James Gunn recalls booting Henry Cavill from Superman role
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The Superman discourse has officially hit the playground sandbox stage. With James Gunn ’s Superman now in theaters, fans have taken their ongoing DCU vs. DCEU rivalry to a new (and slightly absurd)
During the London premiere of James Gunn’s “Superman,” star David Corenswet revealed that Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin, who both played the DC superhero before, refused to give him influential advice before he stepped into the role.
While there’s certainly a visual similarity between Henry Cavill and David Corenswet when they’re flying around as Superman, you don’t actually realize how much Corenswet looks like a young Henry Cavill until you see them outside the costume.
Corenswet's physical trainer breaks down the routine that helped the formerly svelte actor put on 40 pounds of muscle—and how he got Nicholas Hoult prepped for Lex Luthor.