The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

00:00:15 "Nerds." "Geeks." "Sweaties."

00:04:05 but they look a bit like us.

00:09:11 having this "I'm Superman" conversation

00:13:00 by bringing in people and starting some of my concepts on paper

00:17:11 like Tracy Barone, who was running his company at that point, Tracy goes

00:21:03 I think my favorite--

00:24:51 I don't know. There was, ah, four or five of us.

00:28:17 And I always felt like I was an alien.

00:31:53 to see if he could make a movie that was brighter, sunnier

00:35:42 So that-- that-- that's, again, what's what making it exciting.

00:39:39 Strick: At some point, Brainiac and Lex Luthor merge physically

00:44:17 beetle-like iridescent shapes, we sculpted all of these shapes--

00:48:28 Atwood: We decided that it was protective.

00:52:32 Frey: It is like the holy grail.

00:58:46 you know, or experiment

01:03:41 That's all the inspiration we needed, was to go, "Okay.

01:08:02 They all became colonies and all had their own monsters.

01:11:56 I've been in 500 fights-- to break your hands

01:16:25 but he had an apartment, and inside his apartment

01:20:37 It was pretty exciting.

01:24:49 And he explained that during the fight

01:28:36 These are very talented people. But at this point

01:32:19 I felt betrayed, but it was their call.

01:36:30 at least it's out there in the ether that that could have happened