Robin Williams Was Horrified After Taking Christopher Reeve’s Advice to Replicate His Superman Success in $20M Movie Based on Comic-Book Character

Christopher Reeve enjoyed great success as Superman in the late 70s. This inspired his friend Robin Williams to take on a similar role, but it didn’t have a similar outcome. In the history of the entertainment industry, stories with well-intentioned advice leading to unexpected outcomes are not uncommon. Similar was the case with the late Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams. The latter was a comedic genius whose career was marked with successes but not exempted from failures either. On the advice of his friend Reeve, Williams ventured into new territory as an artist. The suggestion might have been well-intentioned, but