Watch: David Corenswet's SUPERMAN Audition Tape Makes It Clear Why He Was Chosen for the Role
Now that Superman has been released to watch at home, fans have been able to view some of the cool special features director James Gunn has included in its release. One of the features making the rounds is star of the film, David Corenswet’s audition tape, which landed him the lead role.
In the video shared on YouTube by 21 Casting, Corenswet slates to the camera before getting in Clark Kent costume and performing the interview scene with his wife Julia Warner reading Lois Lane’s part.
Fans have shared online that they are blown away by how perfect he was for the part, right from the audition, a sentiment they clearly share with James Gunn.
In addition to a “beautiful” handwritten letter from Corenswet that came after his audition, Gunn previously told GQ he was immediately convinced by the actor’s audition tape. “From the very beginning, he was the guy to beat, frankly,” he said.
Corenswet told the outlet, “James has told me that the one thing that surprised him, that meant something to him initially, was the humor that I brought to that first scene. I immediately read it in the terms of the movies that I grew up on, which are Singin’ in the Rain and His Girl Friday, and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Just the timing and the patter and the style of humor—and it turned out that that was what he was imagining.”
After surpassing $331M to become the United States’ highest-grossing Man of Steel pic in the month since its release, Superman premiered on digital this month, giving fans a chance to catch up before the return of Peacemaker to HBO Max for Season 2.
Since taking over DC Studios with Peter Safran, Superman marks the first entry in Gunn’s new DCU franchise, which begins with the ‘Gods and Monsters’ phase.
Check out the video below, and let us know what you think: