“Supergirl” is making the jump to the CW in October and Tyler Hoechlin is joining the cast as Superman for a few episodes. Superman is a huge role, and you would think that there would be a lot of pressure for any actor that has to audition to play the Man of Steel.
Tyler Hoechlin recently spoke to EW about what it was like for him when he auditioned for the role, and he revealed that there wasn’t an audition.
“Honestly, it was the strangest thing — there wasn’t an audition,” Hoechlin told EW. “I had a great meeting with [executive producers] Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg [in June]. I had been told that the meeting would have something to do with Supergirl, but nothing really specific.”
“Halfway through, they brought up the idea of introducing Superman to the show and asked if I’d be interested. I said, ‘Yeah, absolutely. I’m obviously a fan.’ I believe that was on a Monday. On Friday, we got a call with the offer, so it was very quick. It was very flattering, and I wish every job came about that way.”
According to Hoechlin his version of Superman will honor the character without emulating any of the actors who have played Superman in the past. The actor says that he avoided watching old Superman films after he was cast because he didn’t want to be tempted to imitate anyone else.
EW also released a new photo of Hoechlin in action as Superman alongside Supergirl and you can check it out below.
You can catch Superman on “Supergirl” when the second season premieres on the CW on October 10.
