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Thomas D
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:35 am |
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This came up in the chat, (still going at 2 am!), so I thought I'd share. This some info I put together around the time of Superman Returns debut, and it's a trainwreck. Enjoy!
One of the guys who helped design this whatever it is wrote: "But, for the climactic fight sequence I needed to create a fierce 'battle logo' for Superman which could be pulled apart and utilized as knife weapons. Prior to this series of scenes Superman is killed by the villain then brought back to life within the fortress of solitude so that he can face the villain with renewed strength."
I couldn't sleep one night, so I been read about it all night. After reading all this, Superman Returns can do no wrong. First, some concept art:
Based on Kevin Smith's Superman Lives script, pre-Burton/Cage.
A redesigned costume. Not offensively bad like the burton stuff, just very 90s image. And shit. It's also very shit.
Superman in the black costume from the comics, proving being from the comics don't make it right.
The Fortress of Solitude. Meh.
Brainac's ship. I've got no idea what's going on with this thing.
Brainac's skull ship. I declare this awesome.
I posted the first of these in the chat, Burton's Superman costume:
Superscissorhands
Ol' Knifey Chest.
Burton's Braniac and Doomsday:
Brainiac. This looks like Giger got drunk and humped his drawing board with a pen on his junk.
Doomsday. Seriously.
Alternate Doomsday design. You can kind of see Doomsday in this one. Kinda like you can see Shredder in Super Shredder in Ninja Turtles 2.
Krypton from the Abrams/McG/Ratner abortion:
Uno, dos, tres and so on. There's more, they aren't very interesting, all just Star Wars Prequely looking.
The Kryptonian war ships Abrams had attacking Earth-
Spiders are the fiercest killers in the animal kingdom. Also note the crappy shield.
Kinda generic flying thing.
Some sort of flying moped that vaguely resembles a high heel.
And finally, Baby Kal's rocket. It looks like a mouse from some weird mac.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:36 am |
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Texty stuff that will take forever to read:
Wikipedia's entry on it. This is the most interesting, as it has the plots that didn't happen.
Some gems from them:
Quote: Several details of the script are unknown, but what has been confirmed is that it was loosely based on "The Death of Superman" story. The script features an insecure Clark Kent unable to admit his feelings for the human woman of whom he is fond, Lois Lane. Before he is able to resolve those feelings with her, Doomsday appears to challenge him. Just as in the comics, they fight to their respective deaths. As Superman dies in Lois' arms, he finally confesses his feelings to her. Unbeknowst to either of them, this final confession not only releases his soul from his body, but said soul enters the body of Lois. She soon discovers that she is pregnant with Superman's child. Days later, the child is born and within the span of three weeks, he grows into the body of a 21-year-old man. As Lois is killed in the middle of the film (by what has not been confirmed, but some reports list it as the resurrected Doomsday), the new-born assumes his birthright as the new Superman and defeats the villain, saving the world. Quote: During this time, Lexiac--an advanced alien force with the resources of a multi-national conglomerate at its disposal--plans to destroy Earth just as he did Krypton. He begins assembling an arsenal of nuclear warheads to be detonated on all the world's top cities. He also spends a great amount of timing attempting (unsuccessfully) to woo a grieving Lois Lane. Superman returns to Metropolis and is restored his powers by "K", which is revealed to be the remaining "life essence" of his deceased biological parents. Superman, with the flirtatious assistance of Lois, defeats Lexiac (destroying the "Brainiac" element) with exactly one second left on the nuclear clock. The story ends with Lois in Superman's arms, where she reveals that she is pregnant with his child.
A LONG article on the behind the scenes stuff that happned. It ends at around 2003 I think. It's interesting, but probably more so to me than any one else any where ever.
Kevin Smith's script. It's okay given what he had to work with.
Superman: The Man of Steel Script by Alex Ford. Too good to actually be made.
And courtesy of Drew Vin,
the Abrams script.
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Drew Vin
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:48 am |
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Thomas D
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:55 am |
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:01 am |
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The worst movie never made.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:21 am |
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Awesome work!
And awesomely bad ideas, though Smith's Brainiac drawings look sweet.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:23 am |
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Thomas D wrote: One of the guys who helped design this whatever it is wrote: "But, for the climactic fight sequence I needed to create a fierce 'battle logo' for Superman which could be pulled apart and utilized as knife weapons. Prior to this series of scenes Superman is killed by the villain then brought back to life within the fortress of solitude so that he can face the villain with renewed strength."
This is exquisitely horrifying. I love it.
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Steve
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:41 am |
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It's better than SUPERMAN RETURNS.
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Drew Vin
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:56 am |
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Oh yeah, before I leave off for today, I just did another search and found this quote from Superman Returns costume designer Louise Mingenbach:
Quote: In the Tim Burton version of Superman [never made], the theory was that, instead of blue tights, he'd paint his skin blue. The character was in a suit,and blood was pumped through these exterior veins. Don't even ask. It was crazy.
From http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/107 ... -talk.html but the rest of it is about Superman Returns, which doesn't really pertain to the unproduced ones.
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Simon
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:06 am |
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I've read about this at the agony booth site, and apparently Burton wanted to turn Supes into 'Pulsar'! Remember that 70's action figure with the see-through chest, and if you pressed a panel on his back there'd be blood going through the veins and stuff? This was how he wanted to portray Supes.
Can't recall why, but that's what he wanted to do.
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Simon
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:37 am |
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:34 am |
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This is old news to me, but it never ceased to be quite horrifying.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:39 am |
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hmmm...
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Hugh
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:17 pm |
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Great research!
Now if only someone could find a copy of the recent Watchmen script!
(I have the Samm Hamm script, but would love to check out the one that almost got made!)
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:28 pm |
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Thomas D wrote: Krypton from the Abrams/McG/Ratner abortion: Uno,
"Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice..."
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:20 pm |
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I am very glad this movie didn't happen.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:24 pm |
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For this movie, I am John Byrne. Just when I think I'm all relaxed and hip (wondering why JB gets so "uptight" about Hollywood adaptations), something like this comes along. I'm a comic book reactionary at heart.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:50 pm |
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Part of me hopes that one day, hackers will be able to tap into the internet bandwidth of several alternate Earths.On that day I will use bittorrent to download these Superman movies.
Imagine the horror, if it turns out we live on the Earth that made the best one.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:57 pm |
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The best one will probably be "Superman: The Man of Steel", ours will be second best, possibly third.
Though I did like "Superman Returns".
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:06 pm |
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Hey, I think all of these 'never happened' films look great. And jon Peters sounds like the absolute DUDE!
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:07 pm |
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Steve Kipling wrote: Part of me hopes that one day, hackers will be able to tap into the internet bandwidth of several alternate Earths.On that day I will use bittorrent to download these Superman movies. Imagine the horror, if it turns out we live on the Earth that made the best one.
You realize that out there, somewhere, there is a universe where Catwoman is one of the greatest comic book movies ever, and the Steve Kipling of that universe is right at this very minute reading and reacting to a thread about an aborted Catwoman adaptation directed by Pitof, co-starring Sharon Stone.
There is also an alternate Dave who does not write in long, run-on sentences.
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Post subject: The Superman movie that didn't happen Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:18 pm |
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That must be the universe, where the Catwoman costume didn't emit a Nad numbing radiation.
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