He looks a bit like Nicolas Cage, and yes, I agree a hunnerd percent with your assessment!
Jon Peters (the producer) felt Cage could "convince audiences he [Superman] came from outer space."Just imagine: this actually MIGHT have happened! Talk about Crisis Averted!!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfcJc7j_A3Y[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN_jlMADDSg[/youtube]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_in_filmSuperman in filmFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(....)
Superman Lives(....)
[
Kevin]
Smith (screenwriter) originally suggested
Tim Burton to direct his script, and Burton signed on with a pay or play contract of $5 million. Warner Bros. fast tracked production and set the theatrical release date in the summer of 1998, the 60th anniversary of the character's debut in Action Comics.
Nicolas Cage, a comic book fan, signed on as Superman with a $20 million pay or play contract, believing he could "re-conceive the character." [
Jon]
Peters (producer) felt Cage could "convince audiences he [Superman] came from outer space." Burton explained Cage's casting would be "the first time you would believe that nobody could recognize
Clark Kent as Superman, he [Cage] could physically change his persona."
Kevin Spacey was approached for the role of
Lex Luthor, while
Tim Allen claimed he was in talks for
Brainiac, a role heavily considered for
Jim Carrey.
Courteney Cox was reported as a casting possibility for
Lois Lane, while Smith confirmed
Chris Rock was set for
Jimmy Olsen.
Michael Keaton confirmed his involvement, but when asked if he would be reprising his role as Batman from Burton's Batman films, he would only reply, "Not exactly." Industrial Light & Magic was set for work on special effects.
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