From DailyMail.

Tyler Hoechlin has something in common with Henry Cavill, Christopher Reeve and Tom Welling- and it’s more than just good looks.

The former Teen Wolf star, 28, was this week announced as the latest actor to play Superman and, like his dashing predecessors, certainly has big shoes to fill.

Speaking to Daily Mail on Saturday during the Sydney Film Festival premiere of Everybody Wants Some, the American native was quizzed about whether he felt nervous about living up to Henry Cavill’s recent portrayal of the iconic superhero in his new role on CW’s Supergirl.

‘I never try to compare and contrast performances because it’s such an iconic character already’, he revealed.

‘Superman is Superman so I’m just going to try to carry on the tradition of that and play that part’.

Tyler also revealed that he was especially excited about playing the Man Of Steel’s alter ego, Clark Kent, admitting: ‘I think the fun is going to be finding where Clark Kent is in this world. I’m just excited to find out Clark’s sense of humour’.

Tyler will play Superman in the upcoming series Supergirl and will star opposite lead actress Melissa Benoist.

According to EW, fans won’t have to wait long to see Tyler in action, as he’s set to appear in the very first episode of the new season.

On Friday, Tyler announced to his fans on Twitter that he would be playing Superman, Tweeting: ‘Could not be more honored & humbled to be given the opportunity to play this incredible & beloved character. Can’t wait to get to work!’

The Flash star Grant Gustin quickly Tweeted a congratulatory message to Tyler, while Arrow co-executive producer Beth Schwartz welcomed Tyler Hoechlin to the family in a friendly Tweet.

Meanwhile, Tyler has been busy filming his scenes for Fifty Shades Darker, in which he will portray the character of Boyce Fox, a co-worker of Anastasia Steele.

Speaking of his experiences filming the highly anticipated film, Tyler said: ‘It was fun to be a part of [filming]. It’s interesting going from something like Teen Wolf where we had to build a fan base and then go into something like that where there’s already such an existing fan base’.