupermanis still upheld as the seminal classic by which all superhero films will be compared. Well, all theSupermanfilms at least, which stillstruggle to break outfrom under the shadow of Reeve.
It would be amazing to seeSupermanon the big screen for the first time, especially in the wake of MargotKidder’s passing earlier this year. With both of its stars now passed, it will be a bittersweet experience to be sure. But hopefully, as this is aSupermanfilm, it will be more sweet than anything.
