'Superman,' 'Goonies' director Richard Donner dead at 91
Donner's career spanned five decades. Author: LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Published: 5:37 PM EDT July 5, 2021 Updated: 5:52 PM EDT July 5, 2021 Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has died. He was 91. Lauren Shuler Donner, his wife and producing partner, told the Hollywood trade Deadline that Donner died Monday. Donner gained fame with his first feature, 1976’s “The Omen.” A then-unheard-of offer foll...