Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser has joined the Oscar-qualifying short documentary “ Saving Superman ” as an executive producer, revealed to Variety exclusively.

“Saving Superman” chronicles the remarkable true story of Jonathan, a 57-year-old man with autism spectrum disorder and longtime resident of Glen Ellyn, a small suburb outside Chicago. Known for his larger-than-life spirit and signature Superman persona, Jonathan has been a fixture in the town’s Fourth of July Parade for nearly three decades. When his home was threatened by a new property owner, the community — led by his best friend Julie — banded together to launch a grassroots campaign to save it.

Directed by Adam Oppenheim and Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian, the Critics Choice Documentary Award-nominated short was released tod

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