15 Actors Who Really Wanted To Be In Comic Book Movies (And Failed)
5. Joe Manganiello Tried To Be Superman
Magic Mike fans will be well aware that Joe Manganiello has the build to play a superhero, and it was nearly the case for the 38-year-old Pittsburgh native. He auditioned for the part of Superman in Zack Snyders Man of Steel, but eventually lost out to Jersey boy Henry Cavill. Manganiello hasnt given up on appearing as an on-screen hero, however, and he would like it to stand out in what he believes is becoming a saturated market:
"There's so many superhero projects out there that it is almost like they're becoming normal. So I want to do one that just flips it on its head and makes it crazy. I want to make the Fight Club of superhero movies."
If he wanted to follow a route away from the Marvels Cinematic Universe and DCs Extended Universe, he may want to contact Sony and try to get himself involved in their five-film deal with Valiant Comics, which begins with Bloodshot in 2017 and will end with Harbinger Wars, a movie based on Valiants 2013 comic of the same name.