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The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
Directed by
Jon Schnepp
R
2015
1h 45m
Documentary
,
Science Fiction
7.1
79%
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A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.
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Cast of The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
Jon Schnepp
Self / Director / Writer / Producer
Tim Burton
Self
Kevin Smith
Self
Jon Peters
Self
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Self
Colleen Atwood
Self
Rick Heinrichs
Self
Steve Johnson
Self
Dan Gilroy
Self
Wesley Strick
Self
Michael Anthony Jackson
Self
Bill Boes
Self
Sylvain Despretz
Self
Pete von Sholly
Self
James Carson
Self
Dan Jurgens
Self
Kerry Gammill
Self
Jimmy Palmiotti
Self
Grant Morrison
Self
Nicolas Cage
Self (archive footage)
Holly Payne
Producer
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? Ratings & Reviews
Film Threat
Alan Ng
As a comic book fan and movie fan, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? is about as engaging a documentary as it gets.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...ultimately feels too much like a rough cut of what could (and should) have been a far shorter and more cohesive endeavor...
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A talky behind the scenes look at the Tim Burton proposed adaptation of Superman Lives.
Schmoes Know
Mark Ellis
Insightful, funny and powerful...and the actual test-footage featuring Cage as the man of steel is remarkable
Schmoes Know
Kristian Harloff
We'll never get to see Cage as Superman, but with "The Death of 'Superman Lives'...What Happened?" Jon Schnepp masterfully portrays a universe where we did.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
Despite [some] lapses and a padded running time, this film does burst with fascinating inside lore.
IGN Movies
Eric Goldman
The personalities involved and the stories they tell are worthwhile and offer some great insight into just what a struggle it can be when so many people try to work together to pull off a film of this scope.
Nerdist
Scott Weinberg
Provides a whole lot of interesting tidbits about the project's long and convoluted development process, and it does so in a thorough, upbeat, and amiable fashion.
ChrisStuckmann.com
Chris Stuckmann
This well-researched documentary provides a fun and intriguing answer to one of cinemas strangest questions: What if Nicolas Cage had portrayed Superman?
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
A sensational, riveting documentary, especially for film fans who've been clamoring for some type of investigation into this production for years.
Consequence
Blake Goble
The film seems more interested in trying to get the skinny on Superman, rather than making a grand statement about the industry. What we get is a somewhat sloppy labor of love from a fan. Nothing more, nothing less.
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
The story behind this failed re-invention is indeed fodder for one hell of a fun and interesting documentary...
Nerd Report
Fred Topel
We kind of get the best part of a Nicolas Cage movie without Cage even having to film it. Even still frames of Cage posing as Superman show you he nailed it.
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