As time gains distance from Tim Burton’s late 90s attempt at rebooting the Superman film series with the proposed Nicolas Cage film Superman Lives, the Internet gets more and more looks at the extensive pre-production work that was done before the flick was canned. Here are some goodies that underscore just how different and weird a Tim Burton Superman would have been. Read more »
With all of the great superhero movies that there have been, there’ve been quite a few stinkers as well. And then there have been some that never made it before cameras — both promising sounding scripts and some that were so very, very bad. Here are 11 superhero films that might have been. Read more »
If you’re in Los Angeles between now and the end of October, you should head over to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is hosting the life work’s of visionary director Tim Burton, master of the gothic fairy tale. The art exhibition, which contains more than 700 pieces, has been shown in New York City, Melbourne, and Toronto, and now it’s landed in L.A. The Tim Burton retrospective contains all sorts of images, props, costumes, photos, puppets, and storyboards, including everything from handwritten ideas to Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands costume. There are also tons of never-before-seen sketches and artworks from Burton’s personal collection, and when you enter the exhibit Read more »
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During the later part of the 1990s Tim Burton was asked to write Superman Lives in an attempt to bring the franchise back to the masses, but thank goodness it was one movie Burton was never able to bring to life. Why would I say such things about such a great director? One word: Costume! As if the script by Kevin Smith which completely removed the ability for Superman to fly wasn’t bad enough, Burton wanted to put Superman in the outfit shown seen above. The photo was posted by Designer Steve Johnson and features the “Electric Superman” from the nineties. Here are some more photos of the suit: Read more »
