Since 1987's "Superman IV: The Quest For Peace," there have been four Spider-Mans ("Spider-Man," "Spider-Man 2," "Spider-Man 3" and "The Amazing Spider-Man") and seven Batmans ("Batman," "Batman Returns," "Batman Forever," "Batman & Robin," "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises"), but just two Superman movies: 2006's "Superman Returns" and the upcoming Superman reboot, "Man of Steel." How did one of the most iconic comic book characters of all-time fall between the cracks during the last 25 years, when movies starring the likes of Thor became global blockbusters? It all started with "Superman Lives."
"If 'Superman Lives' had come out, I think it would have been a giant hit," filmmaker Jon Schnepp told HuffPost Entertainment. "This movie would have been a departure and completely different from what we're used to from Superman and superhero lore."
"Superman Lives" was supposed to hit theaters in the summer of 1998 with Nicolas Cage playing...
"If 'Superman Lives' had come out, I think it would have been a giant hit," filmmaker Jon Schnepp told HuffPost Entertainment. "This movie would have been a departure and completely different from what we're used to from Superman and superhero lore."
"Superman Lives" was supposed to hit theaters in the summer of 1998 with Nicolas Cage playing...
- 2/28/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
Join the wonderful team at Zap2it as we live-blog the 68th annual Golden Globe awards. We'll take you through every win, every blooper and Ricky Gervais getting continually more inebriated and saying funnier and funnier things.
All times Eastern.
7:28 p.m. -- Tina Fey gushes over being around real-life movie stars. Eating near them, seeing them all dressed up. How adorable is Tina being all star-struck?
7:35 p.m. -- Kevin Spacey speaks about the director of "Casino Jack" George Hickenlooper passing away very suddenly last October and what a loss that was. Aww. Spacey is nominated for his role in "Casino Jack" and he credits Hickenlooper with getting the performance out of him.
7:40 p.m. -- So glad to hear Michael Douglas is doing well. We knew the tumor was gone, but it's just great to see him out at the awards show. Catherine Z-j looks amazing as well.
All times Eastern.
7:28 p.m. -- Tina Fey gushes over being around real-life movie stars. Eating near them, seeing them all dressed up. How adorable is Tina being all star-struck?
7:35 p.m. -- Kevin Spacey speaks about the director of "Casino Jack" George Hickenlooper passing away very suddenly last October and what a loss that was. Aww. Spacey is nominated for his role in "Casino Jack" and he credits Hickenlooper with getting the performance out of him.
7:40 p.m. -- So glad to hear Michael Douglas is doing well. We knew the tumor was gone, but it's just great to see him out at the awards show. Catherine Z-j looks amazing as well.
- 1/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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