Originally published October 23, 2017. Updated April 18, 2018.
Back in November of last year, Kevin Smith expressed his interest in seeing an animated adaptation of the infamous Superman Lives, an aborted live-action reboot of the Man of Steel from the mid-90s, which would have saw Tim Burton directing Nicolas Cage as Superman.
Well, as it happens, Warner Bros. has considered that very idea, with CBR reporting that writer and producer Michael Jelenic (Teen Titans Go!, Batman vs. Two-Face) revealed he took the idea to the studio:
“I had a big pitch, and they took it seriously for a second, to do Tim Burton’s Superman…to do that animated,” said Jelenic, before responding to a reporter’s comment that Nic Cage would do it by stating “He would absolutely do it!”.
It’s not beyond the realm of possibility that Cage would be up for voicing the character, given that he’s a huge Superman fan, and recently praised Superman Lives as the Superman movie, despite the fact it never actually got made. And, given the continued interest (morbid or otherwise) in the project, an animated Superman Lives movie would surely prove to be a tantalising prospect for fans…
