Just as I use the Star Wars Holiday Special to put into perspective about how the Star Wars Prequels are not as bad as they could have been, I now have ammunition to put Superman Returns in perspective.
One of the many failed starts to a Superman film was once in the hands of Tim Burton, and while I do enjoy a number of his films I don’t know how I could see this and think it was cool. Steven Johnson, the Special Effects creator posted some test footage of one of the Superman costumes for Burton’s “Superman Lives” version.
Now before we jump to any conclusions, this could have been a Kryptonian suit of some sort, and not the real costume, but it seems people are reporting this as the actual costume intended to be used for Superman in the film. If he simply wore this outfit while hanging out in the Fortress of Solitude, or if it was the uniform of the House of El’s security forces or something, that could still work even though it looks silly.
Looks like there were a few reasons Burton’s version never flew.
