The late Christopher Reeve ’s son Will Reeve will reportedly make a cameo in the upcoming Superman movie. Will, 32, who’s an ABC News correspondent, was spotted filming a scene of the movie, per a local news outlet in Cleveland. Will is reportedly set to play a TV news reporter in the film.
The outlet reported that Will “received a hug from director James Gunn and a round of applause from cast and crew members on set” after finishing his scene. Will’s involvement in the Superman movie is fitting, considering his father portrayed the iconic superhero for several years. Christopher played the titular character in 1978’s Superman: The Movie and reprised his role for three sequels between 1980 and 1987, including, Superman II, Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .
Less than a decade later, Christopher fell off a horse and was left quadriplegic. The emotional documentary titled Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story , which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, chronicled how his life changed after the accident, including his death of heart failure in October 2004. He was 52 at the time.
Christopher is survived by daughter Alexandra and son Matthew, whom he shared with ex-wife Gae Exton , and Will, whom he shared with wife Dana Reeve . (Dana died of lung cancer in 2006.) All three of his children appeared in the documentary.
The new Superman movie was announced in January 2023, on the heels of the news that Henry Cavill would not be playing the.
