The abandoned Superman Lives and Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel have more in common than you may think…
This article originally ran onDen of Geek UK.
According to Kevin Smith (quoted and re-told in various sources), Peters had three directives.
One, he didnt want Superman in the traditional suit because it was too colourful.
Two, he did not want to see Superman fly.
Three, Superman had to fight a giant spider in the third act.
Despite the morbid interest of fans, this project died before production.
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But who is to say thatSuperman Livesdied?
Maybe a little piece of its madness survived and found a new home in a slightly more mainstream framework.
First, a personal story.
Before watchingMan Of Steelon its release, I expected a few things: Krypton exploding.
Ma and Pa Kent.
Granted, I did not expect 40 minutes of explosions but I digress.
A lot of people have talked about how new and grittyMan Of Steelfeels.
I feel like I am in the opposite camp.
While watching the movie something kept bugging me.
For some reason, the movie felt strangely familiar to me.
That was the point where something clicked.
I started laughing and did not stop until the movie ended.
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The first thing I noticed was the costumes.
The final example I will highlight is slightly more random, but comes with an interesting origin.
In the end, this project was dropped when Bryan Singer jumped onboard to makeSupermanReturnsin 2004.
I have a theory on why so many aspects of dead projects turned up inMan Of Steel.
The other major influence on the wayMan Of Steelturned out is legal.
