It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a new take on Superman ! Writer-director James Gunn is taking on the classic comic book hero for his first feature film as the co-head of DC Studios. When Gunn and co-head Peter Safran announced their plan for the new DC Universe, beginning with their Chapter One: Gods and Monsters slate, Safran described their updated take on Clark Kent/Superman. While it's not an origin story, the film -- originally announced as Superman: Legacy -- will focus on the character "balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.
" "He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old-fashioned," the producer added. The Politician's David Corenswet takes on the cape in Superman as the Man of Steel, aka Clark Kent, with The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan as his Lois Lane. The star-studded cast also features Milly Alcock , Isabela Merced , Nicholas Hoult , Nathan Fillion , Anthony Carrigan , Skyler Gisondo , Wendell Pierce , Beck Bennett and more. Here's everything we know about Superman so far: David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman Corenswet will play a 25-year-old version of the Kryptonian-born hero, who lives a double life as Clark Kent, a young journalist for the Daily Planet newspaper.
When announcing the project, Safran described Corenswet's version of Superman as "the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way; he's kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as.
