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As the star of TV’s The Adventures of Superman, George Reeves was the ultimate hero to millions of young children across America throughout the 1950s, even though few of them actually knew his real name. But in 1959 it appeared that the Man of Steel may have had feet of clay, when the 45-year-old actor’s life was cut short by a single speeding bullet to the head in his Benedict Canyon home—a gunshot that the police ultimately deemed self-inflicted. Hollywoodland, which casts Ben Affleck—himself no stranger to scandal thwarted Tinseltown dreams—as the frustrated star who was nevertheless the idol of millions. Hollywood.com has your inside look at Reeves’ tale through the eyes of Ben Affleck, Diane Lane and director Allen Coulter, along with a look at the real-life scandal.