NEW YORK (AP) – Tyler Hoechlin says a pivotal moment playing Superman on The CW’s “Supergirl” came when he met four children on the set while he was wearing the suit.
Hoechlin says he realized “they don’t know my name. They don’t have any idea who I am but for 10 minutes, I’m Superman to them. It was the coolest thing.”
It also helped him shape the character.
“He’s a symbol of hope for kids so they can do anything, they can be anything; that good can triumph over evil, so that was a really kind of a cool, informative situation,” the 29-year-old actor said in a recent interview.
Also surreal: Being offered the part by the show’s co-creators and executive producers, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. Hoechlin, best-known for his portrayal of a werewolf on MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” said they brought up the idea on a Monday. That Friday he received a phone call that it was happening while riding in a car with his younger brother. “He was like, ‘Wait, so you’re Superman?’ It’s the weirdest thing to say.”