Mummy star Brendan Fraser auditioned for the same Superman movie as Henry Cavill — even though he didn’t feel like it

Brendan Fraser’s critically acclaimed performance in The Whale, out late April, has given Brendan Fraser a shot at the Oscar for Best Actor. Now the The Mummy star has to be on Casting for a Superman role remembered, which would have changed his career completely. The later Man of Steel Henry Cavill also wanted to grab the role at the time.

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Superman role has Brendan Fraser lured, but also put off

As Deadline reports, Fraser spoke about his then-Superman casting as a guest on The Howard Stern Show. The film was about Superman: Flybywhich was developed by JJ Abrams and was intended to deviate significantly from the well-known mythology of the DC hero in some places.

Fraser talks to Howard Stern about the fact that the role put him off and that he actually didn’t want to because she probably did persecuted for the rest of his life had:

Of course it is life changing amazing opportunity, but I had to put up with it, ‘Okay, let’s say you get the job of being the man of steel. It will be engraved on your tombstone. Do you agree? You will forever be known as the man of steel.’ It was a kind of Faustian pact [das] feeling poured in and I believe I didn’t want to be known for just one thing, because I’ve prided myself on diversity my entire professional life. I’m not a one trick pony.

Fraser also says that when he auditioned, it was evident that he only with 98 percent on the matter was. Therefore, he was ruled out for the Superman part.

In addition to Fraser, Henry Cavill was also interested in the role in Superman: Flyby at the time. There is a by the actor Screen Test clip in addition:

Ultimately, Superman: Flyby never went into production. Fans protest against the project, after which Warner Bros. canceled the film. From the April 27, 2023 you can watch Brendan Fraser in The Whale in our cinema.

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