David Corenswet Is the “Sexy New Superman” on PEOPLE Cover and the Actor Talks Christopher Reeve Similarities
Just weeks ahead of the release of Superman, David Corenswet appears on the cover of People Magazine, crowned as the “Sexy New Superman.”
As the marketing campaign for the film ramps up, this high-profile spotlight is helping to introduce Corenswet to the masses, not just as Clark Kent, but as the new face of the DC Cinematic Universe.
Director James Gunn, who’s spearheading the DCU reboot, couldn’t be more confident in the casting. Gunn told People:
“He’s got all the charm and muscles a Superman needs. He has, as one friend said, ‘such Superman face.’ But he’s also an incredibly talented actor that could balance the dramatic chops and humor and naturalism and physicality the role calls for.”
Corenswet’s journey to Superman was much like Christopher Reeve before him as the actor trained at Juilliard and was heavily involved in theater. Reeve’s legacy clearly looms large. Corenswet said:
“He was somebody who we talked about quite a lot as an alumni who was to be sort of admired and looked up to. People tell me I look like Superman, but don’t realize that I’m playing Superman.”
Corenswet has been steadily building his reputation with roles in Pearl and Twisters. Superman, however, is clearly his breakout moment. Gunn’s reboot deliberately steers clear of the previous DCEU baggage, choosing to recast the Man of Steel rather than bringing Henry Cavill back.
The goal was to give us a younger, more grounded Superman, someone already three years into protecting Metropolis, but still growing into the legend.
Superman is “set in a world very different from ours and far removed from the DCEU. Heroes have been around for ages, and we'll see how it affected this world's history and has shaped the DCU."
The cast of Superman also includes Nicholas Hoult as Lex, and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois, Skyler Gisondo as Clark’s best pal, Jimmy Olsen; Wendell Pierce as The Daily Planet’s Perry White; Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl; Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders, aka Hawkgirl; and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner.
It also stars Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord; Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt, aka Mister Terrific; Maria Gabriela de Faria as Angela Spica, aka The Engineer; Sara Sampan as Eve Teschmacher; Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason, aka Metamorphosis; Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.; Neva Howell as Martha Kent; and Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent.
The movie is scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11, 2025.