‘Superman' Star David Corenswet Reached Out to Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin for Advice, but They Said We're ‘Not Gonna Try and Give You Any Tips': ‘Superman's Not So Much for Giving Advice'
In a red carpet interview with Heart at the London premiere of James Gunn's 'Superman,' star David Corenswet discussed asking for advice from Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin, who both played the DC icon in 'Man of Steel' and 'Superman & Lois,' respectively. Although they were 'encouraging' to Corenswet, they didn't want to influence his performance.
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'Both of them, interestingly, sort of said in their own words, 'I'm not gonna try and give you any tips,'' Corenswet explained. 'And I think that's a very Superman thing. Superman's not so much for giving advice or dictating how other people should be.'
He continued, 'They really just conveyed to me an encouragement and a sense of 'have fun with it', which I think is Superman's way of doing it too. They were very encouraging and we had a lovely experience. I'm excited to meet them one day. It'll be great when we can all get in a room together.'
Joining Corenswet in 'Superman,' which releases July 11, are Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl.
On the heels of 'Superman,' Gunn teased who he imagines leading another project that is 'being written right now': a Wonder Woman feature film. He suggested 'Hit Man' star Adria Arjona was one of his top picks for the titular role.
'I follow Adria on Instagram, but everybody came out [and thought], 'He just followed her, that means she's Wonder Woman,'' Gunn said. 'She'd be a great Wonder Woman, by the way.'
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