Was Will Smith really offered the lead in Superman Returns?

Was Will Smith really offered the lead in Superman Returns? I doubt it. Nor was Michael B. Jordan.

You have to understand, these actors are under contract, and according to those contracts the studio heads are obligated to take every actor in their stable seriously for every role they are eligible for. Hence conversations happen with them.

But no studio head is actually going to cast Will Smith or Michael B. Jordan as Superman. At least not yet. This country is still too racist.