Nick Cage was signed to act in a modern-day Superman movie (which I believe was penned by "Clerks" creator Kevin Smith and set to be directed by Tim Burton, with Chris Rock as Jimmy Olson [!]; the working title was either "Superman Lives" or "Superman Reborn"😉, and when the project was cancelled he was paid several million dollars as a result of the cancellation. As far as I know the project is dead for good.