David Farnor | On 09, Jul 2015

In 1996, Warner Brothers hired Kevin Smith to write a screenplay for a new Superman film. Director Tim Burton assembled an elite group of artists to work on it, including Nicolas Cage as Superman. But shortly before principal photography began on Superman Lives, Warner scrapped the project completely.

Why? That’s precisely the subject of new documentary The Death of Superman Lives; What Happened?. Directed by Jon Schnepp, the film is out on VOD today worldwide on www.tdoslwh.com – and now, you can watch the first 10 minutes of the movie for free here:

For more on the film, read our interview with director Jon and producer Holly Payne.

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