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  <body>&lt;img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/09/500x_nickcage.jpg" /&gt;

"A long time ago, Nicolas Cage started a fan war when he was selected to play Tim Burton's Superman in the final adventure of the Man Of Steel. Now test pictures have leaked of the actor in the blue suit.

The movie's screenplay was written by Kevin Smith and eventually rewritten by Wesley Strick. The whole thing was set to film in 1999. But after spending loads of cash, the studio eventually dropped the movie, which centered on Superman's demise. This was a good thing, because as much as I enjoy a bad Nic Cage movie, with the yelling on every other emphasis, I don't think I could handle him as America's greatest hero."

from: http://io9.com/5364772/the-nic-cagetim-burton-superman-that-never-was</body>
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  <title>superman</title>
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      <body>Looks like marilyn manson sans makeup.
In other words, yuk. 
Whoever even thought up Nic Cage playing superman was probably as high as Nic Cage is in this photo.

However, Con Air, Face Off? Give it to me.</body>
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      <body>i saw this on twitter earlier. it's my new favorite picture</body>
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      <body>GLORIOUS! </body>
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      <body>hahaha</body>
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      <body>Disgusting. There's nothing worse than a Nicolas Cage movie</body>
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      <body>haha,well i like Nicolas Cage movies ... but this pic.
 is like wt_</body>
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      <body>this would have been superman demise for sure....but it looks like it may have been one of the best train wrecks ever</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;Adhesive Hippo said:&lt;/cite&gt; Disgusting. There's nothing worse than a Nicolas Cage movie&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;atomicchild said:&lt;/cite&gt; this would have been superman demise for sure....but it looks like it may have been one of the best train wrecks ever&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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      <body>I bloody love that photo. </body>
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      <body>priceless</body>
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      <body>It's a look that says 'COKE BINGE!'</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;drewmillward said:&lt;/cite&gt; It's a look that says 'COKE BINGE!'&lt;/blockquote&gt;

he looks more like bizarro.</body>
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      <body>i imagine that's what his face looked like when he walked out of the ghost rider screening</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;derekdeal said:&lt;/cite&gt; i imagine that's what his face looked like when he walked out of the ghost rider screening&lt;/blockquote&gt;

BOOM!</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;derekdeal said:&lt;/cite&gt; i imagine that's what his face looked like when he walked out of the ghost rider screening&lt;/blockquote&gt;

hahahhaahahahhahaahhahahahaaha</body>
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      <body>&lt;a href="http://www.postitnotestories.com/2009/05/14/man-not-superman/"&gt;Man Not Superman&lt;/a&gt;
Best Superman story i have read.</body>
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      <body>looks like a cheap porno version of superman</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;NVasion said:&lt;/cite&gt; looks like a cheap porno version of superman&lt;/blockquote&gt;

CHEAP?? how dare you!</body>
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      <body>i dont know what you guys are talking about, this is the best superman has ever looked. seriously. no no, SERIOUSLY. </body>
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      <body>Is there a chance that this is fake?  It looks so shitty.  I can't imagine this being real.</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;justgeoff said:&lt;/cite&gt; Is there a chance that this is fake?  It looks so shitty.  I can't imagine this being real.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

time burton, nic cage, superman....bound to look shitty haha</body>
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      <body>is the long hair part of how they wanted that Superman to look? or is it that nic cage showed up like that when they took the pic?</body>
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      <body>just off camera
&lt;img src="http://www.lifeisajoke.com/Pictures/giant_joint.jpg" /&gt;</body>
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      <body>is that natalie imbruglia? she looks ripped....er...torn rather
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      <body>It's a picture of Cage's head over a Superman "Kingdom Come" action figure.</body>
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      <body>&lt;img src="http://indonesischblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/batmansuparman.jpg" /&gt;</body>
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      <body>I would have really liked a Superman movie about his death. I would not have been cool with Nic Cage, but I'm ok with everything else. It would have been interesting to see Tim Burton do it. And yea, the costume looks retarded as a polaroid with his eyes closed, but I'm sure it would've been cool in the movie. You could pretty much take a picture of anything like that and it would look stupid.</body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;Sushilove said:&lt;/cite&gt; is the long hair part of how they wanted that Superman to look? or is it that nic cage showed up like that when they took the pic?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It was long in the comics when he came back after his death, right?</body>
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      <body>The only person who benefited from this project was Tim Burton cos he got half up front. Remember that trick kids. </body>
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;derekdeal said:&lt;/cite&gt; is that natalie imbruglia? she looks ripped....er...torn rather&lt;/blockquote&gt;

ZING!!!

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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;Kevin Doom said:&lt;/cite&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;Sushilove said:&lt;/cite&gt; is the long hair part of how they wanted that Superman to look? or is it that nic cage showed up like that when they took the pic?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It was long in the comics when he came back after his death, right?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

apparently yes...
&lt;img src="http://donttellmetheending.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/supermanwb.jpg" /&gt;
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      <body>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;sht! said:&lt;/cite&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;cite&gt;derekdeal said:&lt;/cite&gt; is that natalie imbruglia? she looks ripped....er...torn rather&lt;/blockquote&gt;

ZING!!!&lt;/blockquote&gt;

stoked someone got that</body>
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