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Animated version of kevin smiths superman lives script would be. Superman in the movies superman has thrilled audiences on the big screen for many years. When burton arrived one of his first acts was to trash kevin smiths script. Downloading sounds are heard, as brainiac cocks his. Kevin smith denies writing fake batman v superman script. The movie was originally written by kevin smith, but when tim burton came onboard, smith s involvement went sour with burton getting wesley strick the supermanhomepage has been provided a copy of the script, which you can download here pdf superman lives features braniac as the villain, and you can see the spider concept art to the right ive read through the first 20 or so pages and.

The confirmed details of smith s script can be seen in detail at the article entry on kevin smith wiki. He seizes on the script for a new superman movie, eventually known as. If you want to make a superman show, make a superman show. The quest for peace shooting script in text format supergirl revised script in text format superman lives unproduced kevin smith script in text format superman lives unproduced dan gilroy script synopsis in html format. Besides oversized jorts, theres nothing kevin smith loves more than telling his superman story. Smith appears in the documentary speaking about his experience writing the first script for superman lives, which would later be rewritten by wesley strick and dan gilroy.

Everything you thought you knew about nic cages superman. Infamous for picking apart the pop culture landscape with films such as clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, and jay and silent bob strike back, the new jersey native has become a veritable icon ofindependent film. Kevin smith talks superman lives, gay robots and robert. Dc couldve had an interconnected cinematic universe decades ago, if only tim burton hadnt tossed out the script. Here he is telling the story of how he came not to make a superman movie this is one of those classic ohmygod.

That was the case with the leaked script for the film making the rounds of late, leading to a recent report claiming the script chock full of cameos and fan service was the work of. The following is a list of unproduced kevin smith projects in roughly chronological order. Smith, who wrote the script for tim burton and nicholas cages superman lives film which never made it to theaters notes that dc films. Burton hired wesley strick to rewrite smiths script and the film entered preproduction in june 1997. Superman lives kevin smith script unmade speculative. Script slug will be launching new tools and resources for screenwriters. But when the rumors start piling up, and become harder and harder to believe, suspicions rise. Superman ii shooting script in text format superman iii 482 revised script in text format superman iv. Basically, producer jon peters asked him to write a man of steel movie script, with. Download movie, tv, and web series scripts in pdf format.

Kevin smith came up with the title superman lives, believing it to be better than superman reborn. The same should happen with his screenplay for the film man on the six million dollars, which is based on the famous television series 70, which was on abc. Cipriano 2005 april 6, 2004 draft 2 kb pdf format imdb. Fans of smith know the story of his meeting with producer jon peters very well from his evening with kevin smith dvd.

Now, before you read my thoughts on the script, you should really watch the below clip, where kevin smith talks about writing superman, and the various. Jay and silent bob reboot official red band trailer. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays. Kevin smith was first attached to a superman project back in 1997 when he was hired by warner bros. Much like kevin smiths green hornet comic, dynamite took a script smith wrote in the 90s while making mallrats and turned it into a comic. Once kevin smith wrote the screenplay for the film the green hornet, but his version was replaced by a version of seth rogen, and a version of smith turned into a comic book. The incredibly 90s film, called superman lives, made it. Kevin smith isnt just a great filmmaker, hes also a fantastic raconteur.

In november 2016, kevin smith said that he was open to having the superman lives script be adapted as an animated film, with nicolas cage voicing superman and michael rooker voicing lex luthor. I know you had a crack at writing the superman script a while back and im curious if your. It chronicles the behindthescenes events surrounding the cancelled tim burton film superman lives. Kevin smith would like to see superman lives as an animated movie. William shakespeare this script is based on the dc character superman also known as man of steel. Kevin smith directed the ninth episode of the second season of supergirl, which was titled supergirl lives as homage to superman lives.

Why kevin smiths superman lives was ahead of its time. The new movie, superman reborn kevin smith is a writerdirector and comic book fan who made the very lowbudget clerks using the black and white security cameras. Back in 1996, kevin smith pitched an idea for his own superman film, which was eventually titled superman lives. Thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders upcoming batman.

Smiths script, titled superman lives, had brainiac sending doomsday to kill superman, as well. Early drafts by jonathan lemkin and gregory poirier of a script titled superman reborn were considered unimpressive at which point, to the surprise of many, writerdirector kevin smith joined. Completely immune to bullets, explosions, drowning, falling damage, damage, etc and regains lost health. Superman lives script now online by wesley strick cosmic. Kevin smith superman lives script drews scriptorama. Writerdirector kevin smith made a brief cameo in the film, during the scene in which superman apprehends toyman. Kevin smiths superman lives script would feel right at home with modern superhero blockbusters and tv shows. Screenplay by kevin smith for purchase jersy girl 2004.

Some of the concept art that was released resembles what i read in the script but a lot of it does not. The fictional character superman, an american comic book superhero in dc comics. After smith was hired to write a new superman film, he suggested tim burton to direct. He wanted to bring in all his own writers and thus began the smith vs. Kevin smith pitched to jon peters his story outline in august 1996, in which peters gave him permission to write a screenplay. Animated version of kevin smiths superman lives script.

