Kal-El (Superman Lives)

Superman
The Flash: Superman Lives‎
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Real Name	Kal-El (Birth Name) Clark Kent (Legal Name)
Main Alias	Superman
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Kryptonian
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Superhero
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Superman Lives
Creators	Jerry Siegel · Joe Shuster · Tim Burton · Jon Peters · Kevin Smith
First Appearance	The Flash (June 16, 2023)
Last Appearance	The Flash (June 16, 2023)

Superman is a powerful Kryptonian superhero operating on an unnamed world in the multiverse.

History

At some point, Superman fought Doomsday and a Thanagarian Snare Beast in his world.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Kryptonian Physiology
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Flight
  • Heat Vision
    

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Superman's Costume

Notes

• This Superman is included in the Multiverse scene in The Flash, played by a digitally deaged Nicolas Cage, in reference to the failed movie Superman Lives, in production in 1997-98.
• Kevin Smith wrote a screenplay based on The Death of Superman and pitched it to producer Jon Peters. The major villains were Brainiac and his pawn, Doomsday, while other characters appearing were Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Mercy Graves, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen and the Eradicator. Peters demanded several changes to the script and wanted Smith to include Superman fighting a giant spider in the third act. Tim Burton was brought on board as director and wanted to reshape it to his vision, so Wesley Strick was hired to do rewrites, sidelining Smith. Strick's script was too expensive to produce, so further rewrites were done by Dan Gilroy. Though it brought the costs down, executives were still hesitant to continue. Burton, frustrated with the producer and studio, moved on to work on Sleepy Hollow and the movie was shelved. Peters tried to shop around the script to other directors but no one wanted it.
• Throughout the years, several references to the project were added to other movies:
  • In Superman: Doomsday, an onlooker, voiced by Kevin Smith, derides Superman fighting a robotic spider.
  • Smith directed an episode of Supergirl titled "Supergirl Lives".
  • Cage finally got to play Superman in Teen Titans Go!: To the Movies.
    

Trivia

• Superman Lives was supposed to take place in the Burtonverse/Earth 89, and at least one script would have featured an appearance by Batman. However, DC has not officially confirmed if the version of Superman featured in The Flash (2023) is in the Burtonverse proper.

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Footnotes

Superman Family member This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Superman, and a member of the Superman Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Superman Family members" category.