Superman [1978] Cast Then and Now (in 2023)

Starring Christoper Reeve and Margot Kidder, the 1978 Superman film remains one of the most beloved Superman films of all time. We're taking a look at the Superman cast then and now to see how they changed through the years.

00:00 - Intro
0:19 - Marlon Brando as JOR-EL
1:25 - Susannah York as Lara
2:28 - Phyllis Thaxter as Ma Kent
3:23 - Jeff East as Teen Clark Kent
4:25 - Diane Sherry Case as Lana Lang
5:16 - Marc Mcclure as Jimmy Olsen
6:22 - Ned Beatty as Otis
7:27 - Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor
8:34 - Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
9:37 - Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent

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The most expensive film made up to that point, with a budget of $55 million, Superman was released in December 1978 to critical and financial success; its worldwide box office earnings of $300 million made it the second-highest-grossing release of the year. It received praise for Reeve's performance and John Williams' musical score, and was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Film Editing, Best Music (Original Score), and Best Sound, and received a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Groundbreaking in its use of special effects and science fiction/fantasy storytelling, the film's legacy presaged the mainstream popularity of Hollywood's superhero film franchises. In 2017, Superman was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.

It was decided to film both Superman and its sequel Superman II (1980) simultaneously, with principal photography beginning in March 1977 and ending in October 1978. Tensions arose between Donner and the producers, and a decision was made to stop filming the sequel, of which 75 percent had already been completed, and finish the first film. With the film's success, it was immediately decided to finish Superman II.

The film's final sequence, which features Superman flying high above the Earth at sunrise, and breaking the fourth wall to smile briefly at the camera, is featured at the end of every Superman film starring Reeve. Superman Returns recreated the shot with lead actor Brandon Routh.

Because Superman went into production prior to the releases of Star Wars (May 1977) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (November 1977), some observers credit the three films collectively for launching the reemergence of a large market for science fiction films in the 1980s. This is certainly the view of Superman producer Ilya Salkind and some who have interviewed him,as well as of film production assistant Brad Lohan. Other observers of film history tend to credit the resurgence of science fiction films simply to the Lucas and Spielberg productions, and see Superman as the first of the new cycle of films launched by the first two. Ilya Salkind denies any connection between Superman—which began filming in March 1977—and the other films, stating that "I did not know about 'Star Wars'; 'Star Wars' did not know about 'Superman'; 'Close Encounters' did not know about 'Superman.' It really was completely independent—nobody knew anything about anybody." Superman also established the superhero film genre as viable outside the production of low-budget Saturday matinee serials.
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