Overview
- Posting over the Christmas period, Snyder unveiled newly colorized test shots of Cavill wearing the original Christopher Reeve costume.
- he director wrote that these were the photos he showed Warner Bros., calling the choice "undeniable" and saying executives agreed Cavill was Superman.
- The outfit on display features the classic yellow belt and red trunks, contrasting with the darker, textured suit Cavill later wore on screen.
- Cavill led Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League and briefly returned in a 2022 Black Adam cameo before DC Studios reset the franchise under James Gunn and Peter Safran.
- David Corenswet is now the studio’s Superman, and Gunn has said he even consulted Snyder on suit design choices such as whether to include the red trunks.