Sitting down to an interview with Variety, former “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” star Dean Cain discussed his career and a series of takes and opinions that stretched across both ends of the political spectrum.
The actor, who has 16 outwardly Christian media titles to his CV, regularly appears on Fox News, and even received an offer to host a parade from President Donald Trump — who Cain calls a close friend.
“I love President Trump. I’ve been friends with him forever… Trump is actually one of the most empathetic, wonderful, generous people you’ll ever meet.”
Elsewhere during the interview, the actor backed up his recent headlining take on the just-released “Superman” — the latest big-screen iteration of DC’s iconic superhero, helmed by veteran comic book adaptation director James Gunn and starring David Corenswet in titular role.
Cain, one of eight actors to have a live-action onscreen stint as the character, joined the conservative labelling of the film as “woke” after Gunn reiterated Superman’s nature as an immigrant, and content in the film that was interpreted by some as referencing the Israel-Palestine conflict (a labelling that left Gunn confused).
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But in the same interview, Cain indicated the film still sat positively for him. “Seeing Krypto in the trailer gave me goose bumps,” Cain said. “He saves a squirrel. He saves a little girl. I respect that” — at the time, Cain had not yet watched the film itself.
Cain is so far the only actor of colour to play Superman, but he endorsed a popular pick to take up the character next, Michael B. Jordan. “[He] has all the qualities of Superman — that humility, that kindness, that openness, that earnestness.”
Speaking on his own time in those Kryptonian shoes, Cain had a mix of opinions. He had an extremely high salary, but he also indicated an uncomfortable working environment for himself and co-star Teri Hatcher. “I remember it being 110 in Burbank. In the Superman suit, you can’t sweat. If you sweat, it balls up. So I didn’t.”
Wirework was also a physical strain for the pair. “There’s no blood flow going to your legs. After hanging for hours, I would have to get a massage just to keep the blood moving from quadrant to quadrant. Teri would cry. She’d be in tears every single time we had to fly because it hurt.”
Said spandex turned Cain, then aged 26, into something of a sex symbol, to the point of harassment. Though the comment was brief and without a named offender, Cain said, “I could have had the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit in Hollywood history.”