Superman is back on the big screen
Superman director James Gunn. Pioneering black film star Dorothy Dandridge, Gerald Scarfe.
An episode of the Front Row podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Superman is back on the big screen" was published on July 8, 2025 and runs 42 minutes.
July 8, 2025 ·42m · Front Row
Summary
Superman is back on the big screen for the first time in nearly a decade, we speak with director James Gunn. We preview a season of films at the BFI, starring pioneering black film star Dorothy Dandridge. Best known for Carmen Jones, (her performance made her the first African American to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar) she died aged just 42 Cartoonist and illustrator Gerald Scarfe on Hercules, the newest Disney stage musical, inspired by his drawingsPresenter Samira Ahmed
Episode Description
Superman is back on the big screen for the first time in nearly a decade, we speak with director James Gunn. We preview a season of films at the BFI, starring pioneering black film star Dorothy Dandridge. Best known for Carmen Jones, (her performance made her the first African American to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar) she died aged just 42 Cartoonist and illustrator Gerald Scarfe on Hercules, the newest Disney stage musical, inspired by his drawings
Presenter Samira Ahmed
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