Earlier this week, we learned that Teen Wolf alum Tyler Hoechlin will play Superman in The CW's Supergirl (sorry, Tom Welling fans). When Mail Online caught up with the actor at the Sydney Film Festival premiere of Everybody Wants Some, they were quick to ask whether or not he's feeling the pressure to compare what he does with the Man of Steel to the version played by Henry Cavill.
"I never try to compare and contrast performances," he said, "because it's such an iconic character already." That's a fair point, but Hoechlin playing Superman marks the first time two versions of the hero have existed at the same time in live-action since Smallville was on the air at the same time as Superman Returns was released. Regardless, the actor went on to elaborate on his point above by making his priorities clear when it comes to what he's thinking about while taking on this role. "Superman is Superman so I'm just going
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