Stealing Superman: Episode Five — Now a Major Motion Picture

About this episode

The episode explores Nic Cage's comics heist and its Hollywood adaptation, which remains unreleased, alongside an alternative Superman origin story featuring Cage.

Nic Cage’s infamous comics heist proves irresistible to Hollywood, which mounts a film version of the theft — yet the finished movie has never been released. Plus: a different Superman origin story, about the time Cage donned the cape and tights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• comics heist
• Hollywood adaptation
• Superman origin story
• Nic Cage
• film history

Keywords

• Nic Cage
• comics heist
• Hollywood
• Superman
• film adaptation
• origin story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hollywood

Books & works: Superman

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