: Before Christopher Reeve was cast, stars like Warren Beatty and James Caan famously turned down the role, with Caan stating he "just couldn't wear that suit".
For film historians, the 1978 Superman is the Rosetta Stone of the superhero genre. It is the bridge between the campy 1960s Batman TV show and the dark, brooding seriousness of The Dark Knight . superman 1978 internet archive