Will Reeve, son of the late “Superman” star Christopher Reeve, will make a cameo in James Gunn’s upcoming film, “Superman: Legacy,” currently in production in Cleveland.
The 32-year-old ABC News correspondent was spotted filming a scene for the movie Tuesday morning, according to Cleveland.com.
Will Reeve plays a television reporter, Deadline reported, which fits well with his real-world career as an ABC News journalist. He is the youngest of the actor's three children and the only son of Christopher Reeve and his widow Dana Reeve.
Christopher Reeve is best remembered for his portrayal of Superman in Richard Donner’s 1978 “Superman: The Movie.” This marked the beginning of a legacy that saw Reeve don the iconic cape in three sequels: “Superman II” (1980), “Superman III” (1983) and “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” (1987).
Gunn, known for his work on the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, is directing the new film from his own script, which is inspired by the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The DC Studios film is scheduled for release on July 11, 2025.
The Reeve family has maintained a strong connection to Christopher Reeve's legacy, and Will Reeve has been active on the board of directors of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, dedicated to spinal cord injury research. Christopher Reeve, who died in 2004 at the age of 52 after suffering a paralyzing injury in a 1995 horseback riding accident, left a lasting impact on both the entertainment industry and disability rights advocacy.
The new cast of “Superman” includes David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl. Milly Alcock, who played the young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in six episodes of “House of the Dragon,” will play Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl.
Henry Cavill, who played the superhero in “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League” and quit his role in “The Witcher” to return to the franchise, lost the Superman job in 2022, months after Gunn and Peter Safran were tapped to run DC Studios for Warner Bros. Discovery.
“After being told by the studio to announce my return in October, before I was hired, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life,” Cavill said in a statement in December. “The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and everyone involved in the new universe the best of luck and the happiest of fortunes.”
Times staff writer Christi Carras contributed to this report.
