LATEST! Producer of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, ILYA SALKIND, has been found ALIVE and sedated in a Mexican hospital after concerned pals reported him missing 3 days ago.
The much beloved producer of Superman 1,2,3 and Supergirl has been found alive in a Mexian hospital after concerned friends reported him missing. Salkind remains under sedation in an undisclosed facility. It is unclear why Salkind did not disclose his whereabouts nor condition to worried family members. DEVELOPING………..
PREVIOUSLY: KTLA-TV reports that Salkind, 63, who produced the Superman films as well as the Superboy TV series hasn’t been heard from in over 3 days since leaving for Mexico City.
"The reason we’re concerned is he hasn’t used any of his credit cards for anything," Salkind’s business partner James Buccelli told the TV station.
"When we last spoke to him, he didn’t seem, it seemed like there was some type of an emergency. We got cut off from him. We have not heard from him since.
"My belief, his medication is still at the house. So he would have taken that if, you know, he planned on going somewhere without telling anybody, and that’s not like him at all."
Buccelli says Salkind, who also produced The Three Musketeers , Santa Claus: The Movie and Supergirl, may have visited his getaway pad but hasn’t ruled out foul play.
"One of the things that first came to mind, you know, being held for ransom or kidnapped or something like that," said Buccelli.
"We thought foul play could be involved, just because Ilya is such a huge producer. However, we haven’t received any type of ransom notes, through any parties. We haven’t received any strange phone calls."
The Mexican authorities have now been alerted and begun to search in earnest.
