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A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.
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- TriviaJon Schnepp had crowd-source funding to finance the film.
- GoofsThe horror film Scream is incorrectly referred to as having released in 1994. It wasn't released until 1996.
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Sylvain Despretz: Highly creative people have a hard time getting their movies made. Full stop. That's all it is. Because they bring stuff that blows everyone away, and as much as the claim is they want something original, they're terrified of it. That's what happens. So, you don't see those movies because they scare everybody up the chain of command.
- Crazy creditsThere is a final scene after the end credits of Jon Schnepp interviewing Tim Burton.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Blockbuster Buster: Legends of Fandom - Superman Lives (2017)
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The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? (2015)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Remember SUPERMAN LIVES? You know, that new Superman movie that was going to be directed by Tim Burton and feature Nicolas Cage in the title role? It got into production but the film never managed to see the screen and this fun documentary explains why.
What's so great about this documentary is that many of the main people involved with the production are interviewed here. This includes Burton, producer Jon Peters, the three different screenwriters including Kevin Smith as well as people involved in costumes, set design and various others. What's even more entertaining is that those interviewed are willing too speak their mind on what went wrong.
As one person states, it would have been a great movie or something laughed off the screen and it seems Warner knew this and that's one reason the film was canceled. There's a lot of great stuff on display here including the interviews that are terrific. We also get to see video footage of Cage inside the Superman suit and having discussions with Burton and the crew. Speaking of Burton, you can tell that this film still bothers him.
If you're a fan of comic book movies or just disastrous Hollywood mistakes then you should get a kick out of this documentary.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Remember SUPERMAN LIVES? You know, that new Superman movie that was going to be directed by Tim Burton and feature Nicolas Cage in the title role? It got into production but the film never managed to see the screen and this fun documentary explains why.
What's so great about this documentary is that many of the main people involved with the production are interviewed here. This includes Burton, producer Jon Peters, the three different screenwriters including Kevin Smith as well as people involved in costumes, set design and various others. What's even more entertaining is that those interviewed are willing too speak their mind on what went wrong.
As one person states, it would have been a great movie or something laughed off the screen and it seems Warner knew this and that's one reason the film was canceled. There's a lot of great stuff on display here including the interviews that are terrific. We also get to see video footage of Cage inside the Superman suit and having discussions with Burton and the crew. Speaking of Burton, you can tell that this film still bothers him.
If you're a fan of comic book movies or just disastrous Hollywood mistakes then you should get a kick out of this documentary.
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- May 15, 2016
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