Despite being over thirty years old Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie offers something new on every watch –
Eagle eyed SuperFan Paul Hernandez has gone one better, however and found the ultimate of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it revelations – the death of Jor-El. Quite how this has evaded detection until now is anybody’s guess but the movie delivers surprises to this day…
Early concepts of either the Krypton landscape or the Fortress of Solitude under the rays of the Red Sun.
Above, a detailed rendering of Earth’s Moon from a large set of Dovemead Ltd. Art Dept. Production ephemera acquired from the Propstore of London, these transparencies chart the evolution of John Barry’s world of Crystalline as portrayed in the finished picture…
Acquired from the Propstore Of London and nestled amongst a bulk lot of Superman: The Movie production ephemera, come these unseen treasures from the Dovemead Ltd. Art Dept.
These never-before-published contact sheets depict early studies of Marlon Brando’s Jor-El for his appearance on Krypton and later in the Fortress Of Solitude. The sheet with the Crystal mask is arguably the best study of the prop to date while the final print chronicles Brando’s first day on-set…
Enjoy this collection of trivia abut our favourite Man Of Steel from various vintage publications –
From the top – vintage UK Look-In (Junior TV Times magazine) Superman and Christopher Reeve fact files, European clipping (translation would be welcome for this!!) and clipping from The Sun newspaper circa mid-1980’s.
Hopefully you learn something new..?
This fabulous 15″ tall vinyl statue with cloth cape was produced by Hamilton Gifts in 1988, a year after the release of Superman IV.
Resembling an oversize Super Powers figure the likeness owes more to Jose Garcia Lopez line art than his cinematic counterpart. Part of a range that included similar comic-book treatments of Batman (and Spider-man?)The figures came with white metal stands and were articulated at the shoulders.
Interestingly, the molds were re-used and sold in Warner Bros. Stores (minus stand and featuring slap-dash paintjobs) for many years later until their eventual demise…