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Superman Lives
Kevin Smith's leaked draft from 1997
119 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1997
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Kevin Smith
453 books965 followersKevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He also hosts a weekly podcast with Scott Mosier known as SModcast. He is also known for participating in long, humorous Q&A Sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.
His films are often set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, they do frequently feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon in what is known by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions. He has produced numerous films and television projects, including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II.
His films are often set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, they do frequently feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon in what is known by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions. He has produced numerous films and television projects, including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II.
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September 11, 2019Sooo....strangely ahead of its time.
I'd cut some of the dialogue down.
Lex's is more comic "I'm in and out of prison Lex" than ruthless businessman Lex Luthor. I can live with it, even though it's not my preferential portrayal of Luthor.
The studio marks are obvious. The polar bear fight scene is set up but the fight scene itself is like a few sentence long.
The only thing I really don't like about the script is how Clark/Lois don't feel like they actually go anywhere. Maybe this is why Batman 2's script ends with a marriage proposal. While, it does go somewhere, but the punch is lost when the next scene is a robot looking into the camera after stealing Braniac's symbol saying "i'm a glutton for punishment". Way to get me excited for a possible sequel, kev.
Cut that ending, cut some hoky dialogue, and we could have had something special. Although maybe the giant spider would have been too much for audiences, but hey, you can't make gold all the time.
I'd cut some of the dialogue down.
Lex's is more comic "I'm in and out of prison Lex" than ruthless businessman Lex Luthor. I can live with it, even though it's not my preferential portrayal of Luthor.
The studio marks are obvious. The polar bear fight scene is set up but the fight scene itself is like a few sentence long.
The only thing I really don't like about the script is how Clark/Lois don't feel like they actually go anywhere. Maybe this is why Batman 2's script ends with a marriage proposal. While, it does go somewhere, but the punch is lost when the next scene is a robot looking into the camera after stealing Braniac's symbol saying "i'm a glutton for punishment". Way to get me excited for a possible sequel, kev.
Cut that ending, cut some hoky dialogue, and we could have had something special. Although maybe the giant spider would have been too much for audiences, but hey, you can't make gold all the time.
December 1, 2022
A very 90s take on comicbook films, still hanging on to the campy humor (that hit zenith with Batman & Robin).
The story itself is good take on original comic. Some of the chringey dialog (especially from L-Ron and Eradicator) seemed like forced humor.
Still wish we could have seen Cage as Superman, but if this was made we would not have had Smallville nor Superman Returns...
The story itself is good take on original comic. Some of the chringey dialog (especially from L-Ron and Eradicator) seemed like forced humor.
Still wish we could have seen Cage as Superman, but if this was made we would not have had Smallville nor Superman Returns...
May 28, 2020
Wow this would have been a crazy film. Reading this and then imaging nick cage flying around, using the black suit, having cameos from other superheroes and just a massive spider fight at the end would have been a crazy film. Personally I want this done as a dramatized audiobook with cage voicing supes.
If you read this you HAVE to watch Kevin Smith explain the backstory behind this with he's meetings with the producer. It's brilliant and shows how Hollywood producers ruin so many films and unnecessarily edit them.
If you read this you HAVE to watch Kevin Smith explain the backstory behind this with he's meetings with the producer. It's brilliant and shows how Hollywood producers ruin so many films and unnecessarily edit them.
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