“There aren’t really any rules,” the Superman actor says.
EW hopped on the phone with Hoechlin to discuss playing Bizarro and what’s to come.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, this is another season where you’re playing multiple characters.
Tyler Hoechlin and and Elizabeth Tulloch on ‘Superman & Lois’.Bettina Strauss/The CW
TYLER HOECHLIN:Triple duty, yeah.
How did showrunner Todd Helbing pitch the Bizarro idea to you?
It’s always a difficulty with a character like that who has so few vulnerabilities.
Tyler Hoechlin on ‘Superman & Lois’.Shane Harvey/The CW
How do you make him actually vulnerable and kind of create this conflict?
What was your reaction to finding out about this new role you’d be playing?
But it’s always fun.
I always like a challenge.
I like being busy, so it’s definitely been that.
After playing Superman, how did you go about developing your take on Bizarro?
All of this thing has been a challenge, but it’s been exciting and fun to just explore.
Was that your favorite aspect of this episode in particular?
In a way, there are certain rules with Superman.
There are certain rules with Clark.
I think that was something that was really nice.
It’s just a lot of new things happening in one episode.
Has there been something like the script or the costume that has really helped you lock into Bizarro?
Hair and makeup, wardrobe, [it] cannot be stated how important those things are.
You feel like you’re actually stepping into someone else’s skin.
That’s a huge, huge help.
Those departments are insanely important for stuff like that.
Can you explain what you mean by center?
How does Bizarro move differently?
With Bizarro, it’s not quite there.
He’s pressing, and things like that.
What makes Bizarro such a dangerous threat to Clark?
Obviously Clark and Bizarro are linked somehow.
After this encounter in the episode, what are the main questions Clark has?
I guess the first one would be, “How do I stop this?”
I think one of the scariest things is what happens if Superman loses control.
So if this other being is causing him to lose control, then who knows how far that goes.
That, I think, would be the immediate question, is how do we stop it?
Superman & Loisairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
