Matt Bomer believes he was turned down for the position of Superman as a result of he’s homosexual. (Getty)
Fellow Vacationers star Matt Bomer has prompt that he misplaced out on the chance to star as Superman within the early 2000s as a result of he’s homosexual.
The Golden Globe-winning actor has defined that he was on account of star in Superman: Flyby, often known as Superman: Man of Metal, however the mission fell by way of.
Superman: Flyby started manufacturing in 2004, with Brett Ratner within the director’s chair, and American Horror Story star Matt Bomer being seen as one of many high decisions to play the well-known superhero.
“I went in on a cattle name for Superman, after which it become a one-month audition expertise the place I used to be auditioning time and again and once more,” Bomer instructed the THR Awards Chatter podcast.
“It appeared like I used to be the director’s selection for the position. It is a very early iteration of Superman written by JJ Abrams, known as Superman: Flyby, I believe is what it was known as, and it by no means got here to gentle.”
Whereas Ratner was eager for Bomer to tackle the position, the actor believes that there was hesitancy to rent him to play Clark Kent on account of his sexuality.
“Yeah, that’s my understanding,” he instructed podcast host Scott Feinberg when requested whether or not he thinks being homosexual was a consider him shedding the job.
“That was a time within the business when one thing like that might nonetheless actually be weaponised in opposition to you. How, and why, and who, I don’t know, however yeah, that’s my understanding.”
Superman: Flyby would have marked the primary live-action Superman movie since 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, however Ratner left the mission on account of battle over which star ought to take the main position.
Director McG then took on the directing accountability, earlier than he finally left the mission too. Brian Singer then took over, and turned the movie into what grew to become the 2006 field workplace hit Superman Returns, with The Rookie actor Brandon Routh taking over the coveted superhero position.
Bomer, who not too long ago starred alongside Bridgerton‘s Jonathan Bailey in homosexual historic drama Fellow Vacationers, got here out publicly as homosexual again in 2012 aged 34. Nevertheless, creator Jackie Collins beforehand mentioned that “folks within the know” knew about his sexuality, therefore why he wasn’t solid as Superman.
“His audition tape went in and he known as up the agent and any person didn’t like him and instructed [the producers] he was homosexual. They mentioned, ‘No, no, we will’t solid you.’ The rationale he didn’t get solid was as a result of he was homosexual,” Collins alleged on the time.
A supply later refuted Collins’ declare, saying: “Matt not being Superman had nothing to do along with his sexuality. It was as a result of the director modified.”
Bomer would ultimately get to play an iteration of the position, voicing the superhero within the 2013 animated movie Superman: Unbound.