The comics continuum scored a picture of kevin smiths cameo in the animated film superman doomsday which will out in stores sept. Doomsday is the latest dc animation project to earn a striking 1080pvc1 transfer from warner brothers, and its another one that renders every stroke and splash of the animators crisp lineart and vivid palette with precision. When lexcorp accidentally unearths the intergalactic serial killer doomsday, superman battles the creature head on in the fight of his life. Doomsday was conceived in 1991 during an annual brainstorming session with the editors and writers of superman comics, in response to a concern by some writers that most of superman s foes at this point either relied on technology or their intellect to outmaneuver superman or had some natural advantage against him, wanting to create a new foe with great physical power to match him. Could nicolas cages failed superman movie actually have. Superman no cinema wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Kevin wrote his script based on the death of superman. Kevin smith cameo in superman doomsday comic book movie. Popular comic nerd kevin smith penned the screenplay. I am a huge fan of bruce timm and when this dvd came out i thought it was going to be great. Doomsday is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly as one of the deadliest foes of superman, as well as the justice league.
Doomsday looks unfazed and superman is on the ropes. Sewer system superman lands, and doomsday is on him anew, holding superman in a headlock. Inspired by the bestselling dc comic the death of superman, the animated feature superman. Superman lives sd, 44 minutes the best supplement on the disc is an extensive documentary that explores the origins and impact of the death of superman, world without a superman, and return of superman comicbook storylines.
Superman flips doomsday off his back and drop kicks him down the tunnel, out of sight. After superman makes the ultimate sacrifice to save metropolis by giving his life to defeat the foe, those who loved him the most mourn their fallen hero and friend. Watch as jon schnepp digs into the past, interviewing tim burton, kevin smith, jon. Doomsday is a 2007 american directtovideo animated superhero film, adapted from the popular dc comics storyline of the same name, focusing on the death of superman, the superhero.
Supermandoomsday hunterprey tpb 1995 dc comic books. Doomsday by liberty on november 16, 2010 stewing this movie was a big disappointment for me. Superman doomsday bluray the most shocking showdown in superman history. Nov 20, 2019 watch superman doomsday 2007 online full movie uwatchfree releasedcountry 18 sep 2007usa. The key moment that doomsday clock has been teasing for several issues. Created by writerartist dan jurgens, the character had a cameo appearance in superman. The documentary is a behindthescenes look at the 199697 preproduction of superman lives, an intended reboot of the superman film series based on the 1992 dc comic the death of superman, that was cancelled only three weeks before filming was set to begin in april 1998. Animation are set to release an allnew original movie superman.
Doomsday on september 18, 2007 utilizing the vast history and tradition of dc comics classic comic book stories along with a more provocative and actionpacked story line for avid comic fans as well as kids and their parents, superman. If youre looking for behind the scenes drama on this jon petersproduced film, which at one point had tim burton attached as director and nicolas cage starring as. Today, were taking you inside the kevin smith movie universe, with kevin himself discussing his filmmaking style in clerks, mallrats, and more. Doomsday finds the man of steel locked in mortal combat. A great clip of kevin smith talking about his experience. Dcs rebirth gives superman a rematch with doomsday screen rant. Kevin smiths bit form the new animated film superman doomsday. Doomsday 2007 in an epic tale of sacrifice, superman battles an intergalactic serial killer in a superpowered armageddon superman. Lex is keeping the real superman s body preserved in a tube for his personal amusement, unaware that superman is still barely alive.
Writer director kevin smith who built a solid audience with such snarky. Illfated superman lives gets new life at table reading in manhattan beach. The main thing you need to know about him is that he killed the man of steel in 1992s the death of superman. The adventure that was initially too big for one animated film now arrives as a comprehensive 166minute tale with neverbeforeseen footage in. Sep 18, 2007 all you superman nerds should also keep your eyes out for various easter eggs, such as kevin smith making a gag about giant spiders check out a.
An evening with kevin smitha if you donat get the reference and various memorabilia from the old paramountfleischer superman animated shorts scattered about the fortress of solitude. When lexcorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, doomsday, superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Death of superman animated film sneak peek released screen rant. Kevin smith is an american screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director. Clark kent and lois lane, with doomsday acting as the movies villain.
Superman lives previously titled superman reborn is the title for a canceled superman movie intended for production during the 1990s. Funding for the documentary was partially raised through a successful kickstarter campaign and premiered on may 1, 2015 and was released. Finally, the lip smacking, swallow filled epic nodding that is the death of superman lives. Aug 26, 2016 the liveaction films have taken a similar path, with doomsday also killing superman henry cavill in batman v superman, and cavill already teasing the black suit return as justice league films. Directed by lauren montgomery, bruce timm, brandon vietti. Doomsday is a 2007 american animated superhero film adapted from the dc comics storyline the death of superman, which focuses on the death and return of the superhero superman. After his inevitable defeat by the man of steel, a random curly haired bespectacled slightly overweight bystander voiced by kevin smith remarks a giant spider. Kevin smiths superman lives script would feel right at home with.
