Prototype Toy Created for Tim Burton's SUPERMAN LIVES

Prototype Toy Created for Tim Burton's SUPERMAN LIVES

The website timburton.jp has posted what appears to be the first action figure for Tim Burton's failed Superman film, that would've starred Nicolas Cage as the Man of Steel.

By nailbiter111 - Jan 15, 2012 01:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: timburton.jp



Let me start off by saying thank you Tim Burton for doing such a stellar job with your two Batman films. No, they aren't even close to the brilliance of Nolan, but they were a huge improvement over the campy Adam West television show. With that out of the way, I think most of us would agree it was a blessing that Burton's Superman was never made.

The images below I'm gonna guess are a prototype of the "Recovery Suit" Superman that was seen in previously posted concept art.







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comicoverlord
comicoverlord - 1/15/2012, 1:39 AM
Good Lord! It just doesn't get better. Everything from this just looks terrible. Safe to say we dodged a bullet.
DeadWebHead
DeadWebHead - 1/15/2012, 1:49 AM
@comicoverlord: I actually wish this movie would've gotten made. It's not like it could've been any worse than Returns and at least this had a chance of not being boring

Also... I'm so sick of Nolanites. I find it ridiculous to praise him with such a "brilliant" portrayal of the batman universe. Burton's movies were FAR more accurate to the source material. The only thing Nolan has done right by the comics is Scarecrow.

Im glad the second one was called The Dark Knight... made it easier to pretend that wasn't the joker.
novaprime
novaprime - 1/15/2012, 1:59 AM
Lmao nottin to say at All.
joeker
joeker - 1/15/2012, 1:59 AM
Sweet baby jesus!! My eyes they burn! Get this pile of horse shit out of my sight LOL
@deadwebbhead in my opinion this shit would.of seriously set back CBM I haven't seen a decent thing from this and returns was pretty good, it was dark very Batmanesk but I am far from Nolanite but i can't deny how well those films have done and heath ledgers portral of the joker was genius those films, whether you agree or not, has helped the CBM genre
JustinMSalvato
JustinMSalvato - 1/15/2012, 2:00 AM
No DeadWebHead, it would have been WORSE than Superman Returns.
loum410
loum410 - 1/15/2012, 2:04 AM
@DeadWebHead..well im a "Nolanite"...of course it wasnt accurate...no one praised him at all for accuracy...Thats why hes so "brilliant". The movie doesnt have to be accurate at all to make it great...you just need the right material. nolan took a cartoon comicbook..and transformed it into a REAL WORLD movie...the stuff in the movie could actually happen...thats why its so brilliant.
comicoverlord
comicoverlord - 1/15/2012, 2:05 AM
@Dead... I definitely agree with you on the Returns stuff. But I disagree about the Nolan bit. Every creative team in the comics has done things a bit differently. I don't mind seeing someone's new version of any particular character. I think it's actually a cool thing. But at the same time, maybe you do as well and just didn't like Nolan's version. Which I have no problem with. We are each to our own tastes.

But yeah the "worship" factor is a little annoying. I enjoy the movies... but yeah... some are a bit much.
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 1/15/2012, 2:17 AM
Crap crap crap
comicbookjerk
comicbookjerk - 1/15/2012, 2:24 AM
THIS MOVIE WOULD HAVE BEEN EPIC!!! WAY BETTER THAN SUPERMAN RETURNS!
DarrkEvil
DarrkEvil - 1/15/2012, 2:46 AM
I agree with comicbookjerk..
Those who have read 'death of superman' , 'reign of supermen' storylines will agree with me.. bcz the movie's concept has an epic feel to it like the comics..and I wouldn't mind seeing Nic Cacge as Superman (if he was doing this movie in the 90..lol :)
DarrkEvil
DarrkEvil - 1/15/2012, 2:47 AM
*90s
Hey Galactus..
edit button plz ???
DravenWayne88
DravenWayne88 - 1/15/2012, 3:01 AM
Lmao God how I wish this movie could've been made, just for the laugh factor alone. And say what you want, love or hate it, it would've been, without a shadow of a doubt, entertaining as hell!

I'm gonna jump in here and with DeadWebHead and comicoverlord on the Nolanites and just the general worshiping factor on with some fans. I can see why many people enjoy Nolan's take on Batman, but as a fan of the comics, I don't.

