9 Incredible Pieces Of Concept Art From Cancelled Superhero Films
2. Norrin Radd (Silver Surfer)
As bonkers as Superman Lives sounds, it would have been vanilla compared to the Silver Surfer movie that almost came out in the late 1980s.
Lee Kramer, the executive producer of Xanadu, wanted to make a rock opera starring Norrin Radd, with "the scope of 2001: A Space Odyssey".
Kramer's girlfriend at the time, Olivia Newton-John, was rumoured to be in line for a starring role, but the only thing to come out of the project was this piece of concept art.
Although a rock opera featuring the Surfer sounds oddball indeed, it's easy to imagine Norrin Radd boarding across space to the sound of blaring guitars. If nothing else, nobody would be able to accuse the superhero genre of lacking variety with this among its ranks.