Special Report · Film year 2015
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
- Special Guests
- Jon Schnepp, Holly Payne
- Guest Co-Host
- Chris Cummins
Show notes
The fifth feature Superman film took a dozen years and millions of dollars to come to fruition. Along the way the film was almost made as Superman Lives written by Kevin Smith, Wesley Strick, and Dan Gilroy, directed by Tim Burton and starring Nicolas Cage.
The documentary The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? digs into the production, from conception to the camera almost rolling. It's a wild tale of creativity, rampant egos, and one of the most eccentric producers Hollywood boasted.
We're joined by nerdlebrity Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab) along with the producer and director of TDOSLWH, Holly Payne and Jon Schepp.
The documentary The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? digs into the production, from conception to the camera almost rolling. It's a wild tale of creativity, rampant egos, and one of the most eccentric producers Hollywood boasted.
We're joined by nerdlebrity Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab) along with the producer and director of TDOSLWH, Holly Payne and Jon Schepp.
Labels: Batman Chris Cummins DC Comics Documentary Jon Peters Kevin Smith Nicolas Cage Robert Meyer Burnett Superman Tim Burton Wesley Strick
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Music credits
- "O Superman" - Laurie Anderson
- "Kryptonite" - 3 Doors Down
- "Superman" - The Clique
- "Superman" - Ides of March
- "Superman's Song" - Crash Test Dummies
- "Official Suburban Superman" - Suzi Quatro
- "Superman Theme" - Chris Joss
- "Superman Theme" - Petra Haden
- "Superman" - Boyce Avenue
Links & resources
- Visit the official The Death of 'Superman Lives' What Happened website (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Superman: Doomsday on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon by Jake Rossen (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Red Son by Mark Millar (opens in a new tab)
- Buy DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore by Alan Moore (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore (opens in a new tab)
- Buy the Death of Superman saga (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Kryptonite Kid by Joseph Torchia (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Superman Homepage (opens in a new tab)
- Read Mike White's Superman: Grounded article (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our episode on Batman Returns (opens in a new tab)
- Hear more of Mike on Geek Juice Radio talking about Tim Burton (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Chris Cummins on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (1)
Anonymous Thank guys, I got yelled at for spending $20. What a great documentary though. Thank you for digging in and giving us the low-down on this film.