Actor Matt Bomer not too long ago urged individuals to cease making a “sufferer narrative” round him by claiming that he misplaced the chance to painting Superman attributable to his sexuality. This was a criticism leveled particularly at an outlet that claimed that Bomer publicly addressing his sexual orientation was a “painful flip of occasions” and that it “misplaced him the title function” because the Man of Metal. Notably, Bomer got here out as homosexual whereas delivering a speech at an awards ceremony in 2012 and referred to his publicist husband, Simon Halls, and their three kids as his “proudest accomplishment.”
Matt Bomer slams individuals utilizing ‘sufferer narrative’ over him shedding Superman function
Bomer refuted the notion that he was a “sufferer” for not being forged as Superman in a DC venture in a since-deleted publish on X (previously Twitter). He wrote, “This dialog had nothing to do with Superman, so please cease portray me right into a sufferer narrative to your personal clickbait. I really like my profession and wouldn’t change a factor about it. The dialog we had was a couple of lack of journalistic integrity, and now you’ve achieved the identical factor. Please do higher. I want you the very best all the time, Matt.” (through Deadline)
Throughout a June 2024 interview with The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast, Bomer disclosed that he had auditioned to painting Superman within the early 2000s for the since-canceled venture primarily based on J.J. Abrams’ script, Superman: Flyby. “I went in on a cattle name for Superman, after which it became a one-month audition expertise the place I used to be auditioning time and again and once more,” he recalled. “It appeared like I used to be the director’s selection for the function. It is a very early iteration of Superman written by J.J. Abrams, referred to as Superman: Flyby, I believe is what it was referred to as, and it by no means got here to mild.”
The director Bomer talked about right here was Brett Ratner. Per Leisure Weekly, Bomer was certainly Ratner’s decide for Superman. The White Collar actor additionally revealed that he signed a three-picture take care of the studio. Nevertheless, studio executives reportedly needed a widely known film star like Brendan Fraser for the function and, due to this, Ratner exited the venture. When requested by THR whether or not his sexuality had something to do studio’s hesitation to rent him, Bomer stated, “Yeah, that’s my understanding.”
Initially reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
