The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jon Schnepp
Written By: Jon Schnepp
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Kevin Smith, Tim Burton
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
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The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? belongs to 7 collections
1. Superheroes (public: moderated by mpowell - 29 stars)
2. Documentaries about movies (public: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
3. Filmmaking (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 9 stars)
4. DC Comics / DC Universe (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 7 stars)
5. Superman (public: moderated by mpowell - 3 stars)
6. Ghost Cinema (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
7. Development Hell (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
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| Dec 06, 2020 | mpf2788 | 60 0% |
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| Aug 17, 2018 | worleyjamers | 65 48% |
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| Aug 05, 2018 | JayTeeBlaze | 84 80% |
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| Jul 26, 2018 |  |
War Machine | 70 47% |
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R.I.P. Jon Schnepp. this was surprisingly interesting. the editing helped that. and lucky that most of the people he interviewed were interesting. i wanna rewatch it again just for the art. i hope burton somehow gets to make this movie one day
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| Jul 10, 2017 | asdfg | 80 59% |
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hellboy76 | 67 58% |
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Moderately entertaining but Smith alone in his Evening with presentation is funnier and more enlightening.
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muzak66 | 81 66% |
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Might have been a sick movie.
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jetboy | 80 65% |
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INDYATMN | 79 53% |
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Too much time is spent on the mechanics of costume creation, but this is a great peek behind the curtain at what kind of things go on in the pre-production stage when blockbuster production costs are at stake. Too many cooks spoil the broth as multiple executive types (esp Jon Peters, fertile w/ bad ideas) start tossing in ideas that range from potentially interesting to WTF godawful. From what's described here, we were spared yet another Burton f-ck-up w/ only production design to recommend it
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| Oct 15, 2015 | damil | 60 43% |
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There were so many people involved and they all seemed to want to make a different movie. It may have ended up being an interesting movie, but I think I'm glad it didn't happen. This documentary film itself is alright. It gives you all the information you need, but it did lack a certain professionalism. I kinda wish the director had removed himself from being in the film. Also, that Jon Peters guy is a goddamn nutball.
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I'm not a comicbook guy, so I never knew about Superman Lives. But now that I've seen this documentary about the pre-production of Tim Burton/Nicolas Cage's Superman.... I WANT TO SEE IT!!! When you look at what kind of movies Warner Bros was releasing at the time... fuck them for shutting this one down!
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| Aug 16, 2015 | caffe | 47 30% |
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Tons of fun and interesting as an indictment of the Hollywood Studio System. After everything is said and done though, I still find it hard to believe the movie would have been any good.
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| Aug 16, 2015 | Reavic | 50 42% |
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Kavu | 69 47% |
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Decent fun, but I was constantly reminded of "Jodorowsky's Dune" which is way better. Also am not sure if Burton's Superman needed to be made at all.
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| Aug 03, 2015 |  |
bof | 50 24% |
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Interesting look into the Hollywood machine, but... As if Superman the character wasn't dull enough as it is, this supposed reimagining was apparently 5% ideas and 95% weird-for-weird's-sake set design. (Which probably explains something about Burton's career.) I swear they spend 45 minutes on the suit alone. What hath "Jodorowsky's Dune" wrought? Are we going to see documentaries about every crap movie never made?
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| Jul 18, 2015 |  |
Honest_Thief | 2 14% |
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A pleasing collection of interviews and production material on the infamous Tim Burton Superman project, but lacks the scope of a better documentary like Jodorowsky's Dune; about the most interesting detail is how they solved the suit malleability issues, if you're into industry design, that might pike your interest.
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| Jul 16, 2015 |  |
Groovy_Souls | 85 82% |
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An incredibly insightful and entertaining documentary surrounding one of the biggest attempts in Hollywood history. It makes the film and the politics surrounding is so interesting and easy to understand, but most importantly it brings you over to the side that really wants to see this film made.
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| Jul 16, 2015 |  |
LookJabba... | 8 76% |
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The Death of "Superman Lives" is an incredibly pleasing and fascinating documentary. Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters & many others behind the scenes give interesting and insightful interviews. And the concept art and pre-production design for this project just blew my mind with the torment of what could have been. I honestly don't know if Tim Burton's take on Superman would have been a success, but it definitely would have been unlike any other version that we have ever, or will ever see.
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| Jul 15, 2015 | Ixtiandur | 55 29% |
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| Jul 12, 2015 | dunetails | 90 91% |
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| Average Percentile 51.96% from 107 Ratings |  |