Tyler Hoechlin Talks Playing Superman on Supergirl!

Although many were disappointed that Tom Welling would not be playing the role of Clark Kent and Superman on the upcoming season of ‘Supergirl‘, the excitement and buzz is still big for Superman to be a part of the show. Recently actor Tyler Hoechlin who was cast for the role sat down with Collider.com to talk about taking on such an iconic part. Check out the interview below, and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP!

What does it mean to play Superman on Supergirl?

HOECHLIN: It’s an incredibly humbling and flattering thing to be given that opportunity. I know it’s such an iconic character that means so much to a lot of people. The interesting thing to me is meeting people who are much older than me and saying, “Oh Superman has always been my hero” and shaking my hand, it’s such a weird position to be in because you’re not just assuming that this is a character for a younger generation, it’s for anyone who’s a fan of the character. It’s really exciting, I’m really looking forward to be putting our own spin on it, seeing where this character fits into this storyline, and this version of Superman. Like I said, I take it with great respect for the character and what it means to people so I’m excited to get to work on it and see what comes out of it.

I have to ask, was it your agent, how did you get presented with the role and did you have that moment of, “Really, wait, what?”?

HOECHLIN: I had been meeting with Greg Berlanti and Andrew [Kreisberg] over there at his office and we just sat –I didn’t know what the meeting was for originally and it kind of came up and they said, “Is this something you would like to talk about?” and I was like, “Yeah, sure, let’s talk about it.” And I think we had similar views in what makes the character interesting and fascinating, and it just kind of worked out.

I think Greg Berlanti is a great producer and what he’s done with the shows under his umbrella is really unbelievable.

HOECHLIN: It really is, it’s really impressive, and I’m just excited, he’s such a great guy and I’m really excited to work with them and see what happens in the future.