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Superman
Superman is a fictional superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, first appearing in Action Comics #1 in 1938.
Widely regarded as the first modern superhero, Superman helped establish the superhero genre and became one of the most recognisable fictional characters in popular culture. Born Kal-El on the doomed planet Krypton and raised as Clark Kent in Smallville, Kansas, he possesses extraordinary abilities including flight, super strength, invulnerability, heat vision and super speed under Earth’s yellow sun. Across comic books, films, television, animation and video games, Superman has become a symbol of hope, justice and compassion.
The character has been portrayed on screen by actors including George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill and David Corenswet.
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The role Amy Adams was waiting on her entire life: “I used to pretend to be her”
It was a childhood dream.
The producer who pitched Sean Penn as Superman: “He’s got the eyes of a violent animal”
Would have been utterly bizarre.
The huge role Jude Law immediately knew he didn’t want: “Didn’t float my boat”
He didn’t want to be a superhero.
The iconic 1978 movie that waited too long and lost Steven Spielberg: “Look, this is the guy”
Too much thumb-twiddling.
More About Superman
Superman is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938. He is widely considered the first modern superhero and one of the most influential comic book characters ever created.
Superman possesses abilities including flight, super strength, invulnerability, heat vision, x-ray vision, freeze breath, super hearing and super speed, all derived from Earth's yellow sun. His most well-known weaknesses are kryptonite and certain forms of magic.
Actors to portray Superman in major live-action films include Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill and David Corenswet, while several others, including George Reeves, Dean Cain and Tom Welling, have portrayed the character in television series.