Costume test footage from Superman Lives shows how Nicolas Cage would’ve looked as Superman.

Finally, We Can See What Nic Cage Would Have Looked Like as Superman

Finally, We Can See What Nic Cage Would Have Looked Like as Superman

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July 6 2015 1:27 PM

Finally, We Can See What Nic Cage Would Have Looked Like as Superman (Spoiler: Ripped.)

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Still taken from the video.

Back in the 1990s, before we had Man of Steel or Smallville, Tim Burton was planning a Superman movie of his own—starring Nicolas Cage. The movie, which was sadly scrapped, surely would have been just as wacky as Burton’s Batman, and more importantly, would have provided even more fodder for Nic Cage memes. Luckily, thanks to the upcoming documentary The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened?, and this exclusive peek from the Los Angeles Times, we can at least see what Cage would’ve looked like as Superman. The answer is both uncharacteristically muscular and, predictably, pretty funny. The doc will be available July 9 on DVD, Blu-Ray, and VOD.