- Quite a few days back a rumor was posted on Corona that Kevin Smith’s “Superman Lives” script was once again being considered. D’oh and Alex sent us the story, which we put no credence in whatsoever, but if you’re interested, here’s the text:
November 12, 1997… Our wonderful SuperSpy flies brings us up to speed after spending some time by himself at his Computer of Solitude. Wesley Strick’s script has apprently been trashed and Avika Goldsman (screenwriter of Batman and Robin and Lost in Space) was brought in to revise Smith’s original storyline. Goldsman’s script was trashed, and production was halted and was not slated to begin until around April or May of next year. After pressure from the big execs (who were fretting about their 1998 summer tentpole film absence and upcoming competition from the Star Wars prequel, Jon Peters is reconsidering Kevin Smith’s original draft and the possibility of releasing the film by late 1998. Again, there are schedules that conflict with this plan, including Nicolas Cage’s upcoming Iron Man duties. So far, our spy reports that only Cage has been confirmed in the casting pool. Great news for fans of Smith’s treatment — we’re hoping Kevin or someone from View Askew can confirm the scoop. As for Mr. Peters and the other studio execs out You think every theatre-goer will want to see the SW all summer long? In today’s day and age?? Trust us — we’ll see other films besides Mr. Lucas’ contribution (the three or sixteen times that we do see it…) If you make a faithful and fun new Superman film, one that both the fans and the new generation of kids will both enjoy, it’ll be successful. [Scoop sent by the ‘Superspy’ — the two cents of our position came from out of own pocket.]
Basically, we were about to post this story in the last news and decided to drop it at the last minute since it seems like SUCH a stretch, which is why it was in the headlines but not in the actual news text. Sorry about that. Now you know what the fuss was about, even though we don’t believe this story at all. Now that we’ve adopted this story, if Kevin confirms or denies this, we’ll be sure to let you know.
