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Jude Law Tells Us Why He Turned Down Brett Ratner's 'Superman' — mtv.com

These days, comic book movies are the norm in Hollywood. So much so that it seems like most A-listers have at least one Marvel or DC project to their names. (Some are happier about their life choices than others.) Back in 2002, however, it was a different story. Riding off the success of Bryan Singer’s “X-Men,” J.J. Abrams wrote a script for the first film in a trilogy of Superman movies in 2002. Brett Ratner was attached to direct the action flick, and Jude Law was the first choice to play the DC Comics superhero. However, Law — a life-long comic book fan — turned down the super role and the project collapsed shortly after.

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