Cleveland is the New Metropolis -- A Superman Forum!

The City Club's 2025 Summer Outdoor Series

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Last summer, our city played host to DC Studios' filming of the upcoming film "Superman". Early trailer footage gives Cleveland much love, putting many of our city's landmarks front and center. It was a sort of homecoming for Superman, who was created by two Glenville High School students in 1933, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Adding to the anticipation, the Siegel and Shuster Society, an all-volunteer nonprofit, announced they will construct a Superman statue in downtown Cleveland. Before the July 11th theatrical release of "Superman," we will be joined by Bill Garvey from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission and Valentino Zullo ... more

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Panelists

Bill Garvey
President, Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Valentino Zullo
Teaching Fellow, Kent State University; Ohio Center for the Book Scholar-in-Residence, Cleveland Public Library; and Maternal Depression Therapist, Ohio Guidestone

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Michael K. McIntyre
Executive Editor, Ideastream Public Media

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