Published June 25, 2024
Meet the Man Trying to Make a Documentary About Superman’s Cleveland Origin Story
After a decade of attempts, filmmaker Rob Montague wants to show how Jerry Siegel's and Joe Shuster's legacies can influence people. But he has a few hurdles before the film

Written by Jala Forest | Cleveland Magazine
Many people are surprised that Cleveland is the home of Superman, says Cleveland filmmaker Rob Montague.
“Not a lot of people know that Jerry [Siegel] and Joe [Shuster] are from Cleveland,” he says. “I found that out when I was in my early 20s and I was just like, How inspiring to be from [Cleveland]. Especially coming from an angle of wanting to be a filmmaker, and I want to do something that’s much bigger than where I’m from.”
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