INT. PIT



Lois squirms about in a mire of fiberglass-looking "webbing."



From the darkness above, an echoey growl is heard.



EXT. METROPOLIS PARK



The cape still hangs off the statue's extended hand., Then, a



black flash whips in and out of the frame, and the cape is no



longer there.



INT. MENAGERIE



Superman bursts through the ceiling again - now wearing his cape -



and through the many levels of the ships, still contained in the



single beam of light.



INT. PIT



He rockets through the ceiling of the pit, allowing the singular



shaft of light to follow. Suddenly, he's struck by a high-powered



stream of murky liquid from above, which knocks him out of the



light, and entraps him in the "webbing," beside the struggling



Lois.



LOIS



Baby!



SUPERMAN



Hey, kid. How about we get out of here?



Something huge and quick, drops from the shadows beyond the shaft



of sunlight, striking Superman.





The THANAGARIAN SNARE BEAST has grown. It resembles something of a



cross between a squid and a spider, but very bio-mechanical and



sleek. And now -- inhabited by Brainiac's consciousness -- it's



extra lethal as well. Brainiac's voice is heard, hissing from



somewhere within the creature.





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BRAINIAC



SSSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUPERRRRRMAAAAAANNN!





It batters the Man of Steel, then moves quickly back into the



darkness. Superman's a bit dazed.





LOIS



Are you alright?!





SUPERMAN



I'm... I'm okay...



(squints up)



I just wish I could see what I'm fighting.





Then, the beast drops on Superman anew, its massive legs tearing



at him. Superman struggles free, bolting toward the shaft of light



to strengthen his powers, but the creature grabs hold of him,



pulling the Man of Steel back into the darkness.





Suddenly, the creature's underbelly opens, setting loose six



smaller, metallic versions of itself. Superman breaks free of the



beast and begins fighting the creatures off, smashing them



together, crushing them in his grip. We hear LOIS'S SHRIEK.



Superman reacts.





The micro-beasts crawl all over Lois. Superman uses his heat



vision to blast the CREATURES, which EXPLODE, hissing. Using his



powers leaves Superman a little dazed.







But the TSB is on him again -- its mid-section spreading to reveal



a primeval head. The BEAST brings Superman to its jaws while



letting loose an ungodly SCREECH. The pair violently tussle, the



beast's head and legs rising and striking, Superman blocking and



attacking. A leg shoots from the darkness and catches Superman by



the throat, pinning him against the web. The beast's jaws come in



close to Superman's face, preparing to gorge.





We see the strain on Superman's face, the veins in his neck and



head throbbing.





Then we see why -- Superman uses all of his strength to stretch



his fist into the just-out-of-reach shaft of light. He makes it,



charging himself.





The jaws of the creature almost on his head, Superman comes across



with a right hook that knocks the creature into the air.





Superman crawls into the sunlight, takes in as much as he can, and



leaps up at the beast, grabbing hold of the wildly flailing



creature. He flies it up and...





INT. MENAGERIE



... out into the full beam of sunlight.





SUPERMAN



You wanna hide in a bug... I'll crush you



like one!







Superman begins mangling the beast.





Hooked into his helm, Brainiac convulses, feeling the pain of the



beating.





Superman grabs the head of the creature and pulls it off,



ferociously.





The MACHINE he's hooked up to EXPLODES from the feedback, and



Brainiac flees back into his own body, throwing the helm off. He



weakly tries to crawl away from the wreckage. Breathing heavily,



Superman grabs a hold of him, lifting Brainiac above his head.

By now everyone should know the story of Kevin Smith and. For a brief recap, Hollywood producer, Jon Peters, asked Kevin Smith in 1997 to write the script for a new Superman movie. At this time the "Death of Superman" comic storyline was still the talk of the town, and Peters wanted the story to be along those lines. The gist of Kevin Smith's script, is that Brainiac comes to Earth, works with Lex Luthor to block out the sun, and unleashes Doomsday. Without the sun, Superman becomes weaker, and is killed by Doomsday. After his death a Kryptonian robot-like creature, Eradicator, comes to life, and takes Superman's body. Kal-El is resuscitated, but no longer has any of his powers.Now, the reason why everyone should know of the Kevin Smith/Superman saga, is that he was asked by Jon Peters to add a giant spider to the story as an homage to his childhood love of King Kong. That has always made Superman fans flinch, because it's a terrible, terrible idea. But, Smith wanted the gig and he incorporated the foolish idea into the script as best he could. Below you will find images and an excerpt of the script detailing Superman's battle against a giant spider (Brainiac).If you're one of the few people that haven't heard Smith's humorous retelling of this event in his life, check out the video at the bottom of the page. Also of note, these images were created before Tim Burton ("Sleepy Hollow") was attached to direct the film.