@loum410, when you said, "The movie doesnt have to be accurate at all to make it great...you just need the right material" I gotta disagree with that. No matter what it is that your making, if its an adaptation of other work, then there should be at least some level of accuracy. When Nolan took his so called realistic approach, he changed the format from the comics in many ways big time, which was perfectly fine, but one aspect he should've kept accurate was the essence of who Bruce Wayne/Batman really is. Even though he changed the look of Scarecrow and Joker, he still kept their sick personalities, their overall twisted mind frame, how they methodically conduct themselves, and in general, maintained the essence of these characters, but he lost that with Batman. In the movies you lose the brooding & damaged man, the brilliant & cunning mind, and just the badass alpha male attitude... Not to mention the physical factor, with how Bale looks way to skinny. Batman is a character that keeps his body at perfection. I know its not realistically possible to do that but Bale should have bulked up the way that(forgot his name) the new guy playing Superman has..... Point is, if your creating an adaptation, you gotta have some level accuracy.
UncleTee
UncleTee - 1/15/2012, 3:02 AM
Oh dear... Looks like the kind of toys you get at McD's.
joeker
joeker - 1/15/2012, 3:17 AM
It looks like something out of Tron
Kayo
Kayo - 1/15/2012, 3:23 AM
woudn't mind seeing Superman Lives but not Cage as the man of steel.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/15/2012, 3:43 AM
thank f*ck this film never got made.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 1/15/2012, 3:56 AM
"Burton's movies were FAR more accurate to the source material."-DeadWebHead

Joker killed Bruce's parents.

Joker dies right after his origin.

The Penguin is a pale-faced mutant that eats raw fish.

Penguin Dies after his origin; he has mutant Penguin pallbearers

Catwoman becomes Catwoman after being brought back to life by magic cats.

Catwoman learned Kung Fu in 30 seconds.

Catwoman likes the taste of live birds.

Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne don't associate. Oh wait, that was Lando Calrissian.

BATMAN kills people.

Yeah, Burton is on point with the source material. TFOH
comicoverlord
comicoverlord - 1/15/2012, 4:06 AM
Touche', Mr Baggins. Touche'.
Djleroy
Djleroy - 1/15/2012, 4:21 AM
Wow he looks so angry, but I guess I would be if I was in that suit! Ha
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 1/15/2012, 4:22 AM
That is a toy you might find at Goodwill in a box in the back for 25 cents.
d300
d300 - 1/15/2012, 4:33 AM
it alright nothing amazing
nld3
nld3 - 1/15/2012, 5:24 AM
Iron Superman!
nikgrid
nikgrid - 1/15/2012, 5:27 AM
Stop saying "Nolanites" you fvcking tools. You're worse than knob-ends who say "Meh"
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 1/15/2012, 5:39 AM
Some of the calibre of comments on here is [frick]in retarded

I loved Burton's take on Batman. Despite its floors and inaccuracies. But this doesn't count as "thinking outside of the box" and not bring "generic". It's called [frick]ing with shit just for the sake of [frick]ing with shit.

I love Nolan's take on Batman. Despite it innaccuracies. But that doesn't make me a Nolanite. It makes me a fan of good filmmaking. I like all of his other work, not just the Batman movies. To say his fight scenes are the "worst" is pretentious in itself.

So for people to complain about Nolan's break from the source material but still championing this abomination is ridiculous. It wouldn't have been "cool" to see this made, it would have set CBM's back years and left it in a state where the genre was laughable yet again.

And Cage as Superman?...that's the poo icing on a turd cake if ever I heard one.
113
113 - 1/15/2012, 5:45 AM
Ironically, Tim Burton could of killed Superman in film for a generation if Superman Lives ever saw the light of day.
subzero1077
subzero1077 - 1/15/2012, 5:49 AM
You guys post more news about this failed Superman movie then you do about Man of Steel, wtf?
SecretAvenger001
SecretAvenger001 - 1/15/2012, 5:50 AM
Just think if this movie had been made Nic Cage may have never worked on another movie again! See that take a negative and make a positive!
Markus316
Markus316 - 1/15/2012, 6:15 AM
Let me guess...The Villian was Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJUICE?
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 1/15/2012, 6:29 AM
you know what? that suit could have worked if it was a proper STEEL movie,but with Superman? F*CK NO!

and no Iron Man jokes? c'mon guys! :P
SimyJo
SimyJo - 1/15/2012, 6:29 AM
You don't bring a knife to a gun-fight.

You don't get a Goth involved in a SuperHero movie reboot.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 1/15/2012, 6:30 AM
@ELgUaSoN lmao Man, I put you to work. But what a horrible mess. What argument are those mismatched scenes and comic clips supposed to challege? There's nothing more I can add to the point I've already made. Oh wait; Cat suit with stiches and fat ass Joker.

And far as rewatch value goes; I haven't watched the Burton films since VHS tape.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 1/15/2012, 6:49 AM
The movie actually had a nice concept, I'll give it that. But so far from what I've seen and heard, the details, looks, and nearly everything else of it...none of them would've made a good movie.

And Burton and Nolan's Batman series are great in their own ways. Both had flaws and brilliances of their own...and in the end, it's just each person's preference that people debate about.
Supes17
Supes17 - 1/15/2012, 6:56 AM
@ELgUaSoN: Wrong:p
RunDTC
RunDTC - 1/15/2012, 7:00 AM
hm. watching Nic Cage as Superman.......disturbing.
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 1/15/2012, 7:00 AM
If this film would have happened...it would have put the final screw in the CBM coffin.
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 1/15/2012, 7:01 AM
WHEN WILL THIS SHITSTORM OF SUPERMAN LIVES CONCEPT ART AND PROTOTYPES END!?!?
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