Good, old-fashioned movie star was born to play Superman
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Christopher Reeve was the ideal actor to play Superman. It wasn&#39;t just that he brought good looks and charm to the role, or that he could wear the required costume - chest-straddling &quot;S&quot; and all - without looking silly.
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Playing a living, universally known figure has to be one of the biggest challenges an actor can face.
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US actor Brandon Routh is cast as the man of steel in the new Superman film, due for release in 2006.
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Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio as the young Darth Vader, Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter, or Nicolas Cage as Superman (that one really almost happened). No, sometimes Hollywood needs a fresh face up on screen, like Marlon Brando in &quot;A Streetcar Named Desire,&quot; Harrison Ford in &quot;Star Wars&quot; &amp;#151; or Brandon Routh in &quot;Superman Returns.&quot;
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Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old actor of minor note and credits, was officially named Friday as the big screen&#39;s next Man of Steel.
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Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Pictures announced Friday that little-known US television actor Brandon Routh has been chosen as the new star in an upcoming &quot;Superman&quot; movie.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life &#151; not another movie role &#151; that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again.
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Christopher Reeve, known for his role as ``Superman&#39;&#39; in movies and later as an advocate for spinal cord research after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
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American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films in the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 52.
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CHRISTOPHER REEVE was a Superman for a generation of children. He has been a superman in real life to a generation of adults. One of Reeveâs legacies will be his heartfelt plea for the expansion of embryonic stem cell research.
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As an actor playing Superman, Christopher Reeve could never really fly. But, somehow, after a spinal chord injury left him unable to breathe or move a limb on his own, Reeve - the man - learned to soar.
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Christopher Reeve earned fame playing Superman in the movies, then became a real-life hero confined to a wheelchair, after a riding accident transformed his life nine years ago.
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The Hollywood premiere&#039;s a wrap. The early reviews are in. At   least one oddsmaker is crunching numbers. Now all Superman needs to do   is fly.
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* Reeve played Superman in the 1978 film of the same name, catapulting him to international fame. He went on to star in three other feature films about the comic book superhero.
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Oct. 11 - Christopher Reeve was largely unknown, when he made his big screen debut as Superman in 1978. Handsome and athletic, the 6&#39;4&quot; actor insisted on performing his own stunts.
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October 22, 2004 - After conducting a lengthy worldwide search, Warner Brothers has announced that 25-year-old unknown Brandon Routh has been cast in the title role of the new Superman movie.
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After years of wait and speculation, it looks like Warner Bros. finally has their Superman. Brandon Routh, an almost unknown 25-year-old actor, will become the first big-screen version of Superman since the late Christopher Reeve.