Jude Legislation is revealing why he turned down the chance to painting the legendary Man of Metal onscreen.
The Oscar-nominated actor lately opened up on The Playlist’s The Discourse podcast about as soon as being thought-about for the superhero position in a possible movie directed by Brett Ratner.
“So that is true. Yeah. And there was a means of flirtation occurring,” Legislation recalled. “And I at all times resisted as a result of it simply felt like [off]. And I do know you possibly can say, ‘Properly, however you performed Yon-Rogg and Dumbledore!’ It simply felt like a step too far.”
He continued, “And it was when Brett Ratner was going to direct, I believe. And so they didn’t have a script, if I bear in mind rightly. Did they’ve a script? I don’t bear in mind studying one. This can be a very long time in the past. They introduced me the swimsuit. They thought, ‘This may change your thoughts.’”
Nevertheless, the Firebrand actor didn’t really feel proper carrying the supersuit. However he did affirm that the model of the swimsuit he tried on wasn’t the one Christopher Reeve wore.
“No, it wasn’t the Reeve swimsuit. It was a form of prefer it was extra metallic,” Legislation defined. “Anyway, I attempted on, and I seemed within the mirror and a part of me initially was like, ‘Wow, this may be a [good thing],’ after which I simply thought, ‘No, you possibly can’t… you possibly can’t do that. You’ll be able to’t.’ And I didn’t promote myself to myself. And I stepped away and the movie by no means occurred anyway. So perhaps it in all probability wouldn’t have achieved something.”
Legislation finally joined the listing of almost-Superman actors, comparable to Nicolas Cage. Henry Cavill lately donned the superhero cape from 2013 to 2022.
The newest actor to tackle the beloved position is David Corenswet in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman, which is ready to be launched on July 11, 2025.