10 Weirdest Moments In The Early Days Of DC Movies

3. The Time Shaq Played A Knock-Off Man Of Steel

Shaquille O'Neal loves Superman. No, like really loves Superman. He has a Superman tattoo. He has a Superman bed. He has a home cinema Superman lights, another Superman symbol on the floor, and another Superman symbol on his blanket. He's been angling to play the Man Of Steel on film, too, and the 7-foot tall NBA star might've worked. Unfortunately, superhero movies were even less progressive than they our nowadays, so a black Superman was out of the question. There was, however, the existing African-American Superhero Steel, who first surfaced as a potential replacement when the Man Of Steel got killed off for five minutes. So that's who Shaq got to star in a movie as. Nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actor, O'Neal's starring role as John Henry Irons (yes, really) didn't exactly kickstart the basketball player's acting career. It had a plot very close to the first Iron Man, with the hero using a mechanical suit to take down his arms-dealing former business partner. Steel: the film where an NBA all-star played robot Superman.