The release of the latest movie in the Superman saga is helping one small town in Illinois cash in on its connection to one of the most beloved comic book heroes of all time. Jim Tedder reports.
Plano, Illinois, has a population of just under 11,000 people. American flags fly along its downtown streets.
Plano's mayor is Bob Hausler. He recalls when a Hollywood production company came to town in 2011.
“There was a lot of secrecy about the storyline, and even who the main character was.”
But in a town as small as this, it’s hard to keep a secret. Once the trucks, lights and movie cameras moved onto Main Street, news quickly spread. This was not just any Hollywood movie, but the big-budget “Superman: Man of Steel.”
For several weeks in the summer of 2011, film director Zach Snyder and hundreds of cast and crew members turned Plano, Illinois, into Smallville, Kansas. Smallville is the imaginary hometown of Superman’s adopted parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent. The location plays an important part in several key scenes in the new film.
Resident Jim Martens is the chairman of the Smallville Superfest, a three-day-long, citywide party in honor of the fictional character.
Jim Martens says even before its release, the movie drew fans from far and wide.
“Everybody had to get a piece of the action and see what was going on.”
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