The Movie That Almost Was – Superman Lives

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

With so many epic and awesome movies at our disposal, how could we ever lament not having more? Well, that's what we explore in our new series, The Movie That Almost Was, where we take a look at films that got deep into the planning, pre-production and sometimes actual production, only to never see the light of day. What happened? What went wrong? Are we better or worse off without it?

In this episode, we take a look at the would-be superhero epic from director Tim Burton…SUPERMAN LIVES! Set to star Nicolas Cage as the Man of Steel/Clark Kent in a visionary take on the character from a script by none other than Kevin Smith, SUPERMAN LIVES is one of the most well-known "almost happened" movies in existence. Mere weeks away from shooting, after storyboards, concept designs, costume fittings, etc. were put together, WB pulled the plug on the expensive film, which languished in development hell until both Burton and Cage moved on, leaving this superhero without a cape. With so much potential and so much promise, even if it would've amounted to little more than a wild ride, it's a movie we all wish we could've seen…and we got so close! Suit up and take flight as we explore SUPERMAN LIVES – The Movie That Almost Was!