Jared Padalecki recalls that he had a cover test for a junk 2004Supermanmovie . Padalecki of late concluded take for the hit CW showSupernatural , where he ’s played the character of Sam Winchester for the past 15 years . The series temporarily shut down productionthanks to COVID-19 , entail the mould just wrapped on film the serial publication finale originally this month .

Superman has been one of DC ’s main stars - where he makes up the Trinity alongside Batman and Wonder Woman - since his initial debut inAction Comics . Since then , there have been various loop of Superman in live - action films . As such , a act of actors have risen to celebrity dally the Man of Steel , includingChristopher Reeve and Henry Cavill .

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Padalecki break off byInside of You podcast , where he spoke to host Michael Rosenbaum about his screen run for the scrappedSuperman : Flybyfilm . When asked by Rosenbaum if he ever read for the part of Lex Luthor , Padalecki corrects him , saying that he really translate for Clark Kent . He goes on to say that the role he was read for was n’t inSmallville;instead , it was for   the plannedSuperman : Flybymovie , which was headed by famed activity celluloid conductor McG.

" I screen essay   for - for the movie in ' 04 . When it was McG. Yeah , I was doing House of Wax and they flew me from Australia to L.A. to screen test - I put the suit on and everything . They took my telephone set away so I could n’t take pictures . "

Padalecki ’s experience is in reference to thescrappedSuperman : Flybyfilm , which was ab initio supposed to be a new origin story for Clark Kent . When the script was leaked , the story was universally pan by most who read it , although this did n’t seem to faze Warner Bros. ,   who move onward with the labor . In the end , the entire film was scrapped after McG bow out of the task andSuperman Returnswas release or else . While it ’s unfortunate that Padalecki never got his moment on the freehanded CRT screen in Superman ’s iconic suit , perhaps it ’s for the best considering the mostly negative reply to the book .

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WithSupernaturalcoming to an conclusion presently , it seems Padalecki is ready to sweep up the future , although say au revoir to Sam Winchester will doubtless be a semisweet moment . Even so , while the role ofSupermanhas already been locked into the DC Cinematic Universe by Cavill , there are bound to be a hatful of novel roles considering the29 DCEU filmsthat the studio apartment plans on releasing . Although Padalecki might not fall apart the " S " on his chest , a   packed DC film line - up open up the possibility for a cameo ; that being articulate , there ’s nobody who is   better suited to playing a hero   than Padalecki .

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