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David Corenswet’s Self-Taped Superman Audition Goes Viral After Digital Release

The audition highlights the performance that James Gunn says set Corenswet apart from hundreds of contenders.

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Overview

  • The circulating clip shows Corenswet reading an early Lois-and-Clark interview scene, with his wife Julia Warner voicing Lois off camera, and shifting decisively between Clark Kent and Superman.
  • The video gained wide traction on social platforms following the film’s August 15 digital rollout, with a fresh surge of views reported over the weekend.
  • Fans praised the performance as proof he was “born to play” Clark Kent, with frequent comparisons to Christopher Reeve and comments on his confident, classically styled take.
  • Gunn has said he saw roughly 400 candidates and that Corenswet was “the guy to beat,” later noting that mix-and-match tests confirmed strong chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan.
  • The viral interest has prompted calls for additional archival footage, particularly early chemistry reads between Corenswet and Brosnahan.