Nicolas Cage's Superman Lives Costume Gets New Close-Up Look

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By Liam Nolan

Published Dec 23, 2018

A new close-up reveals a better look at Nicolas Cage's potential suit from the unmade Superman Lives.

Directed by Tim Burton and written by Kevin Smith, Superman Lives was set to star Nicolas Cage as the titular Man of Steel. However, the movie was canceled just a few short weeks before filming began. Bits and pieces of the movie have appeared online throughout the years, but now fans of the film that never was can get their best look yet at Cage's costume.

The suit appeared at the end of the latest DC Daily. According to the show, the suit has never been on display publicly, and "it's the first time it has ever left the Warner archives." A close-up photo was later posted by Ray Carsillo on Instagram.

Although the film was never made, Warner Bros. did consider an animated adaptation of the movie, a direction to which Smith has said he is open. The movie would have been loosely based on The Death of Superman, which recently got an animated adaptation of its own.

James Wan's Aquaman, which stars Jason Momoa as the title character is in theaters now. Next up on the DCEU docket is David F. Sandberg’s Shazam!, which hits theaters April 5, 2019 and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984, which drops June 5, 2020.

(via ComicBook)