Kevin Smith On Why His Superman Film Never Got Made

 

Fans of filmmaker Kevin Smith have known for a long time that he was once hired to write a script for a Superman film for Warner Brothers back in the late 90's.  This was long before plans for the film Superman Returns were made.

 

Obviously, Mr. Smith's take on the Man of Steel never got made.  However, the story of why it never got made is genuinely hilarious and is a perfect example of just how messed up making films in Hollywood can be sometimes. 

 

In the above video, Kevin Smith tells the whole tale of how he got hired to write the film, the odd things he had to put up with along the way, and eventually why his script never got used.  It's a great story, and it's told only how Kevin Smith could tell it.