Each previous Superman actor has their very own devoted phase of followers, however few have the staunch fan base that Henry Cavill does. The British actor performed Clark Kent in Zack Snyder’s Man of Metal, and reprised the position in a handful of DCEU films after his standalone movie. Snyder followers are determined for Henry Cavill to return as Superman sooner or later, however that appears extremely unlikely as David Corenswet is now set to play the position in James Gunn’s Superman. The film releases on July 11, and the die-hard Snyder followers have gotten much more agitated on the lack of Man of Metal 2 updates and the concept of one other actor changing Henry Cavill as Superman. Sadly for them, Henry Cavill himself is greater than open to Corenswet taking over the position.
David Corenswet spoke to Beat 102 on the purple carpet to debate his main position in Gunn’s Superman reboot, and he revealed that a number of previous Kryptonians have wished him good luck for the brand new movie. “I’ve had the pleasure of exchanging letters with two earlier Supermen,” the actor started. In addition to Henry Cavill, Corenswet additionally spoke to Tyler Hoechlin, who performed Clark Kent in CW’s DC TV Universe. Whereas each actors have been supportive of the casting, they each gave the identical piece of non-advice to the brand new DC star:
“Each of them, apparently, type of stated in their very own phrases, ‘I am not gonna attempt to provide you with any ideas.’ And I feel that is a really Superman factor. Superman’s not a lot for giving recommendation or dictating how different folks needs to be. They actually simply conveyed to me an encouragement and a way of… have enjoyable with it.”

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Each Henry Cavill’s and Tyler Hoechlin’s iterations of Superman are fan favorites. Man of Metal was divisive for lots of causes, however many agreed that Henry Cavill was completely solid as Superman. The CW DC-Verse had its fair proportion of issues, however Hoechlin’s Superman was equally among the finest components, and was lastly given the highlight in his standalone collection, Superman & Lois, which ended final December.
‘Superman’ Flies Into Theaters This Month
As Superman gears up for its theatrical launch, it seems to solely be the Snyder-cult who’re adamantly in opposition to the movie. The advertising has achieved a wonderful job of conveying Superman’s overwhelmingly vivid and optimistic ideology, whereas additionally fleshing him out as a three-dimensional character, which has been sorely lacking in previous diversifications.
Alongside David Corenswet, Superman additionally stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. Gunn writes and directs the film, in addition to being co-president of DC Studios, alongside Peter Safran. Superman releases in theaters worldwide on July 11.
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Superman
- Launch Date
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July 11, 2025
- Runtime
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130 Minutes
- Director
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James Gunn
- Producers
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Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran