Christopher Reeve Talks Post-Paralysis Life

Christopher Reeve as Superman in a wheelchair is revealed as no much less a hero within the trailer for DC Studios and Fathom Occasions’ documentary Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which was launched on Monday.

“I feel a hero is an abnormal particular person who finds the energy to persevere and endure regardless of overwhelming obstacles,” Reeve, who died in 2004 on the age of 52, says at one level within the movie teaser in regards to the iconic Hollywood star who performed the Man of Metal in 4 Superman franchise films, earlier than a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Regardless of changing into a quadriplegic, the doc reveals Reeve overcoming earlier doubts about persevering with to dwell and, lifted by the energy of household and pals behind him, dedicate his life to discovering a treatment for spinal twine accidents and advocating for incapacity rights and care.

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, who helmed McQueen, the movie about Reeve’s Hollywood and private historical past contains dwelling films and interviews with Reeve’s three kids and Hollywood colleagues and pals.

“My dad was very aggressive, and he didn’t essentially decelerate,” daughter Alexandra Reeve stated in tribute to her father.

The movie, which DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies and CNN Movies acquired out of the Sundance Movie Competition this 12 months, will debut in cinemas throughout the U.S. on Sept. 21, 2024. An encore presentation will observe on Sept. 25, the Superman actor’s birthday.

Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is produced by Ardour Footage and Misfits Leisure, with Phrases + Footage financing and likewise producing.

The movie’s worldwide theatrical rollout will observe.