Richard Donner, Superman Director, Dies At 91

Steven Spielberg, said in a statement that Richard Donner had a "powerful command of his movies"

Richard Donner, a prolific filmmaker who directed the first Superman movie, The Goonies,, and other blockbuster hits, died on Monday at age 91, US media reported. Richard Donner's other credits include the 1976 horror classic The Omen, the Lethal Weapon cop franchise with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starting in 1987, Scrooged (1988) and his final movie in 2006, 16 Blocks. He also directed episodes of iconic 20th century television shows such as Get Smart, Perry Mason, Gilligan's Island and The Twilight Zone, according to IMDB, and took on a producer role for blockbuster hits including X-Men and Free Willy. The Hollywood Reporter cited Donner's assistant in confirming his death, while Deadline said there was no cause of death revealed by Donner's business manage or producer wife, Lauren Schuler Donner. "Richard Donner had the biggest, boomiest voice you could imagine," Goonies star Sean Astin said on Twitter. "He commanded attention and he laughed like no man has ever laughed before. Dick was so much fun. What I perceived in him, as a 12 year old kid, is that he cared. I love how much he cared," Astin tweeted about his time acting in the 1985 teen treasure hunt movie.