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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930–July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters," Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His 50-year career crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961 but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film Superman in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually gain artistic respectability and commercial dominance. Donner later went on to direct films in the 1980s such as The Goonies and Scrooged, while reinvigorating the buddy cop film genre with the Lethal Weapon series. Donner and his wife, Lauren, owned a production company, The Donners' Company, which is most successful for producing the Free Willy and X-Men film franchises. Donner also produced Tales from the Crypt and co-wrote several comic books for Superman publisher DC Comics. In 2000, Donner received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Donner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Richard Donner
Producer
for Producer in Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2013)
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Clark Kent works as an unnoticed stringer at the Daily Planet while quietly tracking a wave of “miracles” reshaping Metropolis—feats Lex Luthor publicly claims as proof of his own genius. Clark’s investigation exposes Luthor’s hidden agenda: Project Steel, a cybernetic soldier built from John Corben and powered by a mysterious green mineral recovered from a Smallville crater. When Corben becomes Metallo, the unstable energy source twists him into a walking weapon who nearly ends Clark’s life. Forced into the open, Clark embraces the symbol he’s been afraid to become, drawing strength from both his Kryptonian legacy and the values instilled by the Kents. As Metallo rampages and Luthor unleashes drone forces to maintain control, Clark inspires Metropolis to resist fear and reclaim their city. Amid the chaos, a LexCorp janitor transformed into the ravenous Parasite becomes another pawn in Luthor’s schemes, adding to the threat. Clark ultimately proves himself a true guardian of tomorrow—one defined not by power, but by hope. Post‑Credits: Deep within a sealed S.T.A.R. Labs vault, the containment cube that once held the green mineral begins to pulse with an eerie ping. Dr. Silas Stone observes the readings and notes the energy signature matches a signal originating from far beyond Earth, hinting at a looming cosmic arrival.
