"The Young and the Restless" alum Sasha Calle (formerly Lola Rosales) has excited fans with her new role as Supergirl in the upcoming film, "The Flash," and Pierson Fodé may be the next soap-star-turned-superhero. Director James Gunn has several successful movies under his belt including "The Suicide Squad," and the three "Guardians of the Galaxy" films. Now, he's the co-head at DC Studios with Peter Safran, and has laid out his plans for the new DC Comics movie universe. That plan didn't include actor Henry Cavill, who has played Superman in four films. Instead, Gunn is recasting the part.
Variety reports that several actors sent in videos of themselves in an attempt to get the role, and James Gunn really liked Fodé's reel. The actor included footage of the farm where he grew up in Washington, which resembles Smallville, Kansas — the fictitious town where Clark Kent was raised and would later become Superman. Gunn stated that he's really happy about the various actors who are interested in the part, and told Variety, "The next Superman has to be someone who has all the humanity that Superman has, but he's also an alien. It's gotta be somebody who has the kindness and the compassion that Superman has and be somebody who you want to give a hug."
While Superman is the complete opposite of Thomas Forrester, we know that Fodé has the acting chops to pull off the iconic role.
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