Tyler Hoechlin Is Superman!

It was recently revealed that we as an audience would finally meet Kara’s famous cousin, the Man of Steel himself, in the Supergirl Season 2 premiere. KryptonSite has learned that the boots will be filled by actor Tyler Hoechlin (Everybody Wants Some, Teen Wolf).

Interestingly, Hoechlin had once been heavily rumored to play Batman at one point; the actor was someone that Supergirl’s Executive Producers had wanted to work with.

“Greg [Berlanti] and I have wanted to work with Tyler for ages, so this worked out perfectly because Tyler is Superman,” Andrew Kreisberg said. “We are so thrilled and humbled to add another amazing actor to the legacy of this iconic character.”

Supergirl Season 2 will premiere this Fall at its new home on The CW. Come talk about this casting on our KryptonSite Forum!

Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne has been writing about Superman TV since 1995, when the "Lois & Clark Krypton Club" launched. He founded KryptonSite.com in February 2001, becoming the first fan site for The WB/CW television series Smallville. He also wrote the Official Companion books for Smallville seasons 4-7 as well as the Smallville Visual Guide.

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  • Didn't stop the last three Superman actors (and a couple of Lois Lanes).

    - Tom Welling was 24 when he was cast at the 15-year-old Clark Kent.
    - Brandon Routh was 25 when he was cast to play the mid-30s Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns.
    - Routh's Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth, was just 22 when she was cast as a mid-30s version of the character.
    - Henry Cavill, the current cape-wearer, makes his first appearance in MOS as an 18-year-old Clark. Cavill was 30 at the time of the film's release.

    Age gap, shmage gap. :D

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