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- The son of Christopher Reeve shared his experience filming a cameo in honor of his late father for the new Superman film
- “And it was a nice homage, I think, to my dad, who for millions of people has been Superman for generations,” Will Reeve told the New York Post
- Reeve recalled his cameo being leaked on the internet before leaving Cleveland, where he filmed his scene
Will Reeve is carrying on his father Christopher Reeve’s legacy in the new Superman movie.
The ABC News correspondent, 33, has a cameo in the DC Studios movie and recently explained how it came to be — and how quickly the news of it leaked.
Will told the New York Post that he had not yet returned to New York from filming his cameo in Cleveland in July 2024 when he learned it had already leaked online.
“I went on set, I did my thing for a few minutes, and then got in the car to head back to the airport to go home,” Will said, laughing. “And by the time I had gotten to the gate, it had leaked online that I had a cameo.”
The opportunity to appear in even a small portion of the film isn’t something Will takes lightly, calling it “such a treat.” Especially since it is a way to honor the legacy of his late father, who played Superman in the 1978 film and its three sequels.
“I was honored to get the call from the wonderful filmmakers, and I jumped at the opportunity,” Will told the New York Post.
“And it was a nice homage, I think, to my dad, who for millions of people has been Superman for generations, and for the filmmakers of this new version of Superman,” he continued. “To include me as a way to include him meant a lot.”
As for the correspondent’s character, it isn’t too far off from Will’s everyday life as a journalist, who makes regular appearances on Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight.
“I will not tell you what my line was,” he said. “But I can tell you that I was playing a close approximation of myself.”
Will confirmed in a street interview with TMZ in July 2024, that he would be part of the 2025 Superman film directed by James Gunn.
“I know the folks making the film, and they’ve been so kind to me and my family, and I had a free day so we made it [happen],” Will said.
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Although Will makes regular live TV appearances, he said being on the set of Superman was still a nerve-wracking experience.
“It was a really great experience; they were super friendly; it was quick, easy,” he told TMZ last year. “I was actually more nervous doing that than I am whenever I’m on TV for my normal job cuz there was so many people around and I had to memorize one line, but still!”
Will was involved in the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which focused on Christopher’s Hollywood success and the 1995 horseback riding accident that left him paralyzed. Christopher died in 2004 from cardiac arrest at 52.
In 2023, Will spoke with PEOPLE about the close resemblance between him and his father, saying that he “always takes that as a compliment.”
“I think that I had two beautiful parents, inside and out, and if I bear any resemblance to them physically, or temperamentally, or in my values, then I take that as a compliment every day,” Will continued.
Superman is now in theaters.
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