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Matt Bomer claims he missed out on Superman role because of his sexuality
The actor said that he was the director’s choice to play the Man of Steel in 2003 but it ‘was a time when something like that could still be weaponised against you’
The actor Matt Bomer has claimed that he missed out on being cast as the lead in an axed 2003 Superman movie Flyby because of his sexuality. Other near misses at the red underpants include Nicolas Cage, who was supposed to star in Tim Burton’s Superman Lives, and Jacob Elordi, who told GQ that he turned down reading for the role. skip past newsletter promotion Take a front seat at the cinema with our weekly email filled with all the latest news and all the movie action that matters
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