The wait is over for fans of the DC Comics universe, especially those whose favorite superhero is Superman. It is finally known who will replace Henry Cavill as the new Man of Steel and who will debut in the film ‘Superman: Legacy’ which will be in theaters in July 2025.
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The lucky chosen one is David Corenswet, a 30-year-old American actor who not only has the great challenge of playing Clark Kent (Superman), but also being Cavill’s replacement.who has given life to the Son of Krypton for just over a decade, since the film ‘Man of Steel’ (2013), in which he won the hearts of fans.
In 2022, the sad news was known that the new heads of DC Studios decided to do without Henry Cavill as the man who personifies the beloved Superman. Since then, fans of the films were waiting to find out who would be in charge of bringing the superhero to life.
David Corenswet, after being chosen and confirmed as the new Superman, published this photo on his Instagram account. The actor, born on July 8, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was shown dressed in the blue suit, with a red cape and with the big ‘S’ on his chest.. Almost a million people reacted with a ‘like’ to the publication.
Who is David Corenswet, the new Superman?
What has caught the most attention of David Corenswet, the most searched man on social media at the moment, is that in 2019 he publicly expressed his desire to become Superman. As a manifestation, at 30 years old the actor with experience in film, theater and television managed to achieve his goal.
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“My incredible ambition is definitely to play Superman. I’d love to see someone do an optimistic, retrospective version (of Superman). “I love the dark and gritty version of Henry Cavill, but I would love to see the next one be very bright and optimistic,” the actor expressed to Entertainment Weekly.
He started in the world of acting at the age of 9 in the series ‘All My Sons’, then appeared in new roles in ‘Elementary’ and ‘House of Cards’; However, her first big character on screen was in the film ‘The Politician’, by Ryan Murphy.
