Nicolas Cage has given up on his Hollywood dream of playing Superman in a movie, because, at 46, he's far too old.
The Oscar winner is a comic book fanatic and even named his son Kal-El, the superhero's birth name.
Cage was attached to a Superman project in the late 1990s and performed screen tests for director Tim Burton before the film was shelved.
And the actor has reluctantly resigned himself to the fact he'll never fulfil his onscreen dream.
Speaking to WENN.com at the premiere of his new movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Cage sighs,"No, I think my Superman days are over."
Despite not playing his dream role it's been a busy year for Cage so far as he found success with the role of Big Daddy in Kick Ass, so at least he has got to play a superhero before taking on Bad Lieutenant.
He returns to the big screen this summer with The Sorcerer's Apprentice which reunites him with National treasure filmmaker Jon Turteltaub.
He has also completed work on Season Of The Witch, The Hungry Rabbit Jumps and Drive Angry 3D.
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