Any scholar of Superman history knows the tale of the doomed “Superman Lives” film, which at one point was to employ the creative talents of Kevin Smith, director of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and more. Smith joined the “Arrowverse” as director of last year’s “Runaway Dinosaur” episode of The Flash; this year, he’s already directed another Flash and he’s going to be directing a Supergirl episode with a very special title – “Supergirl Lives.”
“Supergirl Lives” has a story by Andrew Kreisberg and a teleplay by Eric Carrasco & Jess Kardos, and Smith had lots of positive things to say about it on his Instagram page:
I just read this script for @thecwsupergirl episode I’m gonna direct and I LOVE IT!!! It is filled with deep-cuts characters from some of my favorite stories in the @dccomics canon and it reads bigger than anything I’ve ever directed before – even #Dogma! So naturally, I’m TERRIFIED. This material is way above my pay grade: the kind of stuff I’ve loved watching my whole life but never tried to make myself. It’s pure comic book and science fiction fantasy and it reads like it should look like a 70’s album cover. In a very First World way, this is scaring the shit out of me. So that’s gotta be the best reason to do it, right? I should challenge myself and try to do something outside of my comfort zone. Plus, it’s not like I’m gonna be alone: armed with a spectacular script, I’ll be surrounded by the incredible cast & crew of one of my favorite shows – and they make magic every week. So what I lack in vision and ability I’ll try to make up for with boundless fan-girl enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Thank you @andrewkreisberg & @gberlanti for the misguided belief I can pull this off. I’ll try to let you down gently. Up, up and away…
“Supergirl Lives” will be the ninth episode of Supergirl Season 2, and it sounds like it will be a very big deal. Looking forward to it!
