Before Henry Cavill and David Corenswet, a Hollywood actor pursued the dream of becoming Superman but recently confessed that he was rejected for his sexual orientation.
We are just over a year away from superman, the version by James Gunn with David Corenswet as the protagonist, reached movie theaters around the world and the first official image to be released gave a lot to talk about. Although the physical appearance of the actor Pearl and The Politician It was one of the elements celebrated by superhero fans, There is not always a consensus on the choice of an actor to wear the famous red cape.
Some lovers of the DC Comics character still miss Henry Cavill, who wore the superhero suit since 2013; but just as he and Christopher Reeve have had the honor of wearing his colors and the S on their chest, There are other performers who fell through the cracks and not precisely because they don’t look like Clark Kent or because of their skills in front of the camera.. One of them recently revealed that producers considered him for the role, but rejected him because of his sexual orientation.
Before Brandon Routh starred Superman Returns In 2006, the film directed by Bryan Singer, there was an actor who auditioned until he was tired to win the role, and although he had several meetings with those responsible for the project, In the end they ruled him out to appear as Superman because he was gay; This was revealed by the actor magic mikeTeacher and American Horror Story.
“It was a very early version of Superman written by JJ Abrams called Superman: FlybyI think that was the title, and it never came to light,” commented Matt Bomer. “I felt like I was the director’s choice for the role. “I signed a three-movie deal with Water Bros.”, he added; However, the industry at that time would not allow a gay actor to wear the superhero costume.
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“Something like that [tu orientación sexual] it could still be used as a weapon against you. How, why and who? Don’t know”, he responded, ensuring that he did not know who the person who gave the order was. Would you have liked to see Bomer as Superman? Most likely, we will never see his version of his character, beyond fan arts or creations with artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, the world hopes to see Corenswet as Kal-El in Gunn’s enigmatic feature film.
