Sylvester Stallone would have been the 'world's shortest' Superman
Sylvester Stallone would have been the "world's shortest" Superman. The 76-year-old actor - who stands at 5' 10" - auditioned for the title role in the 1978 superhero movie and joked that had he been successful in his bid for the part that eventually went to Christopher Reeve, he wouldn't have looked good in the costume. He said: "I auditioned for Superman. I’d have been the world’s shortest superman… I don’t look good in leotards at all!" Meanwhile, the Golden Globe-winning star - who has daughters Scarlet, 20, Sistine, 24, and Sophia, 26, with wife Jennifer Flavin but was previously been mar...