DC Studios and Fathom Events are partnering to bring the documentary to the big screen.

A still from Super/Man The Christopher Reeve Story

DC Studios and Fathom Events are partnering to give Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story a special theatrical release.

The film, which DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival this year, will debut in cinemas across the U.S. on Sept. 21, 2024. An encore presentation will follow on Sept. 25, the Superman actor’s birthday.

“Everyone knows that Superman is a superhero, but I’m eager for audiences to discover the REAL superhero behind Superman. This film is an extraordinary story that takes a deep dive into the man Christopher Reeve really was and the courage he displayed,” Fathom Events’ CEO Ray Nutt said in a statement.

The doc, from filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, traces their subject’s Hollywood and personal history alongside the tireless activism for disability awareness that followed his paralysis.

“It was at this very studio where he made us all believe a man could fly, and this documentary reveals what made him a true hero, on- and off-screen. Partnering with our friends at Fathom Events to deliver this very special film to the big screen was an opportunity we could not pass up,” Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution Jeff Goldstein said.

The film’s international theatrical rollout will follow.

Fathom is deft at building up demand for special-event programming, hence the partnership with DC, a division of Warner Bros. and home of DC Studios.