With Tyler Hoechlin bringing Superman to the small screen in the second season of Supergirl, there has been a lot of fan speculation as to which sort of Superman he'll be playing.
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Speaking to Collider, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg explained: "There's certainly a little bit of the 'Aw shucks' about him, but he's been Superman for a while, so there's a savviness about him as Superman and as Clark.
"If he's been Superman for 12 years, that also means that he's been Clark Kent for 12 years. He knows how to interview somebody. He knows how to get a story out of someone."
He added: "There's a little bit of the Christopher Reeve Superman in there, a healthy dose of the Superman animated series, which we're huge fans of, a little bit of Lois & Clark, a little George Reeves, and a little Super Friends."
Kreisberg also spoke about how Hoechlin was instantly a shoe-in for the role, saying: "Not just with the looks, but he's such a good guy, such a nice guy, and he's so open and forthright and brimming with life. You just feel better when you're around him, which I think is part of the secret of Superman. He is that ideal, but not in an unattainable way… And Tyler just had all that in spades. So, it was less a question of us reaching out. It was more a question of hoping he would say yes."
Supergirl season 2 starts on Monday October 10 on The CW.