00:00Filmmaker Kevin Smith is reacting to finally seeing his Superman vision brought to life in the...
00:05Warning, spoilers for The Flash ahead. Smith had a full circle moment.
00:10When watching the new DC movie and seeing Nicolas Cage's cameo as Superman.
00:15Director, producer, and writer told Rolling Stone he, quote,
00:17"...just about passed out when he first learned the...
00:20...the actor was going to be making an appearance in the film as the iconic hero.
00:23He said,
00:25"...got to see Nick Cage be Superman. It has been an absolute delight for me."
00:28Smith wrote several drafts...
00:30Screenplays for the infamous 1998 film Superman Lives That Never Happened.
00:34He has been open...
00:35...about the difficulties he faced with the film and production,
00:38including his disagreements with producer John...
00:40...Peters over who should play the title role.
00:41He recalled,
00:42"...John Peters was like,
00:43I want Sean Penn to play...
00:45...Superman. He had just seen Dead Man Walking, and he goes,
00:48look at his eyes in that movie. He's...
00:50...he's...
00:50...at the eyes of a violent animal, a caged killer."
00:52Smith continued,
00:53"...and I was like, bro, it's...
00:55...Superman. So he's like, who do you see?
00:57I always loved Nick Cage, so I was like,
00:59Nick...
01:00...Cage loves Superman. He talks about knowing the comics real well,
01:03you guys should go after Nick Cage."
01:05And so when Tim Burton got hired, and suddenly they were going with Nick Cage,
01:08I was like, wow, I had an idea...
01:10...and somebody took it seriously.
01:11Warner Brothers ended up calling off the movie just weeks before filming with...
01:15...set to begin due to creative differences.
01:17Fast forward to 2023, Smith finally got to see the video...
01:20...the television they once had come to life.
01:21When Cage appears during a scene in The Flash, when Ezra Miller's Barry Allen...
01:25...opens the multiverse to see the different universes. The Flash is currently playing in theater.
01:30For more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany.
01:35I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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