It's a bird! It's a plane! It's long-haired, strangely dramatic stoner Superman! Yes, Nicolas Cage's Superman fetish is well-documented -- he even named his son Kal-El -- and it's no secret that he was angling for the role of the Man of Steel for years.
What I hadn't seen was the screen test from the Tim Burton "Superman Lives" film scripted by Kevin Smith that almost came to pass in 1999, with Cage in the starring role.
it's a wildly unflattering photo, mostly due to the hair -- perhaps this was based on Superman's unfortunate mullet period? And the expression that says "I'd rather be eating Cheetos on the couch." But what I really can't get over is how his costume makes him look like he's been greased up with Crisco, Groundskeeper Willy style.
That's definitely a fake. That's an action figure body with Nick(or Nic?)Cage's head photoshopped on. He's got no collar bones and his pectoral muscles just abruptly end. He had hair like that for Con-Air. But if in fact that is a real suit, A. Badass, B. He alternates doing sit ups and push ups for 3 hours a day until he pukes.
P.S- When the f--k did he start getting called Nicolas without the H? Have I been that oblivious?
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