Whereas Will Reeve is the spitting picture of his late actor father Christopher Reeve, he is not enthusiastic about turning into a Hollywood main man.
Chatting with PEOPLE this week, Will mentioned that he ‘likes’ working as a correspondent at ABC Information and Good Morning America and that he simply is not ‘any good’ at performing.
‘I like my job as correspondent at ABC Information,’ Reeve, 32, revealed whereas on the pink carpet on the New York premiere of the new documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
‘I feel I like, possibly, performing,’ the North Adams, Massachusetts native confessed.
‘However I do not know if I am any good at performing.’
Whereas Will Reeve is the spitting picture of his late actor father Christopher Reeve, he is not enthusiastic about turning into a Hollywood main man
After all, the topic of Superman made its manner into the dialog, and the brand new actor, David Corenswet, set to don the pink cape for the upcoming Superman movie set for a 2025 launch.
‘I feel they received a very good one in David,’ Will shared of the studios’ choice to rent the Philadelphia native, whose resume contains The Politician (2019-2020) and Twisters (2024), for the enduring function.
Corenswet, 31, is now the third actor after Christopher Reeve to play the Man Of Metal on the large display screen, following Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill.
Will makes a quick cameo look within the upcoming superhero flick however he and his siblings are closely featured in the brand new Tremendous/Man documentary.
The doc covers Christopher’s early days in New York Metropolis as an up-and-coming actor, together with his greatest pal Robin Williams during to his tragic accident whereas participating in an equestrian competitors in Culpepper, Virginia in 1995 and the aftermath.
The story then focuses on his paralysis as a result of fall off his horse, the impression it had on his life with spouse Dana Reeve, who he married three years earlier than the accident.
Will’s mom then grew to become his father’s main caregiver in 1995, during till his loss of life in October 2004, all of the whereas nonetheless serving as mother to their three kids.
After his accident, he lobbied for spinal harm analysis, together with human embryonic stem cell analysis, and for higher insurance coverage protection for folks with disabilities.
His advocacy work included main the Christopher and Dana Reeve Basis and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Analysis Heart.
All of Reeve’s kids serve on the board of administrators of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Basis.
Chatting with PEOPLE this week, Will mentioned that he ‘likes’ working as a correspondent at ABC Information and Good Morning America and that he simply is not ‘any good’ at performing
‘I like my job as correspondent at ABC Information,’ Reeve, 32, revealed whereas on the pink carpet on the New York premiere of the brand new documentary Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Christopher famously performed Superman in 4 movies in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983), and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987)
The doc covers Christopher’s early days in New York Metropolis as an up-and-coming actor, together with his greatest pal Robin Williams during to his tragic accident whereas participating in an equestrian competitors in Culpepper, Virginia in 1995 and the aftermath; seen with spouse Dana in 2004
‘My mother was possibly essentially the most particular individual ever to grace this earth,’ Will informed PEOPLE, earlier than including, ‘She did not need to get up daily and determine to care for our household. It is who she was.’
Tragically, his mom received recognized with lung most cancers in August 2005, regardless of by no means smoking, 10 months after her husband handed away.
Finally, Dana died in March 2006 on the age of 44, which left Will and his siblings parentless inside a 17 month interval.
‘That is once I realized I used to be fully alone,’ Will mentioned whereas recalling his ideas and feelings throughout such a darkish time interval.
Tremendous Man: The Christopher Reeve Story performed in choose theaters on September. 21, with particular encore showings on September 25, in tribute to what would have been Christopher’s 72nd birthday.