Normally I refrain from getting involved when celebrities name their kids stupid shit. That Apple Martin hoopla, who cares...and did I say word one when Jason Lee named his son Pilot Inspektor? But Nic Cage blew my mind today when I heard that he named his newborn son Kal-El.

Kal-El, if you aren't aware, is the given name of the fictional character Superman. It's what he was called on his home planet of Krypton. It's what his parents called him...because everyone on Krypton was like him, he wasn't all that super, so his parents didn't call him Superman...plus when he was born he wasn't a man yet, so naming him superman would have just been crazy...about as crazy as naming a non-fictional human kid, Kal-El Coppola Cage.

I find this all especially interesting since, if you remember a few years back, Nicolas Cage was signed on to star in Superman Lives, originally written by Kevin Smith, who was then bumped when Tim Burton signed on to direct.

You can read all about the drama of the failed project here and can read an early draft of the kevin smith script here.

The film was eventually scrapped before production.

So I guess old Nicolas Coppola had to find some way to tie his legacy to The Man of Steel afterall. And all it took was his son's dignity. Congrats.

danwho kissed you on the nose on 10.05.05 @ 12:38 AM [link]