Overview

• Superman launched to a $217 million global opening weekend, nearly matching its $225 million production budget.
• James Gunn cast 32-year-old David Corenswet as Clark Kent after spotting him in Ti West’s 2022 horror film Pearl.
• Gunn has lauded Corenswet’s tenacity on set, saying the actor challenged every scene to maintain authentic emotional depth.
• Corenswet’s résumé spans Netflix’s political drama The Politician, Apple TV’s Lady in the Lake, Twisters and genre work in Pearl.
• Nicholas Hoult and Rachel Brosnahan join Corenswet as Lex Luthor and Lois Lane, with Gunn praising their chemistry as a new franchise hallmark.