A long-haired Cage as the last son of Krypton trying to blend into the human world, a shiny metal suit and a duel with a giant spider – sound intriguing? But how! It's a shame that today's superhero cinema can't move beyond the established patterns of often raunchy spectacles about leotards.
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I got hurt Disdain for movies and series about superheroes. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as the fantastic “Boys” If no “invincible” on Amazon PrimeBut these performances have pretty much gone into the classic superhero mythos.
Well, I heard it's the last season “loki” It's beautiful (haven't seen it yet!) and I loved it too “Excitement”But as to why You can read it in my review of the filmNot here.
However, I would like to emphasize that this reluctance only appeared over time. I practically grew up with comics in hand. I know this media better than tax law in our country. That's why I was really happy when the genre of this movie took off.
Until the big movie studios decided to flood the market with their offerings, which in many cases resembled semi-finished products, unfinished baked goods or more superhero fast food. This can cause indigestion. And I feel it now, when someone offers me another installment of this big-budget cliché.
However, this does not change the fact that I would be very happy to see the effect of the collaboration Tim Burton and Nicolas Cage In the canceled project of the 1990s – “Superman Lives”.
The moment you can watch the latest movie starring Nicolas Cage in theaters “Dream Scenario” (which is satire The world of influencers and Abolition of culture), it is also worth recalling this forgotten picture from the world of strong leotard players.
We are talking about the production that should have been 30 million dollarsAnd not a single scene was shot.
A long-haired Cage as the last son of Krypton trying to blend into the human world, shiny metal armor and a huge spider guaranteeing a duel – does that sound strange and intriguing? But how! Exactly the kind of thing that didn't roll off the production line Marvel or DC.
The first attempts of the project date back to the mid-1990s, when Kevin Smith was also involved in the project – a hot name after the success in Hollywood.Sellers“and”Supermarket rats“.
This is it – in a conversation with the producer John Peters – He was instructed that if he was given the green light to write a revised version of the initial draft of the script for a new Superman, he must follow three rules: Superman must have A different outfit (because the previous one should have been too “pe*al”)cannot flyAnd will probably appear in the final battle big spider
Kevin was eventually removed from the project, but in a live performance he detailed the absurd nature of his meetings with studio staff.
He also recalled how strange it was to hear the demands of Peters, who described himself as a “man from the street” but was a hairdresser before being a producer, and then a lover. Barbra Streisand (In his opinion, Superman would be the best Sean Pennbecause he had a “wild animal” in his eyes – so well associated with Superman).
Commitment to the project Tim Burton This, of course, resulted in giving the entire story a greater dose of darkness. A comic book character formerly associated with Hope.
Interestingly, it was Nicolas Cage who had to convince the studio to direct both films. Before Batman “Superman Life”.
“Tim Burton didn't cast me, I played Tim Burton. The studio wanted it Rennie Harlin (“Die Hard 2”). He's a good guy and he won't have any problems. But my vision of Cal-El was more Tim Burton-esque,” Cage said in an interview with Rolling Stone, as quoted by the website. Naekranie.pl.
On the Internet, you can find recordings in which Cage tests the prototypes of the costume of the titular hero in the presence of Burton.
As well as records of the “shiny” version of the suit of the last Krypton representative.
Interestingly, the reason for the halt in production must have been Burton – at least that's what the aforementioned Naekralnie.pl reports. It must have been on the decline of his film “The Martians have attacked!” since 1996.
However, other sources say that it was simply a matter of the huge amount of money that the production had to absorb at the initial stage of development.
When asked about the film in 1999, Burton admitted that he was excited about the project, but noted… The corporate mindset of the studiowhich prevented its creation.
– Studios have become big corporations where before you can design characters for a movie you have to create them for them A simple meal Burton said, recalling that his “Batman Returns” had already upset McDonald's because it was “too dark.”
As an interesting fact, it is also worth noting that in the previously mentioned “Flash”, a version of Burton's Superman appears on the screen for a moment, which … fights the Great Cosmic Spider.
When asked about it, Nicolas Cage admitted that he appeared on the set of “The Flash” but… He played something completely different. His Superman should have watched the world fall apart, not fight Spider-Man.
The actor emphasized that what the audience saw on the screen in “The Flash” was the result of the use of special effects and not his acting talent.
He also added that he agrees with the critics In Burton's words About “using” the studio's creators' previous ideas for new performances.
Finally, it is worth adding that of all the filmmakers mentioned in this text, one actually succeeded in achieving his goal.
In 1999, the film was released in cinemas “The Very Wild West”. They appeared in it, among others: Will Smith and Kevin Kline. The producer of the film was already mentioned John Peters.
In one of the scenes, the main characters had to create a big mechanical spider.
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