David Corenswet, the New Superman: Everything You Need to Know

Sep. 22, 2023

This new cast comes with a lot of expectation and excitement to see a new face wielding the red and blue cape and costume. Even though we, being superhero enthusiasts, are excited to see David Corenswet as Superman, you might also be eager to know more about him. So, in this post, let’s find out all about the new Superman actor David Corenswet.

Who is David Corenswet?

You’d be surprised to know that the new Superman actor, David Corenswet, is not the first of his family to delve into the entertainment or artistic industry. According toDavid Corenswet’s IMDB page, even though both his parents are lawyers, his grandfather, Edward Packard, is the author of the fairly renowned series Choose Your Own Adventure, which contains more than fifty books. Other than that, according to aJTA report,he is a family man and his wife is also an actress, whose identity is still unknown.

As far as David Corenswet’s Superman casting is concerned, his adaptation of the role is fairly unique as well. He will be thefirst Jewish actor to play the role of Superman, which takes us back to the origin of the Kryptonian superhero. Superman was created during the Great Depression by two Jewish men, writer Jerry Seigel and artist Joe Shuster, as a symbol of hope for the people who have lost it all to the war.

The new casting for Superman came as a big surprise to fans and ever since the announcement, there have been a number of speculations for the reason behind it. First off, the reason behind Corenswet being cast as the new Superman actor is fairly simple, the brand new DCU version of Superman, according to James Gunn, is a younger version of the superhero, and he needed to look younger.

Another reason for casting a new Superman actor is the fact that the DC Extended Universe is over and now, a new phase of DC movies is in action set in a revamped universe called the DCU. Hence, for all practical reasons, Henry Cavill cannot be playing Superman anymore as his Superman was a part of the DCEU. Although, it’s safe to say that somewhere in the entirety of the DC universe, Henry Cavil’s Superman is still alive, and who knows, we get to see a crossover of DCU and DCEU in the future.

“It came to my attention before the internet got a hold of me..But my pie-in-the-sky ambition is definitely to play Superman. I would love to see somebody do an upbeat, throwback take on Superman”.

Shashank Shakya is an Entertainment Writer and has completed his Bachelors(Honours) with English Literature. He is a published writer. He boasts incomparable knowledge about the Marvel and DC universes along with other branches of entertainment with substantial experience in the field of writing.