David Corenswet, the new Superman of the DC studio universe

James Gunn, one of the CEOs of the DC studio, has confirmed the actor David Corenswet as the new lead in his movie “Superman: Legacy”.

Gunn, the film’s writer and director, confirmed instagram than corenswet will be the actor who will give life to the famous journalist and secret superhero Clark Kent in the film, which is scheduled to premiere on July 11, 2025.

The film will be produced by Peter Safran, co-head of the studio together with Gunn, and is part of the “Gods and Monsters” project by which DC Studios intends to reboot the DC Comics universe, after a series of failures such as “Black Adam” and “Shazam!”.

The director also announced that the actress Rachel Brosnahan will be the new Lois Lane, Daily Planet reporter and Kent’s main fiction love.

At the beginning of the year, Safran pointed out that “Superman: Legacy” will show the journey of the superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and his attempts to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human form as Clark Kent from Smallville, Kansas.

Corenswet thus replaces Henry Cavill, the last actor who embodied Superman in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” ten years ago won the hearts of fans with his performance, while Brosnahan replaced Amy Adams in the role of Lana.

David Corenswet became famous with the series “Politician”, but before that he was already part of projects like “Hollywood” miniseries or “Moe and Jerryweather”, where he himself directed some comedy “sketches”.

Another job that catapulted his career was horror movie “Pearl” (2022), Ti West, and his next television project will be with Natalie Portman in the Apple series “The Lady In The Lake.” However, “Superman: Legacy” It could be a great role for the 29-year-old born in Philadelphia, United States.