Fellow Travelers’ Matt Bomer says he lost out on Superman role due to his sexuality
Matt Bomer has opened up about losing the lead role in a Superman film after he was outed as gay. Since making his debut in the early 2000s, the beloved talent has captivated audiences with his dreamy good looks and superb acting performances in White Collar, Fellow Travellers and The Normal Heart, to name a few.
While Bomer’s journey within the entertainment industry has been full of success, he has also experienced his fair share of setbacks – including the time he lost out on playing the Man of Steel/Clark Kent due to his sexuality.
During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, the Chuck star revealed that he was once in talks to star in J.J.
Abram’s shelved Superman: Flyby film. “I went in on a cattle call for Superman, [which] turned into a one-month audition experience where I was auditioning again and again and again,” Bomer revealed, who was starring on the hit US soap opera Guiding Light at the time. “On Guiding Light, there was a killer in town… so the executive producer, very kindly, wanted to free me up in case the [Superman] job came through,” he continued. “So [ the producer] said, ‘Hey, you’re going to be the killer.
