It’s been almost twenty years since he rode excessive in Hollywood with “The Mummy,” Trilogy, and the ‘90s films that made him famous (“Airheads,” “George of The Jungle”), but Brendan Fraser has been experiencing the Brendassaince thanks to his comeback role in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” a efficiency he’s been Oscar-nominated for and arguably stays the frontrunner (he was nominated for a Golden Globe, however has no love for that group).
And so, as is the case for anybody up for Best Actor or some other main award, Fraser is doing a ton of press. The actor just lately confirmed up on the Howard Stern present, and Stern introduced up a casting tidbit from ages in the past.
You could not bear in mind, however as soon as upon a time in the past, within the early 2000s, director J.J. Abrams (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) has written a “Superman” movie (often called “Superman: Flyby” on the time) that many administrators have been circling. Eventually, Brett Ratner (“X-Men: The Last Stand”) was employed to direct the mission, and dozens of actors have been up for the half.
Stern introduced this up and famous that Fraser was up for the gig, which the actor confirmed. “Everyone in town was reading for Superman,” he revealed (see the video beneath), recalling that the late Paul Walker was additionally up for the position. “Of course, it’s a life-changing, amazing opportunity, but I had to reconcile with, ‘Okay, say you do get the job to be the Man of Steel. It’s going to be chipped on your gravestone. Are you okay with that? You will forevermore be known as the Man of Steel.’ There was a sort of Faustian bargain that went into [the] feeling, and I think inherently, I didn’t want to be known for only one thing because I prided myself on diversity my whole professional life. I’m not a one-trick pony.”
This will not be the primary time names like Walker have come up. Revealed to be up for that half up to now contains actors like Josh Hartnett, Jude Law, Ashton Kutcher, and Matthew Bomer, amongst many others.
“The Mummy” actor admitted that he was each upset however a bit relieved he didn’t get the half as a result of he himself was fully satisfied it will be an excellent choice. He stated not getting the half “had to do with shenanigans and studio politics, and, probably, inherently, in my screen test. I think that’s why you test — they could kind of see I was only there like 98 percent instead.”
“Superman: Flyby” would ultimately morph into Bryan Singer’s “Superman Returns” starring Brendan Routh and in the end turned a completely completely different movie in story, plot, tone, and so on. Still, Fraser’s bought his comeback, and that’s all that ought to actually matter. Watch the video as a result of he doesn’t appear too bent out of practice for shedding the position anyhow.