Superman a movie about kindness in mean and petty world
A relative newcomer, Corenswet follows in the footsteps of Christopher Reeve and more recently Henry Cavill as Clark Kent and Superman in the reboot movie, which was launched with a red carpet fan event in London on Wednesday.
"When the cape gets on, it really ties the whole thing together. You walk out with it flowing behind you, you feel like, 'Yeah, I'm all right, I'll do OK'," said Corenswet, whose acting credits include TV series The Politician and Hollywood and films Twisters and Pearl.
Superman offers the first look at director James Gunn's vision for the remake of the DC Universe (DCU) at Warner Bros.
The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker, who also wrote the Superman screenplay, said he wanted to combine elements from the comic books and the mythos of Superman in cinema.
"My Superman is about, you know, in a world where there's so much meanness and so many petty things happening, Superman, who can often be seen as old-fashioned or too earnest, too kind, he is those things. I think that's the most rebellious thing that you can be in this day and age," Gunn said.
"It's a movie about kindness. But it's all told in this universe with giant monsters and flying dogs and robots and space battles and everything else."
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Rachel Brosnahan takes on the role of Lois Lane and Nosferatu, About a Boy and X-Men franchise actor Nicholas Hoult stars as Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor.
Hoult also drew inspiration from comic books for his portrayal of the iconic villain.
"For instance, reading All-Star Superman, Lex really prides himself on being the peak alpha human, and so I really wanted to bring that kind of energy," Hoult said.
Brosnahan said her predecessors in the role had set the bar high. Gunn's vision for the movie was what set it aside from previous films, she said.
"I think James's knowledge of and love for these characters and the different adventures that he's taking them on with the different friends he's taking them with, kind of inherently brings it into present day," said Brosnahan.
Superman begins its global cinematic rollout on July 9.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
ABC News
an hour ago
- ABC News
Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill star, dies at 67
Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely eyed, often sadistic characters in the films of Quentin Tarantino including Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill: Vol. 2, has died aged 67. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California on Thursday morning and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Watch Commander Christopher Jauregui said. He is believed to have died of natural causes and authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause. Madsen's career spanned more than 300 credits stretching back to the early 1980s, many in low-budget and independent films. He often played low-level thugs, gangsters and shady cops in small roles. Tarantino would use that identity, but make him a main character. His most memorable screen moment may have been the sadistic torture of a captured police officer — while dancing to Stealers Wheel's Stuck in the Middle with You — as Mr Blonde in 1992's Reservoir Dogs. He would become a Tarantino regular, appearing in the Kill Bill films and The Hateful Eight. He had a small role as the cowboy-hatted desert dweller Budd, a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, in 2003's Kill Bill: Vol. 1, then a starring role the following year in the sequel, in which he battles with Uma Thurman's protagonist The Bride and buries her alive. Madsen also appeared in Tarantino's The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood. He was an alternate choice to play the hit man role that revived John Travolta's career in 1994's Pulp Fiction. The character, Vincent Vega, is the brother of Madsen's Reservoir Dogs robber in Tarantino's cinematic universe. "In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and 'Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life," his managers Smith and Susan Ferris and publicist Liz Rodriguez said in a statement. They added that he "was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many". During a handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in November 2020, Madsen reflected on his first visit to Hollywood in the early 1980s. "I got out and I walked around and I looked and I wondered if there were some day some way that that was going to be a part of me. And I didn't know because I didn't know what I was going to do at that point with myself," he said. Madsen was born in Chicago to a family of three children. His sister is Oscar-nominated Sideways actor Virginia Madsen. He performed on stage with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company alongside actors including John Malkovich. His first film role of any significance was in the 1983 hacker thriller WarGames with Matthew Broderick. The following year he played pro baseball player Bump Bailey alongside Robert Redford in The Natural. He spent much of the rest of the 1980s doing one-off guest roles on television dramas including Miami Vice and Quantum Leap. In 1991, he had a career boost with roles in The Doors, where he played a buddy of Val Kilmer's Jim Morrison, and Thelma and Louise where he played the boyfriend of Susan Sarandon's Louise. Then would come Reservoir Dogs. In 1995, he played a black ops mercenary in the sci-fi thriller Species and in 1997 he was third billed after Al Pacino and Johnny Depp as a member of a crew of gangsters in Donnie Brasco. He occasionally played against type. In the 1993 family orca adventure Free Willy he was the foster father to the orphan protagonist. Madsen would return to smaller roles but worked constantly in the final two decades of his career. AP
SBS Australia
an hour ago
- SBS Australia
Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill star Michael Madsen dies aged 67
American actor Michael Madsen, who appeared in dozens of films including Reservoir Dogs and Thelma & Louise, has died at age 67. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday and pronounced dead, Los Angeles police said. He is believed to have died of natural causes and authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause. Born in Chicago, Madsen's career spanned more than 300 credits stretching back to the early 1980s, many in low-budget films. But his most memorable screen moment may have been the sadistic torture of a captured police officer — while dancing to Stealers Wheel's Stuck in the Middle with You — as Mr Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. He would become a Tarantino regular, appearing in the Kill Bill films and The Hateful Eight. Michael Madsen (right) appeared in several films directed by Quentin Tarantino, including Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill. Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt In a statement, his managers and publicist said Madsen had been doing "some incredible work with independent film" in recent years and was "looking forward to this next chapter in his life". They added that he "was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many". 'I got lucky' During a handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in November 2020, Madsen reflected on his first visit to Hollywood in the early 1980s. "I got out and I walked around and I looked and I wondered if there were someday, some way that that was going to be a part of me. And I didn't know because I didn't know what I was going to do at that point with myself," he said. "I could have been a bricklayer. I could have been an architect. I could have been a garbage man. I could have been nothing. But I got lucky. I got lucky as an actor."
Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Perth Now
Why Nicholas Hoult lost out on Superman role
Nicholas Hoult lost out on the Superman role because he was too 'controlled' and had better chemistry with a different Lois Lane. David Corenswet, 31, ultimately landed the title role in James Gunn's DC blockbuster, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, 34, as Lane and although Nicholas, 35, auditioned for Superman, he was cast in the role of villain Lex Luther. Speaking in a new interview for Jake's Takes, Gunn explained: 'A lot of time casting is finding the right person for the right role. Most people [auditioning for Superman] weren't doing anything wrong, they just didn't fit how I envisioned this Superman to be. Nicholas Hoult auditioned. He's a great actor. Some might say he's better than David in certain ways, but he just didn't fit the role. That's why he didn't get that. 'As much as you can transform yourself as a person, Nicholas is just more controlled. One of the things we were doing was mixing and matching Lois and Clark actors when we were auditioning them. I wanted to make sure we had that chemistry right. The truth is Nicholas, who is a more controlled actor, had a really good chemistry with another Lois who was less controlled. They were opposites. David had better chemistry with Rachel [Brosnahan] because she's a very controlled actor and Davis is a little bit more loose. That creates a different dynamism on screen.' This isn't the first time Hoult has lost out on a high profile role, he previously auditioned to play Batman in Matt Reeves' film but the part went to Robert Pattinson. Speaking to GQ España in 2023, he said: 'I don't think I could have fit as well into the world that Matt created as Rob did. 'When they tell you for the first time that it's not you, it's painful, but then you have to accept it as normality. I think that's probably a strength of mine as an actor as well. I can accept that they didn't cast me pretty well and when I see the chosen actor doing a great job, and I enjoy it, and it's good, I'm like, 'oh yeah, they made the right choice. They knew what they were doing.' So it's not like I'm sitting there like, 'Oh, I'm not going to watch it now.' It's a good movie and Rob is brilliant in it.'
