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    THE HORROR: Superman Lives costume design

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherNovember 1, 201012 Comments1 Min Read

    Remember way back in the day when Nicolas Cage was set to play the Man of Steel, with Tim Burton directing?  Fortunately, that draft of the script didn’t feature a giant spider, but it did feature a costume design that is so radically different from anything we’ve seen Superman wear before, that I think it would have radically change an iconic hero for decades…

    The images are from VFX artist Steve Johnson, and for the first time, we get a look at the bullet that Superman dodged.

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    12 Comments

    1. Mijder on November 1, 2010 10:31 am

      They actually look quite cool and interesting, just not for a Superman film.

      Reply
    2. Alexander Raymond on November 1, 2010 10:36 am

      Damn, this is brutal. I mean on another character it could actually be cool, it is very unique, but not for good ol’ supes. Dodging a bullet indeed.

      Reply
    3. RedneckTaZ on November 1, 2010 10:43 am

      When you have to actually BUILD all the muscles for your hero…that’s a sign. However, having worked in the title belt business for awhile I do think that the “S” plate would be a good design for a belt, but would suck ferret butt as a Superman costume.

      Reply
    4. Chris Howard on November 1, 2010 10:45 am

      Ah, another case of, “Look ma! I’m a designer!” Stop trying to show how cool and clever you are. You want to impress us, you want to do your job well? Figure out how to take what’s on the page and make it work in the real. Stop over thinking it.

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    5. Larry King on November 1, 2010 11:02 am

      The costume doesn’t make the hero. He could wear a sweater with a “S” symbol on it, and he still could be great. Now it would take a good writer/director but you can make nearly everything work. Even a Nick Cage Superman, but not with Tim Burton in the director’s chair.

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    6. Sam Dunham on November 1, 2010 11:30 am

      BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That awesome!

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    7. Doctor Sleepless on November 1, 2010 2:07 pm

      We look at this and laugh “sure dodged a bullet there” ..and then the realization dawns…no flight, sucky “costume”.
      Smallville!

      DAAAMN YOU Barbara Streisand’s hair-dresser, damn you to the Phantom Zone!!!

      Reply
    8. nu on November 1, 2010 2:42 pm

      i thought it looked cool, especially for a recovery suit. a scientific take on the black suit

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    9. d_ranged on November 1, 2010 5:24 pm

      Must admit, the Electric Superman Symbol actually looks quite cool in the real world. The rest of it….not so much.

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    10. brainypirate on November 2, 2010 8:51 am

      The Nick Cage face is much scarier than the costume redesign. Personally, I don’t think the comic costume will ever look right on a live person. So far, the only ‘tights’ costume I’ve seen that really worked was Spider-Man’s. The other costumes that worked–Nolan’s Batman, Smallville’s Green Arrow and the X-Men movies–involved significant redesigns to account for–you know–actual human bodies.

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    11. Ambrose Mugwump on November 3, 2010 3:48 am

      Yeech, Tim Burton must really hate the Big S!

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    12. Damascus on November 26, 2010 1:33 am

      In that costume, I’d hope that if trouble arose, that Superman would just go and hide behind a rock.

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