David Corenswet, who’s the star of James Gunn’s new Superman, revealed that Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin, who both previously played the superhero, refused to give him advice on the role.
He spoke about it at the London premiere
Corenswet revealed that Cavill and Hoechlin didn’t give him any influential advice on playing the DC alien superhero at the London premiere of the movie last week.
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On the red carpet, he told Heart, “I had the pleasure of exchanging letters with two previous Supermans — Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin.”
They told him they wouldn’t give him any tips
“Both of them, interestingly, sort of said in their own words, ‘I’m not gonna try and give you any tips,” the 31-year-old actor added.
“And I think that’s a very Superman thing. Superman’s not so much for giving advice or dictating how other people should be.”
They instead told him to ‘have fun’
“They really just conveyed to me an encouragement and a sense of ‘have fun with it,’” Corenswet went on, “which I think is Superman’s way of doing it too.”
Corenswet added the two actors were still “very encouraging,” and said he “had a lovely experience” speaking to them.
He wants to meet the Superman actors
“I’m excited to meet them one day,” Corenswet shared. “It’ll be great when we can all get in a room together.”
Henry Cavill played the superhero in the DCEU movies Man of Steel (2013), Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).
Tyler Hoechlin also played the character in the CW’s drama series Superman & Lois.
Cavill’s Superman had returned in 2022
Although Cavill made an appearance as Superman in the post-credits scene of Black Adam in 2022, and had shared on social media that year that he’d be returning as the character, a recast took place.
Corenswet is now the James Gunn’s Superman
Cavill was recast when Warner Bros. and DC Studios announced Gunn and Peter Safran were taking over the Superman story, with Corenswet now as the lead in Gunn’s reboot of the DC Universe.
The new movie, which comes out on Friday, July 11, has a star-studded cast, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, alongside others.