Drew Struzan Pays Tribute To Richard Donner With A Portrait Of Christopher Reeve's SUPERMAN

Drew Struzan Pays Tribute To Richard Donner With A Portrait Of Christopher Reeve's SUPERMAN Drew Struzan Pays Tribute To Richard Donner With A Portrait Of Christopher Reeve's SUPERMAN

Tributes have been pouring in for legendary director Richard Donner since news of his death hit last night, and artist Drew Struzan has now shared his stunning portrait of Christopher Reeve's Superman.

By MarkCassidy - Jul 06, 2021 07:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Last night brought the sad news that director-producer Richard Donner passed away at the age of 91, and tributes from those who worked closely with the legendary filmmaker over the years have been pouring in since.

Now, fan-favorite poster artist Drew Struzan has shared a stunning portrait of Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel to pay homage to Donner's classic Superman movies. He added the tagline, "#RichardDonner made us believe a man could fly."

While Struzan never actually released an official poster for Superman or its sequel, he did provide one-sheets for two of Donner's other movies, and also took to Twitter to share his now iconic artwork for LadyHawke and The Goonies.

Struzan officially retired as a regular movie poster artist back in 2008 after completing the extensive artwork required for the campaign of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and while he does occasionally still produce specially commissioned posters (for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, for example), it's a rare treat for fans to see any of his recent pieces.

What's your favorite Donner film? Do you plan on revisiting any of his classic movies? Drop us a comment down below.

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IcePyke
IcePyke - 7/6/2021, 7:09 AM
Odin
Odin - 7/6/2021, 7:13 AM
@IcePyke - Now that is a tribute!
SanFranLand
SanFranLand - 7/6/2021, 8:27 AM
@IcePyke - holy perfection! Wow. That is glorious. Hope it was a piece he’d seen in his life. Jeff’s kiss
Carnage1991
Carnage1991 - 7/6/2021, 7:13 AM
Beautiful artwork.

I adore film posters in that style.
cheeseburger
cheeseburger - 7/6/2021, 7:27 AM
RIP Donner. Thanks for giving us the real Superman.
VileBlood
VileBlood - 7/6/2021, 7:42 AM
Now that's a Superman I can stand proudly behind. So sad to hear about the loss of another Legendary director but he left us an incredible legacy. Superman The Movie will stand the test of time and even 50 years later its still easily the best Superman movie ever made.

GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/6/2021, 8:26 AM
RIP Richard Donner.

xfactor
xfactor - 7/6/2021, 10:21 AM
@GeneralZod - three legends who are no longer with us
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 7/6/2021, 8:46 AM
Looks awesome.
KelvTwelve
KelvTwelve - 7/6/2021, 9:28 AM
Hate the burst everyone's bubble, but this is actually an older commission he reshared for the occassion.
dracula
dracula - 7/6/2021, 10:19 AM
Back when superheroes didnt need padding
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/6/2021, 10:48 AM
@FleischerSupes - Chris really looked perfect. And if you stop and think about it, Superman doesn't need to be overly muscularized. The Earth's yellow sun is what makes the molecular structure of his body strong and powerful.



@dracula.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/6/2021, 10:59 AM
The best movie poster artist of all time. His name says it all.

It's touching that he did this off the cuff just to honor his late friend. I'd love to see him do an official tribute poster for Richard down the line, similar to this:

grif
grif - 7/6/2021, 11:52 AM
nailed the face
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