Hilarious or Serious?

Sometimes it is particularly difficult to cast a role. And if the obvious is no longer an option, the outrageous actually gets attention. In a recent interview actor/director Clint Eastwood said he had been approached to play both James Bond (which is true, as when Sean Connery wanted to leave the part after YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, the producers actually had Eastwood called for the part) and Superman.

For Bond, Clint actually suggested that Bond should be British. Which was pretty much on the money, considering the days. Still, it would be interesting to create at least a visual idea of how he would have looked.

"Do you feel lucky, punk?"

As for Superman, once Richard Donner was starting up the production of SUPERMAN THE MOVIE in 1976, his intention was at first to have an unknown actor fill in that part. Yet, the studio wanted to have all kinds of big names tested. So, here too, Clint was asked.

Clint found it easy to walk away from both parts. He felt "they were for somebody but not for me." A good judgement on the part of Clint Eastwood, who might have looked fairly ridiculous in the Superman outfit. After all, figure this:

"For the people, the country and mom's apple pie. Even if mom's apple pie stank."
Now if you have the gall to think, what if? A lot of possibilities that boggle the mind could come to mind.

But in my view, Clint was right on both counts. Thanks, Clint.