'Well, I've been up to bat twice, and twice I've caught you staring at my ass.'
I thought about leaving Dean Cain out of today's posts, but then decided against it. Although he's Maga, and chomping at the bit to join ICE, he was a big part of my Superman education. I used to love watching Lois & Clark on Sunday nights when I was a teenager and crushed over Cain as Superman. I loved his back and forth with Lois, (Teri Hatcher) and also thought Justin Whalin, (below) and Michael Landes were cute as Jimmy Olsen.
I also had to include Cain as he appeared in one of the gayest projects of any Superman. 2000's The Broken Hearts Club focused on the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles. Cain was believable in his role, especially flirting with Timothy Olyphant. It's hard to believe knowing who he is, and what he's become, he once starred in a film alongside gay icons like Billy Short, John Mahoney and Jennifer Coolidge.
I don't believe actor Tyler Hoechlin has played a gay character, but he's certainly been involved in several homoerotic scenes on screen. For starters, there are almost too many to list just on the supernatural teen drama Teen Wolf. (below) There was also the moment above in the 2018 film Bigger.
I have a soft spot for actor Brandon Routh who I think got the short end of the stick as Superman. He was perfect to play the tight wearing hero and had a beautiful sincerity as Clark Kent. Unfortunately the movie wasn't that great and Routh only got to wear the cape on the big screen the one time in 2006's Superman Returns.
It looked like we might not see Routh again, but he's since made a name for himself on the small screen. In 20212, Routh took a comedic turn playing Wyatt, the boyfriend of Michael Urie's high-strung character Louis on the CBS sit-com Partners. Sadly, as appealing as the cast was, the show last just one season and 13 episodes.
On the big screen, Routh had a small role in the Kevin Smith comedy, Zack and Miri Make A Porno. It was said to have been star Seth Rogen's idea to have Routh and Justin Long play a gay porn couple.
Routh & Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns
Our current big screen Superman, David Corenswet played gay, (or maybe bisexual) in Netflix's The Politician, In the series, River, (Corenswet) has a romantic relationship with Payton Hobart, (Ben Platt(. River is portrayed as Payton's secret lover and political rival in the show. Corenswet also had a few homoerotic scenes in Ryan Murphy's Hollywood.
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