Trailer for THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN LIVES, a documentary about the aborted SUPERMAN LIVES film to have been written by Kevin Smith, directed by Tim Burton, and starring Nicolas Cage. Read the full article on AICN Most, if not all, of us are aware that a SUPERMAN LIVES film written by Kevin Smith, directed by Tim Burton, and starring Nicolas Cage as Kal-El/Clark/Supes was almost a thing.