{"id":11551750,"date":"2025-07-10T13:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/?p=11551750&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=11551750"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:20:36","slug":"michigan-native-dean-cain-honored-to-have-played-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2025\/07\/10\/michigan-native-dean-cain-honored-to-have-played-superman\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Cain honored to have played Superman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the new \u201cSuperman\u201d movie debuts on Friday, July 11, Mt. 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It was the beginning of my career. It\u2019s the thing I\u2019m certainly most known for. I don\u2019t have a problem with that whatsoever,\u201d said Cain, 58, of Malibu. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot worse things I\u2019ve been called, and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be called them again. If someone\u2019s calling me Superman, I\u2019ll accept it.\u201d He added, tongue-in-cheek: \u201cAs long as they don\u2019t expect me to fly; they have to understand that I\u2019m an actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dyrap7mXfr\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/2025\/07\/09\/superman-review-james-gunn-gets-dcu-off-to-rocky-overstuffed-start\/\">\u2018Superman\u2019 review: James Gunn gets DCU off to rocky, overstuffed start<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018Superman\u2019 review: James Gunn gets DCU off to rocky, overstuffed start&#8221; &#8212; The Oakland Press\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/2025\/07\/09\/superman-review-james-gunn-gets-dcu-off-to-rocky-overstuffed-start\/embed\/#?secret=dyrap7mXfr\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" data-secret=\"dyrap7mXfr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\/*! 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The series ended on a cliffhanger, where they find a baby boy in Clark\u2019s old bassinet, along with a note stating he belonged to them. Before this storyline could be explored, the series was canceled. Executive producer Brad Buckner stated in interviews that the baby was Kryptonian royalty placed in Superman\u2019s care for his own protection. Cain wouldn\u2019t mind revisiting this storyline centering around the baby but told fans not to get their hopes up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any plans to reprise the character. I\u2019d love to see Lois and Clark \u2014 our Lois and Clark, that is Teri\u2019s Lois and my Superman \u2014 what they\u2019re really doing nearly 30 years after people have last seen us. I\u2019d like to do it the way \u2018Cobra Kai\u2019 has done it. Boy, I\u2019ve really enjoyed \u2018Cobra Kai.\u2019 That\u2019s the same feel I want for \u2018Lois &amp; Clark.\u2019 They\u2019re parents now and there\u2019s all kinds of different things that will happen with their characters. I\u2019ve loved that idea forever. I\u2019ve actually started writing it, but I\u2019ve been pulled away from it all a million times. I just think it\u2019s such a great idea,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>To Cain, Hatcher was the best actress to play Lois.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think she\u2019s the best Lois Lane of all time,\u201d he said. \u201cShe carried the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11551752\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher starred in &quot;Lois &amp; Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.&quot; (Getty Images\/Hulton Archive)\" width=\"1440\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"11551752\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-01-e1751301098642.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher starred in &#8220;Lois &amp; Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.&#8221; (Getty Images\/Hulton Archive)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Cain has no plans to revisit \u201cLois &amp; Clark,\u201d he later appeared on \u201cSmallville,\u201d which starred Okemos High School alumnus Tom Welling as a pre-Superman Clark Kent, as well as \u201cSupergirl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Cain\u2019s main competitors for the role of Superman was Kevin Sorbo of \u201cHercules: The Legendary Journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought I had it wrapped up, then they made me do an extra scene. I was like, \u2018Uh-oh,\u2019\u201d recalled Cain. \u201cKevin\u2019s a great guy, a true professional. He knows what to do, how to do it, how to get it done. We\u2019re friends outside work and I\u2019m not friends with too many actors outside of work. \u2026 He\u2019s a great guy, but too blond to be Superman. He had the hair for Hercules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cain and writer Jeph Loeb \u2014 who\u2019s penned Superman\u2019s adventures on the printed page and the small screen \u2014 gave their insights on what gives Superman his staying power after 87 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guy\u2019s the most powerful being on Earth and raised with small-town American values in Kansas by a farm couple,\u201d said Cain. \u201cTo me, he\u2019s the ultimate picture of goodness and morality. I believe in truth, justice and the American way. To me, it made perfect sense. I\u2019m honored to be associated with the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loeb, who appeared this past May at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, listed two things that contributed to Superman\u2019s longevity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst: He was the first. When you\u2019re the first and you\u2019re great, you have staying power. Second: I think this is the most important. Superman, for me, is always about hope,\u201d Loeb said. \u201cHe does without preaching, which is important; he shows us what we can be. It\u2019s odd that a man from another planet can show us how to be the best humans we can be. Yet in a weird way, it\u2019s kinda the greatest immigration story in that a man from another land comes to us and shows us that we can be better people. That\u2019s brilliant and hopeful. I want to read those stories all the time and I want to read them over and over again. He\u2019s the greatest. That\u2019s why \u2018Superman: For All Seasons\u2019 is one of my favorite things I\u2019ve ever done. What (artist Tim Sale) captured wasn\u2019t just the spirit of Superman, but the spirit of what it means to be a good human being. And that\u2019s something worth thinking about, particularly in these times. Be nice. Be kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11551753\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Clemens native Dean Cain embraces his role as Superman. &quot;It's the thing I'm certainly most known for. I don't have a problem with that whatsoever,&quot; he said. (Photo by Presley Ann\/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards)\" width=\"3999\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"11551753\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TOP-L-Arts-Superman0706-02.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Clemens native Dean Cain embraces his role as Superman. &#8220;It\u2019s the thing I\u2019m certainly most known for. I don\u2019t have a problem with that whatsoever,\u201d he said. (Photo by Presley Ann\/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>If you go<\/h4>\n<p>The Man of Steel returns to the big screen on Friday, July 11 with \u201cSuperman,\u201d written and directed by James Gunn (\u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d) in one of the summer\u2019s most anticipated movies that also restarts the DC Cinematic Universe with a clean slate. David Corenswet (\u201cTwisters\u201d) plays Superman and alter-ego Clark Kent; Rachel Brosnahan (\u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d) plays reporter Lois Lane, Superman\u2019s love interest; Nicholas Hoult (\u201cMad Max: Fury Road\u201d) plays Lex Luthor, Superman\u2019s archnemesis. 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