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title: 'The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jon Schnepp'
released: '2015-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-death-of-superman-lives-what-happened-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2753778/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)

2015 · 104 min · Documentary · United States

Part of: Superman in film

## Synopsis

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? is a 2015 American documentary film written and directed by Jon Schnepp and produced by Holly Payne. It chronicles the behind-the-scenes events surrounding the cancelled Tim Burton film Superman Lives. Funding for the documentary was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign. It premiered on May 1, 2015 and was released through video on demand on July 9 the same year. While still available for purchase digitally, physical media releases are out of print following Schnepp’s passing in 
2018.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jon Schnepp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-schnepp)
- **Screenplay:** [Jon Schnepp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-schnepp)

## Cast

- [Jon Schnepp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-schnepp)
- [Kevin Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-smith)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as self
- [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- [Colleen Atwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-atwood)

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