Richard Donner, Gene Hackman and Valerie Perrine on the set of Superman The Movie (1978)

Gene Hackman told a story.

He'd already won an Oscar and figured that Superman was going to be an easy payday.

He's sitting in the Luthor lair set on the first day of filming and Christopher Reeve walks in wearing the costume.

Hackman looks at Superman and thinks 'Damn. I'm going to have to work for this."

RIP x3

Oh, I don't remember Superman having such good a plot.