David  Corenswet ? Meet the new Superman for James Gunn's DC Universe

Who is David Corenswet? Meet the new Superman for James Gunn's DC Universe

Gunn, the film's director and co-chairman of DC Studios announced Corenswet in the role of Clark Kent, a.k.a. Kal-El, a.k.a. Superman opposite Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane. And not just because the guy kind of looks like a younger version of the previous Man of Steel actor

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Where you've seen him Corenswet has been acting semi-professionally since he was nine years old and graduated from Juilliard in 2016, after which he promptly started booking guest starring roles on television.

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