There’s a brand new rumor about Henry Cavill’s successor as Superman – from the well-connected industry publication . Editor Marc Malkin claims to have heard there could be a new candidate to star in Superman: Legacy: Pierson Fordwho appeared in no less than 280 episodes of the noble soap opera from 2015 to 2018 “rich and beautifulas Thomas Forrester was featured.
The soap opera role is the biggest acting job on Fodé’s resume to date, though he’s appeared in a major Netflix movie alongside Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart in The Man From Toronto, and made a guest appearance and even debuted in the world of superheroes. in an episode of “Supergirl”. But what reportedly made Pierson Fodé interesting to director James Gunn isn’t even his acting biography – but his very personal one.
Pierson Fodé, the farm boy
Noisy the 31-year-old Fodé sent a video of himself to the ‘Superman’ makers, which also included featured a montage of video footage from his Clark-Kent-esque childhood on a farm in the small town of Moses Lake. “I was told that Gunn liked what he saw,” Malkin said in his article. Besides acting, being a farmer is a great passion for Pierson Fodé, to which he dedicates himself if “Farm Boy with a Dream” inscribed and staged accordingly in many pictures:
The article goes on to say that James Gunn has already made it clear what he is looking for in his new Man of Steel, whose younger years will be explored in Superman: Legacy. “The next Superman has to be someone who has all the humanity that Superman has, but who is also an alien. It has to be someone who has Superman’s kindness and compassion, and it has to be someone you just want to hug.”
Maybe Pierson Fodé will be that someone – though of course there are plenty of other names being discussed in connection with the Superman role. There are already reports of promising candidates for the roles of Lex Luthor and Lois Lane, as you can read in the article below. “Superman: Legacywill hit theaters on July 10, 2025.