Dawn of justice is the beginning of one massive justice league story spanning five or six movies submitted 5 years ago by comixfan. A report on the death of superman lives from san diego comiccon. After superman makes the ultimate sacrifice to save metropolis by giving his life to defeat the foe, those. Quentin tarantinos django unchained 2012 is a very good tarantino movie. The liveaction films have taken a similar path, with doomsday also killing superman henry cavill in batman v superman, and cavill already teasing the black suit return as justice league films. The resurrected superman is revealed to be a clone, created by lex from a blood sample retrieved after supermans battle with doomsday. Kevin smith superman lives script drews scriptorama. Driven by an instinct to hunt the inhabitants of his own homeworld, doomsday has resurfaced time and time again to threaten superman and his adopted planetno matter what gets in his way. Supermans unforgettable battles with doomsday, the incredibly powerful creature responsible for the man of steels death, are collected in this massive graphic novel. One of them was superman, but we always assumed that that was a long shot. Save for pulp fiction, i tend to appreciate and respect tarantino movies more than i enjoy them. The producer of the film, jon peters, didnt approve of smiths script and told him. Sorry bryan singer fans, as far as pure manofsteel entertainment goes, superman doomsday is a better film than superman returns. The resurrected superman is revealed to be a clone, created by lex from a blood sample retrieved after superman s battle with doomsday.
However, no sooner as his body been set to rest than do four new bearers of the superman defend move to require on the mantle. Wesley strick and dan gilroy wrote the screenplays that were nearly filmed. May 27, 2014 thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders upcoming batman v superman. Doomsday adam baldwin anne heche james marsters 2007 the man of steel adam baldwin battles an intergalactic killer, accidentally unearthed by a corporation. Illfated superman lives gets new life at table reading in manhattan. With adam baldwin, anne heche, james marsters, john dimaggio. Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes.
This will mark the second time the story has been adapted into an animated film, the first having been 2007s superman. Writerdirector kevin smith made a brief cameo in the film, during the scene in which superman apprehends toyman. Kevin smith on superman lives, part 1 comic book movie. Based on the the death of superman storyline that appeared in dc comics publications in the 1990s. Superman fights back valiantly, but knows that hes being depleted.
Doomsday grabs him and hurls superman back into the hole. It chronicles the behindthescenes events surrounding the cancelled tim burton film superman lives. Death of superman animated film sneak peek released. Its history begins with a meeting between kevin smith and warner bros. Metropolis park night superman takes a hit from doomsday and goes stumbling backwards. Doomsday is the first of three scheduled projects that will retool established characters for older fans, intentionally attracting a pg rating and offering up more mature subject matter, to be released not through warner family entertainment, but through the studios new warner premiere division. Doomsday is an animated movie adapting the comic storyline of the death of superman, and is the very first of the dc universe original animated movies an illegal excavation funded by lex luthor for an energy project inadvertedly unleashes an unstoppable monster that had been buried there long ago, whom superman now has to fight, even at the cost of his own life. Kevin smith explains what happened to his superman movie. Advantageous, the diary of a teenage girl, grandma, misery loves comedy. This week, one of the most famous unproduced scripts ever, kevin smith s superman lives, from 1997. Watch as jon schnepp digs into the past, interviewing tim burton, kevin smith, jon peters.
Hunterprey presents the remarkable rematch between superman and the alien juggernaut that killed him, doomsday. Here he is telling the story of how he came not to make a superman movie this is one of those classic ohmygod. Thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders upcoming batman. A great clip of kevin smith talking about his experience with. Kevin is of mostly german, with some irish and english, ancestry. Dan gilroy nightcrawler was brought in to take another crack at the script. Doomsday is a ravaging madman bent on destroying anything and everything in his path. The monster was finally stopped by superman, who seemingly lost his own life in the process. It doesnt quite aim as high as the brandon routh take on the legend, but it features more of a compelling story and offers a darker tale than the controversial summer tentpole that restarted the superman franchise. Welcome to the eighth installment of page one rewrite, where i examine comicstoscreen adaptations that just couldnt make it. Superman travels to the nightmare world of apokolips for a confrontation with doomsday, the creature who cost the man of steel his life. The death and return of superman complete film collection. Jul 25, 2007 the comics continuum scored a picture of kevin smith s cameo in the animated film superman doomsday which will out in stores sept. Kevin smith isnt just a great filmmaker, hes also a fantastic raconteur.
Apr 27, 2009 kevin smith isnt just a great filmmaker, hes also a fantastic raconteur. Quando superman assume sua paixao por lois, sua forca vital gera em lois uma gravidez virginal. It follows the development of the idea, the culmination of dcs most tragic tale, the varied fan reaction, and the storys. When the recently resurrected superman, who for the first time in his life knows fear, begins having nightmares about doomsday, the man of steel sets off into space to find the aliens body. Doomsday released in 1992, the death of superman was one of the defining books of what became known as the dark. Doomsday finds the man of steel locked in mortal combat with an intergalactic serial killer named doomsday. As such, the clones knowledge is merely what lex has programmed into him. The story would feature brainiac, lex luthor and doomsday as villains. Lex is keeping the real supermans body preserved in a tube for his personal amusement, unaware that superman is still barely alive. The final dramatic conclusion that ends the death of superman story arc as the two exchange blows in front of the daily planet. The two foes arelocked in handtohand combat in story after epic story, as doomsday tries again.
Mar 30, 2016 kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Sep 18, 2007 directed by lauren montgomery, bruce timm, brandon vietti. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Animation, it is the first film in the dc universe animated original movies and was followed by justice league. The following is a filmography chronicling his work smith came to prominence with the lowbudget comedy clerks 1994, in which he appeared as the character. Sep 18, 2007 kevin smith s bit form the new animated film superman doomsday. Its an unforgettable story, even if it is a pretty straightforward one which explains why jurgens has returned to that storyline for action comics. Action, animation, aventure, drame, sciencefiction. Aug 05, 2019 the adventure that was initially too big for one animated film now arrives as a comprehensive 166minute tale with neverbeforeseen footage in the death and return of superman complete film. We know about the superman movies that made it to the big screen, but what. With the help of the mysterious, timetraveling waverider, superman at last discovers the truth of his greatest enemys origin. Dcs rebirth gives superman a rematch with doomsday.