“The last ‘Superman’ I got offered, the script came, and I was like, ‘There is no way I’m playing Superman!’
As beautifully chronicled in the documentary The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened?, the Nicolas Cage Superman came very close to getting made.
Robert Redford, A-list star and future founder of the Sundance Film Festival, was offered the Superman role, but turned it down reportedly because the script wasn’t finished.
Brendan Fraser screen tested for Rush Hour director Brett Ratner after McG left Superman: Flyby.