Jude Law Explains Why He Turned Down the Role of Superman
Henry Cavill will play Superman is the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice movie currently in production and being directed by Zack Snyder. But, an interesting tidbit recently emerged with Jude Law explaining why he turned down the role of Supes.
Speaking with MTV, Law told the story of how he was considering playing the role in a version of the film that was going to be directed by Brett Ratner, but ultimately passed. It was a role that, at the time, was up for grabs. Nicolas Cage was offered it, but turned it down. Josh Hartnett was offered it, but turned it down. And Law was the third to be proposed with the role, and yes, he turned it down. But now, Law has revealed his reasons for turning down such a lucrative role.
Law's first reason touched on the possible trepidations with such a role, "I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life being that guy who played Superman. If you ever get caught smoking a cigarette and you’re Superman then you ruin the lives of all the children around the world."
Although he had reservations, Law still remained interested in the role. He agreed to look at the costume, and after seeing it, Law decided he wanted to try it on, "I go in the bathroom, put it on and look in the mirror, and suddenly, I am Superman. And it is an amazing costume. My chest pops up and the music comes on… that was it. I got it out of my system. I took it off, put it in the bag, and was like, ‘I’m not going to do it.’ I saw myself. No need for the rest of the world to see me."
Unfortunately, Law didn't take a photo of him wearing the costume, so the world will never see what Jude Law would look like as the Man of Steel. Maybe that's a good thing?
