00:00I don't say this to be vicious, but I don't worship at the altar of Marlon Brando
00:05because I feel that he's copped out in a certain way.
00:09Superman and his dad's off-screen relationship was about as distant as Krypton is to Earth,
00:13at least according to the actor who played the superhero. It turns out that Christopher Reeve
00:18wasn't a fan of the late, legendary Marlon Brando after the two worked together on 1978's
00:23Superman. It's hashtag Throwback Thursday, and with buzz for next month's Justice League
00:28quickly escalating, we're taking a look back at one of the more interesting tales from
00:32Superman's past. In a March 1982 interview with David Letterman that was unearthed by
00:37The Hollywood Reporter's Ryan Parker, the late Superman actor said he was disappointed
00:41with his experience with Brando. According to Reeve, the Oscar-winning actor who played his
00:45on-screen father, Jor-El, was only in it for the money, and it showed. Reeve said that in his
00:50opinion, Brando could have been a great inspiration to younger actors such as himself,
00:54but he threw in the towel instead. What happened is the press loved him whether he was good,
00:58bad, or indifferent. That people just thought he was an institution no matter what he did,
01:03so he doesn't care anymore. I just think it would be sad to be 53 or whatever he is,
01:07and not give a damn. That's all. The Superman star said he was hurt because he cared so much,
01:12and Brando was merely phoning it in. And when asked if it was exciting to work with Brando,
01:17Reeve said this.
01:18Not really? No. I had a wonderful time, but the man didn't care. I'm sorry. He just,
01:24you know, took the two million and ran.
01:26That salary would be around $7.8 million today. And Brando's Superman payday actually
01:31became the stuff of Hollywood legend. Director Richard Donner shared his experience with Brando
01:36in an interview with THR last year, and said he was warned Brando hates to work and he loves money.
01:41In Reeve's closing thoughts on the matter, he made it clear that he believed Brando had been a brilliant actor
01:46at one point, but was no longer motivated by anything but dollar signs. He said as his kicker,
01:51Marlon's going to kill me. For the full throwback video, check out THR.com's comic book movie
01:56destination Heat Vision. And be sure to let us know your thoughts on the old clip in the comments.
02:00For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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