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Kevin Smith on Superman Lives!!!

Ok folks, been a while since I posted news regarding Kevin Smith and Superman, but I thought this was fascinating when sent it in. It's an updated version of the chain of events for Superman Lives.

  • - Kev gets hired to do two drafts
  • -hands in draft one, gets high kudos from studio and producer
  • -Nic Cage reads draft and commits
  • -Studio hands script to Burton (following 'Mars Attacks' failure)
  • -Tim Burton gives thumbs up, thus starting contract negotiations
  • -Tim's contract signed as I turn in draft two
  • -Tim turns around and tells studio that he wants to do his own version, thus completely fucking the studio over
  • -Wesley Strick is brought on to re-write my draft
  • -Wesley Strick turns in draft that is rejected; Strick is not re-upped
  • -Start dates move yet again - this time to April
  • -Rumors that Burton has quit
  • -Cage in talk to take another flick after 'Snake Eyes' (during the time he allotted for 'Superman')

    So what does this mean for the recent rumors of Superman Casting? Who knows. Fact is alleged filming has been pushed back to Spring 98. All I know, is at one point Robert Rodriguez was on his way to direct this, Kevin Smith's draft was cool, and Robert wanted to stall filming by half a year. Now it's been stalled over 7 months and seems to be having problems. I hate to see this, and really hope they get their program together over there. Us fans want, need and deserve some sort of reccompense for Batman & Robin. I know yall are dying to pick that tape up next week. I swear if any of yall send me that tape for my Birthday, which is December 11th and presents will be accepted at: Harry Knowles, PO BOX 180011, Austin,Tx 78718-0011, I will have to get upset. Thrash about for hours on end. I mean argh.

    Basically what we fans want is the ANIMATED SUPERMAN made all real life looking. Same with Batman. No need to look for a new slant, these characters work, have worked, and will always work as long as yall treat them with the respect that we fans read their books and watch these cartoons.

    Thanks goes out to Ted Kord, who sneaked this info out for us.

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