10 Things You Didn’t Know About Christopher Reeve’s Superman
7. Reeve Also Played Two Voice Parts In The First Film
It wasnt just through working out that Christopher Reeve put a lot of effort into Superman: The Movie. As well as bodybuilding and portraying both the adult Superman and Clark Kent, Reeve also provided two voice performances for the film.
One of these was a small part Reeve, a pilot in his spare time, was asked to lend his voice to the Metropolis air traffic controller character. This character is never seen on screen, but he is heard on the radio during both the Helicopter crash scene and the Air Force One sequence.
Reeves other voice performance was a larger one he recorded all of Jeff Easts lines as the young Clark Kent, which were dubbed over Easts original performance during the editing process. "I was not happy about it because the producers never told me what they had in mind," East said.
He added: "It was done without my permission but it turned out to be okay. Chris did a good job but it caused tension between us. We resolved our issues with each other years later." East also had to go through 3-4 hours of makeup application per day, to make him look more like Reeve. Superman wasnt the most positive experience for Mr East, then.