The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? is a documentary directed by Jon Schnepp about the making of Tim Burton's Superman Lives. The film reveals many unseen concept designs and costume/effects tests. Nearly every key member of the production is interviewed.
The film premiered on May 1, 2015 and the Blu-ray/DVD releases shipped in mid-July that same year.
Home video release[]
Blu-ray features[]
- The Complete Feature Film
- Kevin Smith's "Superman Lives” Story 2015
- Jon Schnepp Commentary
- Crew Commentary- Jon Schnepp, Holly Payne, Marie Jamora & Christopher Graybill
- Resuscitation Suit SFX Footage
- TDOSLWH Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- TDOSLWH Red Carpet World Premiere
- American Cinematheque Premiere Night Filmmaker Q&A (and Marriage Proposal)
- Kevin Smith TDOSLWH Q&A at The American Cinematheque in Hollywood
- Kevin Smith & Jon Schnepp talk Comics
- Grant Morrison Interview & History of Superman
- Comic Artists, Writers, & Fans talk Superman
- Ex-Concept Artist Sylvain Despretz’ Bonus Audio
- Jon Schnepp’s ‘Death of “Superman Lives”; What Happened?’ Origin
- Tim Burton Word Association
- Plus Extended Interviews with:
- Jon Peters
- Colleen Atwood
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Steve Johnson
- Wesley Strick
- Derek Frey
- Sylvain Despretz
DVD features[]
- The Complete Feature Film
- Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Kevin Smith's "Superman Lives" Story 2015
- Jon Schnepp Commentary
- Crew Commentary- Jon Schnepp, Holly Payne, Marie Jamora & Christopher Graybill
- Resuscitation Suit SFX Footage
Gallery[]
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Videos[]
"The Death of Superman Lives What Happened?" Teaser Trailer