Sarah Douglas Interview - Superman & Christopher Reeve

Sarah Douglas Interview - Superman & Christopher Reeve
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[@aneesackbarali5149]

May i gentle remind the world Superman was Christopher Reeve ! His legacy would forever live on🧡💯👊🙏

[@Playitstraight44]

Superman II remains a timeless classic.

[@walteraprichard6456]

Rick Baker - Its my #1 favorite movie. In fact I think I will watch it now. 👍

[@dannyr2976]

Ursa: _"Did you see that? Did you see what I did? I have powers beyond reason here!"_ Zod: _"We ALL have them, my dear...."_

[@MainEventMafia4Life]

Back in the day Sarah Douglas was one of the most beautiful women to ever walk the Earth. My first childhood crush as a little boy seeing her in the Superman movies. She's still full of class and charm. Her and Terence Stamp in the Zod gang were like peanut butter and jelly.

[@polyprinz]

Love you Ms. Douglas. Ursa still one of the best villains ever on the big screen!

[@andrewbyrne7321]

Superman 2 is a masterpiece pure and simple

[@56postoffice]

The cast in *"Superman II"* were great. I did take a fancy to Sarah Douglas as Ursa back in the day(!)

[@bastidface]

What a classy woman. Love Sarah Douglas. Her performance as Ursa was brilliant. She's right, Christopher Reeve was the best Superman, but he was also the best Clark Kent.

[@paulsparkes7404]

Sarah Douglas❤️🤩🥊 she kicked ass, So good in Superman 2. Always remember her saying “superman”...

[@neneshubby]

She’s aged very gracefully and naturally.

[@omegacon4]

Wow. I knew Sarah Douglas was beautiful but did not realize how intelligent and articulate she is.

[@tiffanygreer9264]

Christopher Reeve is my favorite Superman ❤❤❤

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

There is only One Superman. Mr. Christopher Reeve.❤ RIP.

[@Ortzmet]

Never thought I'd hear Ursa defend Superman.

[@newsreader4321]

she made a very convincing performance; the story in superman II was very well written

[@nestaparks9370]

She was sexy.

[@kop1986]

Absolutely 100% right.. Nothing can match the originals

[@simoncarroll9159]

All 3 villians were fantastic. i remember first watching superman 2 in the school hall and i remember the villains dressed in black. So cool but villainous. Ursa was amazing. Great to see her doing an interview.

[@tur74d56]

Simon Carroll I watched it in a school hall to for the first time

[@apap1586]

The Christopher Reeves Superman series is the best. Cast Theme music, everything works. Superman 2 is my favorite. Superman vs Zod and the Villains showed us what he could do in combat. It's like Alien and Aliens.

[@MeBallerman]

Lady is still gorgeous

[@WintersWar]

Those brown eyes on the screen in 1978. unforgettable.

[@nattyk3737]

I worked with Sarah some years ago doing Shakespeare and it was great fun. She told lots of fab showbiz stories including lots about Superman shoots

[@SuperColonel91]

What was she like as a person

[@koolkev2020able]

A living legend, Sarah's Comments regarding C. Reeve were lovely. ☺️

[@rorybory123]

👍

[@Cenindo]

She chooses to be kind here, Reeve having passed and all. Elsewhere, she is on record that Reeve could be something of a dick on set, and that he ended up being rather less friendly towards her than he was in the beginning. Of course, they were working on a physically challenging movie for months and months, and over time, some frictions were hard to avoid.

[@spaceaceasmr1446]

@@Cenindo that wasn't her, that was Jack o'halloran. And that guy was a useless dick in the movie so who cares what he says. At least Reeve wasn't an arrogant prick on and off-screen, that thinks the world revolves around him, treats women like trash, and can only get a date with teens aka Cavill. But then Cavill never played Superman so that also doesn't matter.

[@tur74d56]

Perfectly said , no CGI either, your Superman movies are far better than all the recent ones and a story line you can follow !

[@spaceaceasmr1446]

That's because Superman is IN the Reeve films.

[@RioBow]

Brilliantly said. Your interpretation of your character was exactly as you described. You didnt need anything, you 3 were frightening.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

A 1-derful actor, but most of all a great, beautiful lady with such sweetness, God bless Miss Douglas !!!

