David Corenswethas spoken candidly about his journey to playingSupermanin the latest big-screen incarnation of the comic book character. He specifically recalled his younger years, revealing that his favorite superhero growing up was, in fact,Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, not Clark Kent’s alter ego. The new DCU’s Man of Steel noted that the reason he was so enamored by the web-slinger was because he was “relevant” to him, providing a superhero fantasy that he believes Superman is also capable of offering in a “different” kind of way.
Corenswet made the revelation in a recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning when he was asked by Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz at what point the idea of playing Superman first entered his thoughts. The actor recollected some of his early memories of superheroes and the impact they had on him as a youngster, namingMaguire’s version of Spider-Manas his top choice, particularly as a kid who “didn’t fit in that well.” He admitted that his age when these movies were released had a significant bearing on it, as he explained:
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“I grew up on the Tobey MaguireSpider-Manmovies. Those were the superhero movies that I saw in theaters and that were really relevant to me just because of the timing of when they came out… There’s something very romantic about the Peter Parker superhero story, which is that you’re a nerd that gets bullied, and then you get these amazing powers to do cool things with them. Superman, I think, is a different kind of superhero fantasy for a kid.”
Corenswet is currently 31 years old (though he will be turning 32 on July 8), meaning he was just eight years of age when the first Maguire-ledSpider-Manmovie hit theaters in 2002. The film was a major success and spawned two sequels,Spider-Man 2in 2004 andSpider-Man 3in 2007, all of which were directed by Sam Raimi. The trilogy is still highly regarded, especially among those who grew up with the movies, so much so that they areheading back to theaterslater this year, with an extended version of the beloved second installment.
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Written, directed, and co-produced by James Gunn,Supermanis scheduled to fly into theaters on June 17, 2025. Corenswet stars in the iconic role of Superman/Clark Kent alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as LexCorp’s villainous CEO, Lex Luthor. The cast of the comic book movie isrounded out by Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell.
A lot is riding on Gunn’sSupermanfilm to be a success both critically and commercially, as the director also serves as the new Co-Chairman of DC Studios along with Peter Safran, and they have plenty of plans laid out in Chapter One: Gods and Monsters outside this first film.Early reactionsto the highly anticipatedSupermanreboot look incredibly promising for the DCU’s first tentpole theatrical release, though the review embargo doesn’t officially lift until July 8, so there will be a better understanding of how the film is faring by then.
Source:CBS Sunday Morning
