‘Superman: Legacy’ Casts David Corenswet As Clark Kent After Henry Cavill’s Exit

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David Corenswet is the fortunate histrion who’s been chosen to play Superman connected the large surface adjacent successful Superman: Legacy. DC Studios announced the thrilling quality connected Tuesday, June 27, per Variety. Furthermore, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan has been formed arsenic Lois Lane.

David’s casting comes arsenic the DC Universe experiences large changes aft DC co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran‘s Nov. 2022 takeover. The biggest alteration was the revelation that Henry Cavill wouldn’t proceed connected arsenic Superman, contempt making a pointed cameo successful 2022’s Black Adam, aft which helium announced that helium was officially returning to the role. Henry confirmed the end of his section arsenic Superman connected Dec. 14, 2023.

David Corneswet is known for hir roles successful The Politician’, ‘Look Both Ways’, ‘Pearl’, and much (Photo: Reynaud Julien/APS-Medias/ABACA/Shutterstock)

“I person conscionable had a gathering with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s bittersweet news, everyone. I will, aft all, not beryllium returning arsenic Superman,” The Witcher star wrote connected Instagram. “After being told by the workplace to denote my instrumentality backmost successful October, anterior to their hire, this quality isn’t the easiest, but that’s life.” Henry said that helium “respects” the DC higher-ups’ determination to determination connected from his mentation of Superman. “My turn to deterioration the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for ne'er will. It’s been a amusive thrust with you all, onwards and upwards,” helium wrote.

After Henry announced his exit arsenic Superman, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that his mentation of Black Adam will not return for James Gunn’s “first section of storytelling” successful the DCU. But Dwayne did enactment that Black Adam could instrumentality for “future DC multiverse chapters.”

As the large changes successful the DC Universe continue, the fates of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, John Cena‘s Peacemaker, and more, are precise overmuch up successful the air.

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