[@darthwizzywizard]

I grew up watching these movies. My favorite was Superman 2

[@SamuelVain]

I remember Sarah from various projects before and Superman but her role as Ursa is always my favorite.

[@nopcshere6097]

Thank you for sharing these memories with us. I've always wanted to see what actors like Sarah, Terence & Jack thought of making the first 2 'Superman' films.

[@nestaparks9370]

There was definitely no comparison. Christopher Reeve will always be the original Superman and Sarah Douglas will always be the original Ursa.

[@ddmck1972]

She's a completely different person compared to the Ursa character, who was mean and sadistic. I remember how everyone cheered in the theater when Lois punches her near the end.

[@tur74d56]

I agree the original Superman is far better and the story line is better , the new ones bored me unlike the Christopher Reeve movies

[@walteraprichard6456]

Darren T - Ive never even tried to watch any of the newer ones. I cannot settle for mere imitations.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

Well, as much as i do not wish to be rude, or provocative.. this is indeed your opinion, sir, and it is subjective.

[@wendaclarrines8249]

@@vardellsfolly5200 So is yours actually mate. And it is wrong, because the original is still better!!

[@wendaclarrines8249]

I agree.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

@@wendaclarrines8249 Opinions are exactly like that, good sir. EVERYBODY has one!

[@ricardojunior5363]

Amazing actress.

[@apap1586]

I remember her in many movies from the '80s I think of Superman, Conan, V the final battle and Solar Babies. She was a villain in every single one.

[@MrTubarr]

Agree whole-heartedly with her. The new movies just aren't doing it for me...

[@EphemeralProductions]

sarah is great! what a wonderful interview!

[@roquefortfiles]

There is something about the films of the 70's they just have a different "look" about them. I don't know if it was the film stocks or lighting but they have a very "Classic" "LOOK" to them. Films today don't look the same. Superman is one of those films. When it comes on the screen you know it is from a certain era. Maybe it was Geoffrey Unsworths photography. Maybe it was the film stocks. But they knew how to put "Presence" on screen. Maybe it was the classically trained British actors. I don't know. But films today do not LOOK the same.

[@SatanIceCream]

It's called cgi cartoon crap. It looks fake because it is fake

[@jedijones]

I think the whole HD thing is leading to this desire to make things bright, crystal clear and photorealistic. But films back then were much more willing to use a softer focus to create a mood. I think Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is a recent movie that did a nicer job of going for that old-fashioned look.

[@roquefortfiles]

@@jedijones I agree

[@jedijones]

@@roquefortfiles Yeah you look at some reviews of older movies on 4K and some people will try to claim the movie looks "grainy" and is a bad transfer. Then someone will have to explain that's just the style the movie was photographed in.

[@roquefortfiles]

@@jedijones 4K is not going to make the film any "Clearer" the transfer is only going to be as good as the original print. If the Original print is digitally cleaned up with scratches removed then a wet gate scan done THEN the 4K will look fabulous. But it doesn't "Improve" the source material. If the original is all scratched and faded so will the 4K. And you'll be able to "See" all the junk even better.

[@JMC77]

Love this woman x

[@helenbradford2569]

She's wonderful person.

[@TheODLawson23]

Glad she looks well with real age without plastic surgery. She was awesome as Ursa in Superman 1 and 2!

[@robynm7221]

You said it all dear! Amen!

[@midshipsport]

She has aged like fine wine.

[@annamcuthbert3993]

A brill interview

[@garysmith9389]

Can't think of a better bad ass female villain character performance in any superhero movies.

[@leonardos5317]

A classic

[@ytubeanon]

IMDB Trivia: "According to Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran, they did not get along with Christopher Reeve."

[@xxlCortez]

Maybe since his accident people began cutting him more slack.

[@EvilTerry35]

Reeve was going around telling people about Jack's dad being involved with the mafia so Jack pulled him aside and had a little chat with him. Then Reeve made a scene in front of everyone so Jack had him against the wall before he dropped him and walked off. O'Halloran was a professional boxer who went up against George Foreman so he wasn't someone you wanted to piss off. Jack was always telling stories on the set, once so loudly that Terence Stamp had to yell for him to get to a scene.

[@YoutubSUCKZ]

beautiful eyes

[@flowerpower6403]

Nice interview.

[@richardbradbury8735]

True!

[@sampson3121]

my love

[@larry2612]

Good one!

