Jude Law Turned Down Superman Because It Just Felt Off and ‘a Step Too Far,’ but He Did Try on a ‘More Metallic’ Suit for His Audition
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jude Law turned down Superman in the early 2000s because “it just felt off,” which he knows sounds ridiculous considering he would later agree to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and to play Dumbledore in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise.
The actor confirmed he was courted to play the Man of Steel in Brett Ratner’s failed Superman project, which was announced in 2002 and based on an iteration of J.J.
Abrams’ “Superman: Flyby” script. “So this is true. Yeah. And there was a process of flirtation going on,” Law said on The Playlist’s “Discourse” podcast. “And I always resisted because it just felt like [off].
And I know you can say, ‘Well, but you played Yonn-Rogg and Dumbledore!’ It just felt like a step too far.” “It was when Brett Ratner was going to direct, I think.
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