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An actor from The Bold and the Beautiful is said to be one of the finalists for the Superman role, so he put together a little extra effort.
Whenever there is a new Superman film being produced, the casting of the Man of Steel is one of the most arduous of tasks. Christopher Reeve was chosen from over two hundred actors to play Superman in the 1978 classic. In the same vein, Henry Cavill was cast in Man of Steel and Brandon Routh appeared in Superman returns. James Gunn, who is currently in pre-production on his reboot, Superman Legacy, in the new continuity DC universe, is narrowing down his hopes for the last son from Krypton. Fode was revealed as one of the finalists in early October. Fode made a short video stunt reel in an attempt to prove his superhero skills for the casting. According to ScreenRant, Fode did this to demonstrate himself. When casting a role with so many facets, actors screentest to prove that they can handle all aspects of the character. Tobey Maguire was a proven dramatic actor, but prior to his casting in
Spider-Man
, Maguire filmed an action screentest to show that he can handle the stunts. Christian Bale was a popular casting choice for Batman back when Christopher Nolan was casting Batman Begins, but he would still have to screentest in the cowl and cape costume.Variety had reported that Fode was a frontrunner when the actor submitted a self-tape to Gunn and the director found him to be “very Clark Kent-like childhood on a farm in the small town of Moses Lake, Wash.”
Fode looks to not want to leave anything to chance so he took the initiative to show off his super moves. Fode’s video was created as a pre-visualization of choreographed sequences, and he was able use intricate rigs. Recent casting reports have also suggested that Fode’s chances of winning the competition are decreasing.
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