Before that point, the superman franchise was stalled after the critical and box office failure of christopher reeves final turn as the character in 1987s superman iv. Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin. By comparison, kevin smiths superman lives attempts are fairly tame, and with the right director and cast, it might have been embraced by audiences. Superman screenplay by wesley strick jon peters entertainment warner bros. The superman lives script by kevin smith has a very special place in my heart. Today he denies that there is any truth to the story. Kevin smith addresses batman vs superman fake script rumors. Based on kevin smiths script i think the film would have been enjoyable. I took a look at superman returns earlier today, but i thought i might take a look at kevin smiths unproduced script for an earlier iteration of that particular film, superman lives. Thats a twodisc set spanning threeplus hours of kevin smith. Ilya salkind commissioned a fifth superman script before warner bros. Download kevin smith screenplay collection pdf indie. Coincidentally, i was just listening to kevin smith talk about it today on a podcast.

According to his claims, the rumor is entirely false and he had nothing to do with writing any sort of script regarding the film. Kevin smith on superman, shaving, and a baby rocket geekdad. The quest for peace 1987 a number attempts were made to bring superman to the screen once more. Kevin smith weighs in on dc films reported superman decision. Smith threatened legal action in 2001 for burtons ape lincoln ending in planet of the apes which he had done in. Kevin smith recently expressed excitement at the idea of seeing his superman lives script turned into a dc animated film. Find out how to watch it at the official site here. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Smiths script was accepted, though it was heavily changed and eventually rewritten when. Superman is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner. The bitter script reader has written about his experiences as a.

Dawn of justice, details leaking ahead of schedule are hard to avoid. Cinema blend via twitter kevin smith addressed the rumor about writing a batman vs superman. I know theres another dozen 80s00s superman scripts on supermanhomepage, but has anyone read any other great unproduced dc movie scripts. Once upon a time there was a superman movie in the works written by kevin smith, directed by tim burton, and starring nicolas cage. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure, terence stamp, valerie perrine, and ned beatty. Kevin smith pitched peters his story outline in late 1996, and was allowed to write the. It was one of the first really big gets for my site way back when tim burton was supposed to direct and nic cage was going to star. Swing back to drews scriptorama afterwords for more free scripts superman lives written by kevin smith warner bros. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. Take a listen to kevin smith screenplay as he discusses his screenwriting and.

As anyone familiar with kevin smith will find unsurprising, this interview contains adult language. Universal gave him the feedback that it reads like a comic book. Then the project went bellyup, and now well never get to see what would have happened with this kevin smith screenplay. On the animated movie, superman doomsday, there is a scene where toyman attacks metropolis with a giant mecha spider. Daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays movie. Back in the early 2000s, dc comics and warner bros. Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes.

Kevin smiths superman lives has went down in hollywood lore for its outrageousness on the page as well as behind the scenes. Smith s script was accepted, though it was heavily changed and eventually rewritten when. Kevin smith explains what happened to his superman movie. Superman lives documentary shows nicolas cage doing super. Ive no interest in frank millers year one script beeteedubs. Funding for the documentary was partially raised through a successful kickstarter campaign and premiered on may 1, 2015 and was released. Kevin smith would like to see superman lives as an. Doomsday is a 2007 american animated superhero film adapted. Swing back to drews script orama afterwords for more free scripts superman lives written by kevin smith warner bros. Kevin smith pitched peters his story outline in late 1996, and was allowed to write the screenplay. How supergirl nodded at kevin smiths famous superman. However, peters presented smith with three rules, such as wanting superman to wear an allblack suit, feeling the more traditional suit was too faggy. You can see his original tweet below that started the rumor circulation, followed by his rebuttal beneath that.

Smith threw out the idea of getting tim burton to direct. This is the script that was written for the film by andrew kevin walker sleepy hollow and akvia. Kevin smith on superman returns and star trek duration. Kevin smith on superman, shaving, and a baby rocket. As kevin smith was fond of recounting on the lecture circuit. Kevin smiths superman lives live reading part 1 podomatic. Lex startles a bit as brainiacs hand then reconfigures into something that he inserts into the computer.

I have read superman lives by kevin smith awesome, superman flyby by jj abrams crap and wonder woman by joss whedon pure awesome. Kevin smith was rumored to have written a fake batman v superman screenplay, providing false scoops for movie bloggers. After his inevitable defeat by the man of steel, a random curly haired bespectacled slightly overweight bystander voiced by kevin smith remarks a giant spider. University corridor late night a young professor hurries down the empty hall hotly.

Kevin smith announces jay and silent bob reboot trailer for san diego comiccon hallh panel. Probably the most famous blockbuster script never made. Kevin smith attended the third screening of the death of superman lives. A great clip of kevin smith talking about his experience. Download kevin smith screenplay collection pdf indie film hustle.