The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

May 1, 2015

1h 45m

★ 6.7

Overview

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, Superman. The project went through years of development before the plug was pulled, and this documentary interviews the major filmmakers: Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and many many more.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Super Skull Ship

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Cast

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Jon Schnepp

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Tim Burton

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Kevin Smith

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Jon Peters

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Lorenzo di Bonaventura

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Colleen Atwood

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Rick Heinrichs

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Steve Johnson

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Dan Gilroy

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Wesley Strick

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Michael Anthony Jackson

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Bill Boes

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