Christopher Reeve's Son Reveals the Film His Dad Was Most Proud of and It Wasn't SUPERMAN

Christopher Reeve is best known for playing Clark Kent, aka Superman, but he also appeared in several other movies throughout his career. One might assume that out of all of the films Reeves starred in, Superman would be his favorite or his most proud moment. But, according to his son Will, that’s not the case.

During an interview with Variety, Will was asked what role of his dad’s was the most underestimated in the wake of his career being dominated by Superman, Will shared:

“In our hometown in Bedford, New York…the local movie theater went through a rebrand a few years ago. The person in charge of that shift reached out to me and said they’d love to have me screen a film of my choice of my dad’s. I responded, ‘Sure, but not Superman. We’re going to do Remains of the Day. He was so proud of his role in that movie. It’s not a big role. It’s an important role in the film. He got to show a completely different side of himself. I knew how proud he was of that. Not that he wasn’t proud of Superman…but if he were here he wouldn’t choose Superman, he’d choose Remains of the Day. I don’t think about the Superman films as much as I do about the swings he got took beyond this larger-than-life role.”

I know a lot of people that have not seen Remains of the Day, so if you’re one of them and you’re a fan of Reeve, this is a movie that is worth watching. I would never have thought that was his most proud filmmaking moment, but it’s good to know.

Reeve’s children were also asked about their thoughts on their Reeve’s CGI appearance as Superman in last year’s DC movie The Flash. They said that none of them ever watched The Flash, and they also did not have any involvement in making that cameo happen.