Richard Donner (1930-2021)
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:38 am
Variety.com is reporting that film director/producer Richard Donner has passed away at the age of 91. As of the time of this post's publication, no cause is known.
While perhaps most famous for directing and/or producing films made at non-Disney studios (such as 1978's "Superman" and 1985's "The Goonies"), Donner directed and/or produced such Disney-owned films (primarily from the 20th Century Studios library) as "X-Men" (2000; exec. producer only), "The Omen" (1976), "Ladyhawke" (1985; outside of North America only) and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (2009; exec. producer only).
While perhaps most famous for directing and/or producing films made at non-Disney studios (such as 1978's "Superman" and 1985's "The Goonies"), Donner directed and/or produced such Disney-owned films (primarily from the 20th Century Studios library) as "X-Men" (2000; exec. producer only), "The Omen" (1976), "Ladyhawke" (1985; outside of North America only) and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (2009; exec. producer only).