[@28098610w]

2:37 I was that said child who thought he could fly. My mother stopped me just as I was about to try it out of my bedroom 🤣.

[@Jimmy-B-]

Did you see that, I have powers beyond reason here! We all have them my dear

[@Mikethemerciless11]

Her point about the costumes they wore versus the ones the villains wore in Man of Steel is great. What she was talking about here is what is called Cinematic Language. You might not have noticed, but your brain did (to quote Mike Stoklasa). Look at what Zod, Ursa, and Non are wearing. Just these black outfits. Black indicates not only that they're villains, but more importantly they don't need anything else. They evoke power because they don't need anything else. Whereas the version of Ursa, Faora-Ul, played by Antje Traue, is wearing what obviously is armor, and she gets a knife going. You can say that she's basically wearing a Kryptonian spacesuit, which is fine, but the Cinematic Language it conveys is a little confusing.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

:) Good to see her

[@jimmyo1123]

She's great

[@martinrenner2992]

Meeting her tomorrow! :)

[@awesomeinspector5270]

What was she like?

[@martinrenner2992]

Very friendly! We talked about R. Donner vs. R. Lester cut of Superman 2 and Gene Hackman.

[@awesomeinspector5270]

Martin Renner Cool! Did you guys talk about any of the cast like Reeve, Kidder, or Stamp?

[@martinrenner2992]

No, I didn't want to take up too much of her time. Besides, this video basically answers the C. Reeve topic.

[@awesomeinspector5270]

Martin Renner Awesome! What did she say about Donner and Lester?

[@Zantor135]

In the best possible way Sarah was basically saying the modern Superman and Ursa are not as good at acting then they were back then so they need more stuff.

[@rubenoteiza9261]

She still got those 70s eyes.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

I thought the first two Superman films were better than the latest Superman films (though I did like the idea of Batman beating Superman)

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

0:54 The most recent Superman film I've seen is Superman Returns, nothing after that. Who plays the latest reincarnation of Ursa?

[@robinanwaldt]

I think she’s referring to the character „Faora-Ul“ from Man of Steel, played by german actress Antje Traue.

[@chrisbabaero5147]

Gorgeous lady is still gorgeous 😍

[@danclark1348]

Age always removes any beauty a person has. Enjoy youth while you can. Seen so many great looking friends in my younger years. All of them now look worse than I. Those 4 movies, the age of the actors show. I wondered how an aged Kryptonion would fare in physical ability. Be interesting to see Superman tell his life to a son and grandson in flashbacks.

[@danadana1949]

Ursa RULES!!!

[@generalzod7959]

i used an m16 in the white house for a bit, it proved effective, though unnecessary.

[@justinharrison9839]

do you believe that Superman has come back from the dead

[@luvpants2012]

I answer only to the President. And he will answer to me! Zod just kills me lol

[@SuperColonel91]

Lol!😂😂😂

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

Stop!!! don't do it!! THE PEOPLE!!

[@vincentmartinez8241]

Who is this imbecile? Where is he? Lol

[@rnw2739]

"Hey sweet thing, sit them buns down here!"

[@wienslow2843]

Ursaaaa...i love uuuu...

[@joselecaros1995]

I love You My Ursa

[@erikw2178]

URSA, Once your'e Ursa you're always URSA. Love Iris. Your PAL.

[@crittersofearth9914]

Still the Ursa look 😆

[@Tchernobog]

Elsa toulon!!

[@cosmic4037]

I agree, I don't like how most are superheroes are dark. Like a dark agenda by powers to be. I like to superman, like the 70s version.

[@Juan.Louis.]

"Decent and honorable "

[@pamparliament8676]

I think your performance of Ursa was the best I’ve seen. You embodied her well. I didn’t like the newest version of her. Yours was better.

[@busnut33]

Unfortunately in Superman 3, we can see wires all over the place! 😆

[@user-vt2kk2xd9f]

Good looking woman

[@anandmorris]

They were incredibly scary to 4yo me!!

[@rubicon2639]

I don’t think she’s being fair about the new incarnation of Ursa, better known as “Faora”. She did a great job and was an absolutely menacing villain. They also did a great job with showing off their powers.

[@spaceaceasmr1446]

No they didn't. They got used to them in TEN minutes, something that would take the real Superman aka not Cavill, half of his life to get used to. They're one-dimensional tools that mostly can't act.

