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Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon (Cappella Books)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43651
EAN: 9781556527319
Edition: First Printing
ISBN: 1556527314
Label: Chicago Review Press
Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: February 01, 2008
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Studio: Chicago Review Press


 


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Superman has fought for nearly seven decades to conquer radio, television, and film—but his battles behind the scenes have proved a far greater threat than any fictional foe. For the first time, one book unearths all the details of his turbulent adventures in Tinseltown.



Based on extensive interviews with producers, screenwriters, cast members, and crew, Superman vs. Hollywood spills the beans on Marlon Brando’s eccentricities; the challenges of making Superman appear to fly; the casting process that at various points had Superman being played by Sylvester Stallone, Neil Diamond, Nicolas Cage, Ashton Kutcher, and even Muhammad Ali; and the Superman movies, fashioned by such maverick filmmakers as Kevin Smith and Tim Burton, that never made it to the screen.




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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Totally Comprehensive and Fascinating
This book is a great read, cover to cover, even on the topics most people wouldn't consider interesting like Superman III and the Superboy TV series.
Covers every non-comic aspect of Superman from radio to Superman Returns.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent book
Author does a great job of telling the story of the struggles and successes of bringing Superman to TV, radio and the movies. The detail is rich, and he captures succinctly the essence of key events spanning 60 years. A fast and entertaining read.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Superman Returns
Hands down the most interesting 'behind the scenes' book I have ever read. Despite my thinking I knew alot of the background to the controversial development of the Superman movies this book has so much new information I couldn't stop reading it and knocked it off in 3 days. The history on the Reeves's Serial and Reeve's Film series is incredibly detailed (The 'Dinner with Brando' story is a highlight) while including an interesting commentary on how the charater's portrayal by hollywood relates ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A very informative and tragic look at Hollywood's treatment of Superman
This was a great book and a very quick read! It is also a very scary and eye-opening look into the world of Hollywood in general, not just with Superman. And it seems that anyone who's not a corporation who becomes associated with Superman projects historically gets screwed in some way. Sadly, it began with Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who unfortunately fought for their rights to the character until their deaths. (this was recently ruled in their favor, but sadly it went to ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you read one book ....( make it this one)
This was one of the most enjoyable books about a comic icon that I have ever read. I won't bore you with what I liked as others posting reviews have done so already and much more thoroughly than I ever could...If you are a Superman fan, read this book. I am sure you will find many things you did not know. It was very hard to put it down. Enjoy




 
 

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