In the early 90s, He purchased rights to the Superman movie franchise from Warner Bros. In his Q&A/humor DVD, An Evening With Kevin Smith, writer/director Kevin Smith related an anecdote about working for Peters when he was hired to compose a script for a new Superman film, subsequently called Superman Reborn, and afterwards renamed Superman Lives. According to Smith, Peters had expressed contempt for the majority of Superman’s iconic features by demanding that Superman was never to fly or appear in his hallmark costume. He also proposed Sean Penn as being perfect for the part, according to his performance as a death row prisoner in Dead Man Walking saying that Penn had the eyes of a “caged creature, a killer.” Peters subsequently demanded that the third action of the movie incorporate a fight between Superman and a giant spider, to be unveiled in a homage to King Kong. Peters afterwards made the 1999 steampunk western Wild Wild West, the ending of which features a giant mechanical spider. Smith fit them into his script, but the job eventually was left and also the script lost. I did not understand the human part of it, I did not have that.”
Caleigh Peters, Christopher Peters, Jordan Peters, Kendyl Peters, Skye Marcía
Parents
Jack Peters, Helen Pagano
Nicknames
John Peters , John H. Peters , John Pagano Peters
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Movies
Superman Returns, Batman, A Star Is Born, Wild Wild West, The Witches of Eastwick, Eyes of Laura Mars, Gorillas in the Mist, Vision Quest, Money Train, This Boy's Life, Tango & Cash, Caddyshack II, My Fellow Americans, The Clan of the Cave Bear, With Honors, Six Weeks, Missing, Ali, Rosewood
When I was in the hair business I produced huge spectacular shows. Film is just another form of production.
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Received a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 1, 2007. [May 2007]
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Jon is the producer of next Superman movie, set for a summer 2004 release. [December 2002]
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Produced Barbra Streisand's critically-reviled (though commercially successful) 1974 album "ButterFly" in collaboration with Tom Scott, Larry Carlton, Lee Holdridge, Hank Cicalo, John Bahler, King Errisson, etc. Songs on the album included: Love in the Afternoon / Guava Jelly / Grandma's Hands / I Won't Last a Day Without You / Jubilation / Simple Man / Life On Mars / Since I Don't Have You / Crying Time / Let the Good Times Roll
When Kevin Smith was hired as writer for the "Superman" movie back in 1997, he had several discussions with Peters about the film. Peters told Smith that he didn't want Superman to wear the suit, he didn't want him to fly, and he wanted Superman to fight a giant spider in the end. When Smith left the project, the "Superman" movie never got made but, in 1999, Jon Peters produced Wild Wild West (1999) which had the heroes attacked by a giant spider in the end.
Got his break into producing while working as a hair stylist for Barbra Streisand.
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With partner Peter Guber, was head of Sony Pictures. The pair were the subject of the book "Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood" by Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters. The book suggests that despite Jon Peters' success as a producer, he is prone to violence and is barely able to read.
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He made an brief appearance in The Ten Commandments (1956). They needed about 5,000 dark haired dark skinned people for the crossing scene and Jon happened to be near the set that day. His father was asked if he (Jon) could be in the scene; he agreed and they put him in.
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