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January 27, 2015: Jude Law Talks Almost Playing Superman
MTV recently sat down with actor Jude Law to talk about his new submarine thriller "Black Sea." During the course of the interview, Law also talked about the opportunity he had to play Superman/Clark Kent back in 2002 in director Brett Ratner's failed Superman film and why he ultimately turned it down.
“At the time, I really didn’t want to,” Law said. “I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life being that guy who played Superman.”
Despite initially turning down the project, Ratner convinced Law to try on the iconic Superman costume, and for a fanboy like Law, it was an unforgettable experience.
“I go in the bathroom, put it on and look in the mirror, and suddenly, I am Superman,” Law said. “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,” he added. “No need for the rest of the world to see me.”
Had the project gone forward, the movie would have been the first in a trilogy of Superman films written by J.J. Abrams.
Check out the complete interview below:
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