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Volume 7 | Issue 11
December 11, 2020
FIRST LOOK AT TYLER HOECHLIN’S SUPER SUIT REVEALED
By Zack Benz Daily Planet A look at Tyler Hoechlin’s updated Superman suit for The CW’s highly anticipated new series “Superman & Lois” was revealed Wednesday. The suit is modernized with an updated cape attachment, sleeker belt and more emboldened Superman emblem. Tyler also appears to be more mature with the slimmer fitting neckline. Superman’s super suit has been a staple of the character since the beginning. Tyler Hoechlin debut as the last son of krypton was the first time Superman, suit and all, appeared on The CW, even though fans waited an entire decade for Smallville’s Clark Kent to put on the tights. Tyler Hoechlin is best recognized for his work on the fan favored MTV series “Teen Wolf,” where he portrayed werewolf Derek Hale, who appeared as a main character in the first four seasons of the show. Show runners also revealed that the shows premiere date has been pushed back to Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. It was originally slated for mid-January. The series introductory episode, and every seasonal chapter after that, will be available to stream for free the following day on The CW app. Tyler Hoechlin has been playing Superman for n early half a deca de. Hoechlin’s interpretation of the Man of Steel first appeared during the season premiere of “Supergirl’s” season two in 2016. Since then, Hoechlin’s Superman has made numerous guest appearances on his cousin’s show and guest starred on a slew of The CW’s annual crossovers.
Tyler is best known for his work in “Road to Perdition,” “Everybody Wants Some!!” and “Teen Wolf.” Zack Snyder once considered Hoechlin for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but Hoechlin lost out to Ben A f fl e c k . I n t e r e s t i n g l y enough, Tyler’s real life prom date was Katie Cassidy, who plays Dinah Laurel Lance/Black Canary/ Black Siren in both “Arrow” and “ The Flash,” along with other CW series. “I find that the new suit is representative of the show," said Hoechlin. "Just as this suit is unique and set apart from the ones that preceded it, the story we’re telling about Clark/ Superman at this point in his life is unique and something we’ve never seen before. I appreciate the opportunity to wear the suit and the responsibility that comes with it. But it’s always interesting when I’m asked how I feel about 'my new suit,' because I’ve always felt that the suit doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to everyone that finds some kind of meaning in that suit, in the symbol on the chest. I just happen to be the one wearing it. I come from the world of baseball and a line of coaches that always preached that the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. Because when you wear that jersey, it represents not only you, but your entire team, and everyone that has ever worn that jersey that came before you. So when I wear the suit, that’s what it means to me. It represents everything that Superman stands for and has stood for, for almost a century Tyler Hoechlin as Superman. “Superman & Lois” will be the first to explore the complications the duo faces as they struggle with being now. And I look forward to parents in the modern world. Photo courtesy The CW carrying on that tradition.”
US advisory panel recommends approving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency distribution U S Fo o d a n d D r u g Administration external panel endorsed the authorization of Pfizer ’s C OV I D -1 9 v a c c i n e f o r emergency use. The form a l re c o m m e n d a t i o n took place following a meeting between outside experts and the FDA on the vaccine. “ S h o t s co u l d b e g i n within days, depending on how quickly the Food and Drug Administration signs off, as expected, on the expert committee’s recommendation,” according to The AP.
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The FDA is expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use within days, according to The New York Times. The recommendation comes one day after the US reported over 3,000 fatalities in a single day, breaking its daily record for COVID-19 deaths. A report released on Tuesday by the FDA found the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be safe and effective. O n We d n e s d a y, a British regulatory agency said that people with a
history of severe allergies should not take the Pfizer vaccine. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn addressed the UK warning on Thursday. “This is why we do a very careful review of the clinical trial data,” Hahn said. “We put in our label, around a vaccine or a medical product, who should receive the vaccine… we study the data very carefully to say who should not receive the vaccine.”
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