10 Actors Who Should Replace Cavill As Superman

3. Matt Bomer

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Magic Mike star Matt Bomer has actually come close to playing Superman before when Brett Ratner wanted him to play the Man Of Steel for Superman Flyby, but ultimately that didn't come off. Unfortunately, rumours then erroneously spread that he wasn't hired because he was gay, which proved to be unfounded.

Bomer's appeal isn't just in the fact that he looks like the real American as Apple Pie Blue Boy Scout with his Ken Doll complexion and how well he wears a pair of glasses, but he's also a formidably talented actor to go along with the physicality. He also has real range - as anyone who saw the exceptional The Normal Heart will attest - and he'd be a very safe choice for Warner Bros.

Given what's happened with the DCEU, safe choices shouldn't be discounted.

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