Man Of Steel | Behind-The-Scenes Tyler Hoechlin(who would later play the character in the Arrowverse and Superman & Lois), Matthew Goode, Armie Hammer, Jamie Dornan, Joe Manganiello and Colin O’Donoghue were all considered for the role of Clark Kent/Superman. Manganiello was subsequently cast as Deathstroke in Justice League. Henry Cavill who was previously cast in Superman: Flyby, which was ultimately shelved, and was also considered for the role in the 2006 film Superman Returns, but lost to B