James Caviezel considers Superman role
James Caviezel, who was last seen as Jesus Christ, is rumored to be in the running to play Superman in Bryan Singer's new retelling of that mythos(thank you Kevin Smith for putting the word "mythos" and Superman forever together in my mind).A lot of actors have expressed fears that playing the Man in Steel would typecast them, but Caviezel would seem to fit will in the role, and after playing Jesus... it would seem to be hard to get typecast as Superman.
Then again, he has already played someone that is selfless, is born of an otherworldly father, had a life full of the miraculous and suffered for mankind, so playing a character that is in essence, a reflection of those same conditions, well... it should be a very easy role to play for him. Just substitute learning Aramaic for doing a lot of green screen and special F/X work, and basically you've got the same movie. Just with less temptation and no 30 pieces of silver... although someone is probably going to get thirty points on the domestic gross.
It would be win-win, wouldn't it?