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I’ve seen Brosnahan on Maisel (pic below…no flags please). She’s an excellent cast IMO. Have never seen Corenswet. Anybody know his work? I read he’s a Philly guy.‘Superman: Legacy’: James Gunn Taps David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan To Play Clark Kent And Lois Lane In DC Studios Film
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been tapped to play Clark Kent and Lois Lane in 'Superman: Legacy'.
I’ve seen Brosnahan on Maisel (pic below…no flags please). She’s an excellent cast IMO. Have never seen Corenswet. Anybody know his work? I read he’s a Philly guy.‘Superman: Legacy’: James Gunn Taps David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan To Play Clark Kent And Lois Lane In DC Studios Film
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been tapped to play Clark Kent and Lois Lane in 'Superman: Legacy'.
Apologies, did not see your post in the other tread…did not mean to step on any toes. Totally agree with you about Cavill…he was fantastic, though the victim of poor storytelling. Have also read that Gunn is diving into more obscure storylines. I hope he succeeds…Supes is my all-time fav. He’s obviously presenting a much younger version of the character.I posted this in the Movie thread and on paper looks like great casting. Love Brosnahan but she so ‘dudeish’ in Maisel I think she’ll have to soften up a bit to be a convincing Lois. Cavill was the most impressive Superman I’ve ever seen and I think Gunn agrees because this guy is basically his twin. I haven’t seen him in anything though.
I don't know what Gunn has planed, but hope to God it's not another origin story. Need to get Supes past that for the franchise to succeed. I've heard a lot of inspiration for Gunn's movie is Grant Morrison's 'All Star Superman' comic book limited series which is arguably the best Superman story ever told. It dispenses with any origin story and instead starts with Lex Luthor (this is the casting to watch out for) in jail and Superman dying. It then takes on a very Herculean feel as Superman decides there are a number of things (his 12 Labors so to speak) he has to do before he dies which takes him all over the galaxy. If this is the story, Gunn will kill it. Optimistically hopeful....
Yeah you’re right about why he’s a beloved character…pure nostalgia for me - I had a Supes poster in my room when I was really young, and he just resonated as the ultimate hero ever since. Never really thought about how limited his story catalog is, but…well…there it is. Not a lot to work with at all. I’ve never minded when storytellers take chances with any beloved character, which is why I kinda liked having Superman kill Zod. Maybe that darker side is why I ultimately enjoyed Cavill’s version of the character…it was as different as we’ve ever seen him on the big screen. So a little bit shocking (personally) that so many got so bent out of shape about it.Ah, no worries! I didn't get any responses so happy to see a separate thread for this. Thing about Superman is - name a great Superman story. There really isn't one. Unlike Batman (Killing Joke, Dark Knight Returns) or X-Men (Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, God Loves Man Kills) or even Iron Man (Demon in a Bottle), Superman is popular and loved for just being Superman. His rogue's gallery is limited (Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Doomsday) and mostly un-substantive (save Lex). He's mostly popular for the Christopher Reeves movies (which I love) and some solid TV shows (animated and live). I was obsessed with Smallville (making Lex and Clark friends working towards the same goals with different means was brilliant) but it eventually went off the rails (and everyone was going bonkers in the sex cult). I knew Bryan Singer's version would suck (and it did) and sort of liked the Cavill movie (Amy Adams horribly miscast, as was Jessie Eisenberg as Lex) but it ends with Superman killing Zod and yeah, sort of undoes the entire character. Curious to see what Gunn does here - he's excelled with GOTG in large part because expectations were fairly low (I read GOTG comics as a kid and even I didn't think it would make for a good movie) and they were mostly unknown characters (helped a lot that he basically made their adventures more in line with what the Fantastic Four would encounter than the GOTG).
Lana Lang, Smallville
