David Corenswet watches his language as Superman. In James Gunn’s new film, the star generally portrays the classic comic book character with an “Aw, shucks” sort of attitude.

David Corenswet painted the moment like a comic-book splash page: glass shattering, cape billowing, Superman defying gravity. But reality hit harder than a Daily Planet headline.

David Corenswet was cast as Superman in 2023. AP A new dawn When Gunn announced his first slate of DC films, he told reporters that Cavill wasn’t technically axed. “We didn’t fire Henry.

But Superman was David.” Almost everything changed over the next year as Corenswet trained six days a week to put on muscle, and then, as he began to shoot “Superman,” his daughter was born.