Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page has reacted to a information report that claimed that he misplaced out on the a part of iconic DC superhero Superman’s grandfather due to his pores and skin color. According to a information report by The Hollywood Reporter, Page had a few years in the past auditioned to play Superman’s grandfather Seg-El within the sequence Krypton, which was designed to broaden the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
However, Geoff Johns, the previous co-chairman of DC Films, reportedly shot down the concept of casting Page, saying “Superman could not have a Black grandfather”.
On Wednesday, the 31-year-old actor seemingly addressed the report in a submit on Twitter. “Hearing about these conversations hurts no less now than it did back then. The clarifications almost hurt more tbh (to be honest). Still just doing my thing. Still we do the work. We still fly,” Page wrote.
Hearing about these conversations hurts no much less now than it did again then. The clarifications nearly harm extra tbh.
Still simply doing my factor.
Still we do the work.
We nonetheless fly.
👊🏽
— Regé-Jean Page (@regejean) April 7, 2021
The character of Seg-El was in the end portrayed by actor Cameron Cuffe in Krypton, which was created by David S. Goyer and Damian Kindler.
The present was set round 200 years earlier than Superman’s start, focussing on the untold story of the superhero’s grandfather, and his battle for justice on his titular dwelling planet.
Krypton ran for 2 seasons on Syfy earlier than being cancelled in 2019.
Page broke out earlier with Shonda Rhymes-produced interval drama sequence Bridgerton during which he portrayed Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings.
The actor will subsequent be seen in The Russo Brothers’ film The Gray Man, alongside Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, in addition to Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons film.
