Superman Producer Missing
US, February 2, 2011
Producer Ilya Salkind, who along with his father Alexander brought Superman back to the big screen in the 1970s and '80s, is reportedly missing in Mexico.
TMZ
claims Salkind was in Mexico, where he was born, "to handle a property
he inherited from his mother who passed away a few years ago. Friends of
Salkind tell us ... members of Ilya's staff last saw the legendary
producer at his estate in Mexico on Sunday as he was on his way to
'handle some errands and get some dental work done.' However, Salkind
has not returned -- and yesterday, his friends filed a missing persons
report with Mexican authorities."
Before producing 1978's Superman, the Salkinds produced the successful Three Musketeers films of the 1970s. Ilya Salkind also exec produced the Supergirl movie and The Adventures of Superboy TV series, and produced the feature films Santa Claus: The Movie and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.
