Shapiro’s first feature-length screenplay Lair of the Fox, a military action-thriller, was optioned by Ilya Salkind (Producer of Superman).
The films were somewhat controversial at the time because the producers, Alexander and Ilya Salkind, decided to split the first film into two after principal photography was completed.
According to an interview with Ilya Salkind on the Superman Homepage, Wells was unavailable for the Superboy: Season One DVD extras, because he was "in rehab."1
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Among many international hits, he is best known for initiating the first three Superman movies, and producing them with Ilya Salkind.