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11 Actors You Didn’t Know Nearly Played Superman

Come this October, Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin will play Superman in a guest spot on Supergirl. In doing so, he will join the long line of actors who have donned the red cape of the Kryptonian hero on the small and silver screens.
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Published: Jul 19, 2016 01:00 pm

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10) Arnold Schwarzenegger

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One of the things that makes Nicholas Cage a strange choice for Superman is that he didn’t have the right physique. Well, you certainly can’t say that about Arnold Schwarzenegger – if there’s anyone alive who looks like he could leap tall buildings in a single bound, it would be him.

Though he was never actually offered the role, Schwarzenegger was on an early list of contenders before Christopher Reeve was cast. Also on that list were Robert Redford (who demanded too much money), Nick Nolte (who wanted Clark Kent to be schizophrenic) and James Caan (who refused to wear the tight suit).

Let’s be thankful Arnie didn’t nab the role. We know he’s an alien, but an Austrian-sounding Superman would be too much of a stretch.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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