Actor Jude Law turned down the offer to play Superman because he was worried about the outfit.
The 43-year-old British actor, was offered to play the comic-book superhero in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, but the proposal didn’t attract him, reported ET online. “This was a while ago. So, you remember they were rebooting, they rebooted Superman, not this last time with Henry Cavill. They did it once before. When I was obviously young enough to play Superman.
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“So, I was approached and at the time, I don’t know, I just didn’t, it didn’t float my boat. I just didn’t really want to go there. I’m an Englishman! I felt like it just didn’t seem to fit. I was always worried about the outfit. I just didn’t fancy it,” Law said.
However, the Spy actor agreed to try the costume on at the request of the director. I take the suit into the bathroom and I’m putting it on and then I look round and I’m in the mirror and then suddenly I’m Superman right?
“Then I have this picture of me in that costume in posters all around the world and I was like, ‘No way.’ And I unzipped it. I was Superman for two minutes. That’s enough,” he recalled.
The role eventually went to Brandon Routh, who did not reprise it after a mixed critical reception to the film, which made $391m worldwide.
{{/usCountry}}The role eventually went to Brandon Routh, who did not reprise it after a mixed critical reception to the film, which made $391m worldwide.
{{/usCountry}}Henry Cavill took over the role for 2013’s Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was released earlier this year.