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The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

20156.71h 45m

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.

Directed by Jon Schnepp
Written by Jon Schnepp
Produced by Jon Schnepp, Holly Payne
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Jon Schnepp

Jon Schnepp

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Tim Burton

Tim Burton

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Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

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Jon Peters

Jon Peters

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Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

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Colleen Atwood

Colleen Atwood

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Rick Heinrichs

Rick Heinrichs

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Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson

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Dan Gilroy

Dan Gilroy

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Wesley Strick

Wesley Strick

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interviewhollywoodfilmmakingsuper powerdeathcinema history

About The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of interview, hollywood, filmmaking, super power, death, cinema history. Directed by Jon Schnepp, it stars Jon Schnepp, Tim Burton, Kevin Smith. 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.

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