As we move further away from The Flash, it seems like everyone wants to address the polarizing film. Now, we are seeing Tim Burton throw in two cents, which makes sense as multiple of his most iconic DC-related projects were used. We all know the film had the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, which […]
Nicolas Cage on finally seeing his Superman on screen in The Flash
Not only did director Andy Muschietti bring Michael Keaton back to the role of Batman in this year’s The Flash, but he also realised another Tim Burton superhero casting as Nicolas Cage finally donned the iconic red and blue costume of the Man of Steel to make a quick cameo as Superman as part of […]
Kevin Smith on finally seeing Nicolas Cage’s Superman live in The Flash
Kevin Smith has seen The Flash, and it has opened up his want to complete his unrealised Nicolas Cage Superman movie Superman Lives, which Tim Burton was attached to direct from his screenplay in the 1990s. “I finally got to see Nic Cage be Superman. It has been an absolute delight for me,” the filmmaker […]
The Flash director on bringing Nicolas Cage’s Superman to life
As The Flash fizzles at the box office, those fans who did go see the film would have been shocked to see Nicolas Cage’s surprise cameo as Superman. It was a moment that finally brought to the long-awaited Cage/Superman moment we never got in the 90s with Tim Burton’s aborted Superman Lives, and the creatives […]
Absurd Film Sequels Which Almost Happened
Hasitha Fernando with ten absurd film sequels which almost happened… Hollywood truly is a strange place. For every bona fide film spewed forth from its creative bowels, there is an equally absurd sequel that ‘almost’ happened. And the best part is, some of these abysmal ideas get green lit in the first place, even reaching […]
Kevin Smith reveals Warner Bros.’ original plans for Superman Reborn
After breaking out onto the scene in the mid-1990s with Clerks and Mallrats, Kevin Smith found himself with a dream opportunity for any comic book and superhero fan as Warner Bros. reached out to him about helping to relaunch the Superman movie franchise. The project – originally titled Superman Reborn and retitled Superman Lives by […]
Nicolas Cage on finally playing Superman in Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
Some twenty years after he was first attached to the role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned Superman Lives, Nicolas Cage finally got to portray the Man of Steel this month, albeit in voice form, with Cage portraying the Last Son of Krypton in Warner Bros.’ animated feature Teen Titans Go! to the Movies. Speaking to USA […]
Nicolas Cage on Superman, Justice League, and whether he’d do another comic book movie
Before he took on the role of Marvel’s Johnny Blaze for Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage came close to portraying the Man of Steel, having spent a couple of years attached to the title role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned reboot, Superman Lives. During an interview with Variety, Cage was asked […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok arrives, Justice League marketing blitz, DC finds its Shazam, Deathstroke solo movie, CGI Venom and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, The Punisher, Daredevil, Runaways, X-23, Deadpool 2, Gambit, Venom, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad 2, Deathstroke, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Superman Lives and […]
Warner Bros. considered an animated version of Tim Burton’s Superman Lives
Back in November of last year, Kevin Smith expressed his interest in seeing an animated adaptation of the infamous Superman Lives, an aborted live-action reboot of the Man of Steel from the mid-90s, which would have saw Tim Burton directing Nicolas Cage as Superman. Well, as it happens, Warner Bros. has considered that very idea, […]
