Ben Affleck as Superman?
Evelyn Green
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Q: Please explain how Ben Affleck suddenly got cast as Superman in the new Superman movie. -Joseph McM.
A: Ben Affleck's Superman film isn't part of the successful "Superman" franchise that started with the late Christopher Reeve in the role of the Man of Steel.
Affleck's flick is about the mysterious death of actor George Reeves, who played Superman on television in the 1950s. Although ruled a homicide, George Reeves' family and friends have long insisted it was murder.
Affleck had called his movie "Truth, Justice, And the American Way." But the "Superman" movie people objected, and it will now be called "Hollywoodland."
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Q: My son, who lives in Europe, once worked with Christopher Penn, and he asked me to find out how Christopher died. -Helen M.
A: According to the Los Angeles medical examiner's office, Chris Penn died in January of a combination of a condition called
or enlarged heart -along with reactions to several prescription drugs, including codeine.
Chris Penn was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Although he was, perhaps, best known for his role in "Reservoir Dogs," he made a number of films including the upcoming "King of Sorrow," "Starsky & Hutch" and "The Funeral," for which he won the Volpi Award at the 1998 Venice Film Festival.
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Q: Jill Hennessy, who stars on "Crossing Jordan," once said that she appeared in a movie with her twin sister, Jacqueline. Can you provide the name of that movie so I can order it? -D.S.
A: The Hennessy sisters played twin call girls in the 1988 release "Dead Ringers," which starred Jeremy Irons ("Reversal of Fortune") as twin doctors who have a weird way of dealing with their patients.
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