Normally, cameos are supposed to surprise audiences, but “The Flash” director Andy Muschietti couldn’t contain his excitement about a performance, so he blurted out the cameo himself.
Yes, Nicholas Kooi actually appears as Superman in The Flash. Cage was “absolutely amazing,” Muschietti said in an interview with . Although it was only a small cameo, Cage jumped into the role. The filmmaker also confirms the rumors that have been circulating for a while. Working with Cage is a dream come true for the director – but not just him.
Nicolas Cage as Superman: 25 years on the go!
Superman was also one of Nicolas Cage’s dream roles. And that has almost come true. In the mid-1990s, a “Superman” movie was announced by “Batman” director Tim Burton and starring Nicolas Cage. Although production preparations had already begun, costumes were being made and test shots were already underway with Nicolas Cage in the Superman outfit, the plug was pulled in 1998 shortly before shooting started.
Burton fell out with the producer and left the project after creative differences. There were then several attempts to revive it with a new director, but they were unsuccessful. The project is said to have cost at least $30 million, though it was never filmed.
The documentary The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened? goes into great detail about the project, including scenes with Cage as Superman:
With a delay of 25 years, the dream has now come true not only for Cage, but also for many fans: we still see the superstar as Superman! It is not the only dream role that Cage has recently managed to land. He finally got to play Dracula too. The result will be in cinemas from May 25, 2023 with “Renfield”, “the flashfollows on June 15, 2023. A new final trailer has just been released: