Stephen Spielberg was shown the opportunity to launch supernatural cinema with Superman

In late 1974, Elia Salkind, his father Alexander Salcind, and their commercial partner, Pierre Sporter purchased the rights of the film to “Superman”. Among the many filmmakers who were contacted to direct the project are Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Wissam Beckinba, George Lucas, and Richard Leicester (which will direct the following followers), and of course Stephen Spielberg.

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At that time, Stephen Spielberg was busy with “Jaws”, which became the moment of Lynchpin in the famous cinematic history and cinema. Elijah Salkind revealed in an interview with Home Superman This not only looked at Spielberg to be at the top of the original superheroes in America to the big screen, but Spielberg itself was keen to make the movie as well.

“Spielberg was really at first,” said Sallynd. “He wanted completely to make the movie (…) at the time, Spielberg was still working in” Jaws “of 1975 and was largely unknown. His representation is called Salkind again and again in Paris.” According to Salkind, they told him:

“We have this child who wants to direct” Superman “, he loves Superman, this is its type of things and wants to do it.” Of course, I immediately reviewed what he did and went to watch his films and said immediately: “Well, this child got it – this man Got Talent.” I went to my father, and said, “Look at this is the man.”

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The hot successful and commercial success with “Jaws”, the producers of “Superman” Stephen Spielberg presented the guidance function. Unfortunately, this was not supposed to be, because Spielberg was already committed to the 1977 science fiction movie, “The Third Type”. Ultimately, Richard Doner was appointed to “Superman: The movie”, and the rest is the Hollywood history.