He also added that being typecast as a superhero was at least “ part of the consideration.” He remarked in the same interview that one superhero he did like was Namor the Sub-Mariner, but it’s not clear if given the chance, that he would have taken that role either.

As acknowledged by Eastwood, some of his characters such as Dirty Harry, almost played by John Wayne, were capable doing of “ more-than-human things”, but to him, this wasn’t the same as being a “ caped crusader”.

Eastwood explained that the role wasn’t for him, because he preferred to play characters who were more “ grounded in reality”. The actor would have been in his mid-40s at the time. In an interview, Eastwood revealed that then-president of Warner Bros., Frank Wells, approached him about playing Superman when the film was still in its earliest stages. Related: Why John Wayne Turned Down Starring In A Western With Clint Eastwood Being one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Eastwood’s name was on a list of A-list actors under consideration for the role of Superman in the late 1970s. The “ tough guy” image he created in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly led to him being cast as the star in several more high-profile movies, including the 1971 crime thriller, Dirty Harry. His role in Man With No Name trilogy, which ranks among Sergio Leone's best movies, made him a legend in the Western genre. Long before the studio offered the part to Reeve, it had its eye on Clint Eastwood, who was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and had been for quite some time. Reeve was ultimately cast instead, but he was far from the first choice to play the character. Clint Eastwood could have played the Man of Steel in Richard Donner’s Superman movie.

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