Superman movie director dies at 91

Richard Donner, a Hollywood movie director of Superman and The Goonies, has died aged 91.

His wife, the film producer Lauren Shuler Donner disclosed he passed away on Monday 5th July 2021.

His first major fame came with 1976’s The Omen, and later produced Free Willy and The Lost Boys.

Steven Spielberg, who wrote the story on which The Goonies was based, told Variety that Donner was “gifted across so many genres”.

Born in the Bronx, New York, Donner started in television in the early 1960s, with credits including anthology series The Twilight Zone and spy thriller The Man From Uncle.

But it wasn’t until the mid-1970s that he made his mark on Hollywood. His work on 1978’s Superman starring Christopher Reeve is often regarded as the first modern superhero film.

Donner directed and produced The Goonies in 1985. The comedy tells the story of a group of children hunting for a hidden treasure, and has become a cult classic.

Many have taken to social media to pay tribute to Donner.

Source: BBC

Stephanie Ingibian