A renowned actor reveals that he lost the role of Superman because of his sexual orientation

A renowned actor claims that his sexual orientation prevented him from becoming Superman

The actor Matt Bomer has openly confirmed that he lost a contract for a trilogy of D.C. in which he could have had the opportunity to put on the suit superman. As announced, the production was finally rejected due to sexual orientation. Although it is true that over the last few years DC Comics has been reinvented on several occasions, Clark Kent He has been one of the few most popular DC characters that has had more adaptations in film.

A renowned actor claims that his sexual orientation prevented him from becoming Superman

This mainly translates into the fact that several actors have played superman in real action over the last few decades. But as in any other casting, you can also count several stars who were close to playing the Iron Man but, for one reason or another, in the end they did not succeed. One of those actors who could have been superman was Matt Bomerwho recently appeared for talk about the journey of your professional career.

During the interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the story of superman of Matt Bomersince he had done a casting for the film that would be directed JJ Abrams that never came to fruition. However, the actor explained that he had initially landed the role for a three-picture deal with the purpose of playing supermanbut ended up losing his contract with Warner Bros. after declaring to the public that he was homosexual.

Matt Boomer could have been a new Superman in the movies

These were his statements:

It seemed that I was the director’s choice for the role. I think the movie was going to be called Superman: Flyby, but it never came to light. From what I understand, she had signed a three-picture contract with Warner Bros. It was a time in the industry when sexuality could still be used against you in some ways. As to how, why and who, I don’t know… But that’s what happened.

Although it may seem that the train of Matt Boomer to be superman has happened, especially since the restart of the DCEU directed by James Gunn already has its version of Iron Manthere are still some ways in which Matt Bomer could play Clark Kent in the future. One of the other brands that DC Studios is exploring is the concept Elseworldsto which the franchises belong Batman of Robert Pattinson or the joker of Joaquin Phoenix.

To this it is worth adding the fact that there are still many stories of superman that can be adapted as part of the official canon of D.C.hence Matt Bomer I could always play the last son of Krypton in a production that is based on this concept. Once the canon Superman version by David Corenswet in it DCEU has been properly seated, it will be a solid idea that DC can explore in the years to come.

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