List of actors considered to play Superman in this movie

-Robert Redford - Was deemed too expensive
-Clint Eastwood - Said he was busy
-Paul Newman - Was also offered the choice of playing Jor-El or Lex Luthor but also turned down these roles
-James Caan - Said he "didn't want to wear a dumb suit"
-Harrison Ford - Was considered at one point
-Charles Bronson - Was deemed "too earthy"
-Sylvester Stallone - wanted the role but was deemed "too Italian"
-Arnold Schwarzenegger - Lobbied for the role but nothing came of it
-Warren Beatty - Was offered the role but turned it down
-Richard Gere - Was a candidate at one point, interesting choice
-Jeff Bridges
-Patrick Wayne - Was cast in the role but backed out after his father John (The Duke) was diagnosed with cancer
-Burt Reynolds - turned down the role
-Al Pacino
-Elton John
-Steve McQueen - Was thought be "too out of shape"
-John Travolta - Was considered but rejected by Ilya Salkind
-Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner - Was considered but pulled out to star in the Village People movie "Can't Stop The Music"
-Jan Michael Vincent
-Christopher Walken
-Nick Nolte - wanted to play Superman as a schizophrenic
-Jon Voight
-Robert Wagner
-James Brolin
-Ryan O'Neal
-Lyle Waggoner
-David Soul
-John Beck
-Muhammed Ali - Was at one point considered by Ilya Salking
-Neil Diamond - Lobbied for the role but ignored