[@erikw2178]

XOXO

[@jedijones]

If they ever do an ultimate cut of Superman II, they should get Sarah to dub her dialogue. Her dialogue in the theatrical cut, and any scenes reused from that cut in other versions, was dubbed over by Annie Ross. You can see in the deleted scenes Sarah's real voice back then was rather high-pitched. But now that she's older, her voice is deeper and she has less of an accent. She could easily dub in her dialogue now with the gravitas that the director was looking for.

[@spaceaceasmr1446]

Not true.

[@jedijones]

@@spaceaceasmr1446 These are quotes about the matter from someone on a Facebook group. I should be clear that her entire voice and dialogue wasn't necessarily wiped out. But it's clear that Annie Ross did some ADR looping on Sarah's dialogue. "Some of both Terence Stamp's and Sarah Douglas's lines were dubbed and overdubbed. So Sarah's voice is filtered with both her own and that of Annie Ross who went on to play Vera in Superman III. So, when you hear "You! What kind of a creature are you?" - that's more Annie's voice, yet at the end, "Release the General, or we'll tear her apart" - that's more Sarah's. It's because the film was so rushed in post-production to make it's release date after the reshoots with Richard Lester, that's why it sounds a little uneven in places" "Well, I only know it because I happen to know Sarah D......she told me a long time ago and we never discussed it again as I was told that they just did it and Sarah only found out when she first saw the film, she opened her mouth and someone else's voice came out. Needless to say, she wasn't happy that they had never had the manners to tell her. Which is quite understandable."

[@ArcanePath360]

Let me know if this tickles

[@brontox098]

I thought she looked awesome in the movie. She is also a Sagittarius - just like me.

[@tubemoog]

Great acting. That’s why it was better. The CGI of the newer films. .it’s flash

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

She speaks a lot more highly of him that Margot Kidder ever did.

[@Mrd9960]

Jack O'Halloran also, he was a complete douchebag, the way he put him down.

[@generalzod2497]

Kneel.

[@renemcintyre3653]

Cute

[@erikw2178]

mom told me to say that MEAN Stuff to u.

[@fluorosco]

Superman one and two romantic funny exciting entertainment

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Girl or no girl, you're gonna spit teeth. Git up!

[@ihategoogle6066]

let me know if this tickles

[@rnw2739]

What the Sam hell........

[@sandal_thong8631]

I guess there are little kids who try to fly like Superman and jump off a building or something, but I doubt 4 and 6-year-olds are watching this to hear the warning.

[@sliat1981]

She doesn’t seem quite so evil here

[@guilhermf]

Ursa lost power and aged

[@timmccaffrey1326]

I suppose the old saying is true..time is a great healer but a lousy beautician..How come actors get old looking and we don't?

[@walteraprichard6456]

Tim mcCaffrey - Some actors seem to never age like vampires Keanu Reeves, Weird Al ect.

[@jasoncummings7052]

Villains are what it sounds like. To be evil. So why should they not be portrayed as such. Furthermore what is the BS where Lois Lane has such power of Superman. Rubbish. The man of Steel is next to Godlike. In my opinion superman needs a serious reboot. Not the pathetic all sweet lover boy crap we always get.

[@erikw2178]

it's too bad your'e Two centuries old. Heeehee.

[@eq1373]

"Quite dark and scary" Sarah, you're not wrong about that. These new movies are garbage.

[@ptthunder]

The new movies are crap compared to Superman The Movie. Too bad the execs fucked up the series permanently, after that.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The official Superman 5-Superman Returns-(the official entry in the Richard Donner/Richard Lester series) unfortunately was a disappointment. Its better than 3 and 4 but still no classic. Brandon Routh-despite being a Christopher Reeve lookalike-lacks the charisma of the previous star.

[@timothyturner1056]

She looks awful .

[@ajs41]

She's nearly 70 you know. I think she looks pretty good. Most British people don't believe in having plastic surgery or botox, unlike Americans.

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

She looks very good. Unlike so many plastic American women.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Every body ages, mate. And she handles herself with class here.

[@TheODLawson23]

She's in her 70s. People get old. You will be old in the future.

[@Zebra_3]

@@TheODLawson23 hopefully he'll never get old.