After Superman-IV-The-Quest-for-Peace-1987-movie-posters/”>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), it was more apparent than ever that Superman needed a refresh on the big screen.
The incredible success of the 1989 movie Batman at the box office just seemed to reaffirm that there was untapped potential for Warner Bros.
in launching a new Superman movie that resonated with moviegoers.
However, throughout the 1990s, there were belabored attempts to get the Superman franchise back off the ground that included the tormented Superman Lives.
This unrealized motion picture was set to unite director Tim Burton and Nicolas Cage, the latter set to play Kal-El/Superman.
All that enticing star power wasn’t enough to get this unique-sounding take on the Superman mythos off the ground.
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