El simply as a paycheck and  nothing more, vetoed him for the role of Superman. Unlike Brando,  Stallone grew up emulating and idolizing Clark Kent/Superman (and  continues to) as well as having a great love for the comics  mythology. Ironically, in his review for the Stallone film "Rocky",  Roger Ebert (qv) called Stallone "the next Marlon Brando."