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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
CSU played against 9 of the top 23 picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Here's how they fared
I was watching the 2025 NFL draft and in the first round frequently found myself thinking "yep, saw him play live." With the nature of my job, the college football teams I see play live are usually Colorado State and whoever the Rams are facing. So, I began to realize that over the past few seasons the Rams faced a lot of players who turned into 2025 NFL first-round picks. Advertisement I looked into it and sure enough, nine of the first 23 selections and six of the top 10 played against CSU in their careers. That includes the No. 1 and 2 overall picks. Here are the 2025 NFL draft first-round picks CSU played during their college career and how they fared in those games (as you would expect, many of them showed why they would go on to be top NFL selections): No. 1 pick: Quarterback Cam Ward, Washington State A small side story, first: CSU played Cam Ward early in his Washington State career (before he went to Miami, where he was drafted out of) after he transferred up from the FCS at Incarnate Word. Ward had a great game and I remember some indignant fan replying to me on social media with disgust over the Rams losing to 'an FCS QB.' Not going to lie, I didn't think Ward was going to become the No. 1 pick at the time, but I was also quite sure that Ward was a very, very high level player and one of the best quarterbacks CSU would face. Indeed. Advertisement CSU had the misfortune of facing Ward twice while he was at Washington State. Ward's 2022 line in a 38-7 home win over CSU: 24-34 (71%), 299 yards, four touchdowns, one interception. CSU safety Jack Howell had the pick. Nice memento for Howell, not many guys have a pick of a No. 1 overall selection! Ward's 2023 line in a 50-24 road win at CSU: 37-49 (76%), 451 yards, three passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown. In total, that's 61-83 (73%), 750 yards and eight total touchdowns for Ward against CSU. No. 2 pick: Receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, Colorado CSU also faced the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner twice in his two seasons at Colorado. Advertisement In 2023, CU won 43-35 in double-overtime but Hunter had minimal impact as the Rams nearly pulled the mega-upset. He had two catches for 21 yards two tackles before leaving the game injured. Hunter's 2024 game against the Rams was much different. CU won 28-9 in Fort Collins and Hunter had 13 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns on offense. Defensively, he had five tackles, a pass breakup and a leaping interception that he returned for 38 yards. No. 5 pick: Defensive tackle Mason Graham, Michigan The future Cleveland pick was just a freshman when the Rams played at top-10 Michigan to open the 2022 season (a 51-7 Michigan win), but Graham still made an impact. Playing as a backup, Graham had two tackles and a half-sack. No. 6 pick: Running back Ashton Jeanty, Boise State Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty carries the ball during a game against Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. CSU didn't face Boise State and Jeanty in his Heisman-worthy 2024, but the Rams did see him twice earlier in his career. Those two meetings had vastly different results for Jeanty and the teams. Advertisement Curiously, Jeanty's big game against CSU came in a historic win for the Rams. Jeanty ran 31 times for 212 yards and three touchdowns against CSU in 2023. His last score made it 30-10 for Boise State with 6 minutes left in the game. Miraculously, the Rams rallied for a 31-30 win. Jeanty had just nine carries for 37 yards and a touchdown in 2022 as Boise State won 49-10 on The Blue. In total, that's 40 carries for 249 yards (6.2 yards per carry) and four touchdowns in two games for Jeanty against CSU. No. 9 pick: Offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas There aren't necessarily great stats to quantify an offensive lineman's performance, but Banks started on the offensive line for then-No. 4 Texas in a 52-0 win over CSU to open the 2024 season. Texas had 545 yards of offense. No. 10 pick: Tight end Colston Loveland, Michigan Like Graham, Loveland was just a freshman in the 2022 game and playing as a backup. He caught two passes for 18 yards against the Rams. No. 13 pick: Defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, Michigan Another of the excellent Michigan class, Grant was a freshman as well for the 2022 games and played in a reserve role. He had one tackle against CSU. No. 20 pick: Cornerback Jahdae Barron, Texas The future Denver Bronco made his impact known in the win to begin the 2024 season. CSU only threw the ball 24 times in the game, but Barron had an interception off Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and returned it 30 yards. No. 23 pick: Receiver Matthew Golden, Texas Texas quarterbacks had 355 passing yards in a 52-0 win over CSU to open the 2024 season and Golden was right in the middle of it. He caught two second-quarter touchdown passes from Quinn Ewers to turn the game into a blowout. Golden finished with three catches for 50 yards and those two touchdowns. Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle on X and Instagram @Kevin_Lytle. This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: How Colorado State football fared against 2025 NFL draft first-round picks
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet David Corenswet, cinema's new Superman
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his 'pie in the sky ambition' was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with plum breakout roles in two Ryan Murphy Netflix series: 'The Politician' and 'Hollywood.' Tall, dark, and you know, handsome, people had told him that he looked like Superman for a long time. He did not, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview, think that he was going to get the chance to play him. But a few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn's 'Superman' which will begin a new, hopefully high-flying, era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11. And that once innocent quote took on a life of its own. Many headlines and stories misinterpreted the phrase and wrote that he said it was his dream role, as though he'd manifested it into existence. 'I said it was my pie in the sky ambition, which I meant to mean that there was no (expletive) way it was ever going to happen,' Corenswet, 31, said. 'I sort of was thinking of it as, 'Oh, who wouldn't love to get to play an iconic role like that? Wouldn't it be amazing and impossible if we lived in a universe where that could even be considered?'' 'He is Superman' Right around the time when Gunn was starting to think about casting his new Superman movie, he decided to watch his friend Ti West's movie 'Pearl.' In that darkly comedic horror, Corenswet stood out to him as an interesting and charismatic presence. He played a projectionist at a local movie theater who catches Pearl's attention (and, later, faces her wrath). West had nice things to say about him too. 'David was one of the very first auditions that I got,' Gunn said. 'Instantly, it was a relief because he had a playful charm about him that was not evident in 'Pearl.' He had a sense of humor. That made me go, 'Ooh, this might be a really good match.'' That was just the beginning of the long casting process. Even Nicholas Hoult, who was ultimately cast as Lex Luthor, was up for the part. And though it was 'extensive,' Corenswet said it was one of the most 'satisfying audition processes' he's ever gone through — not because he booked the role, but because he felt he got the opportunity to show them what he had to offer. Gunn laughed that Corenswet actually has a lot of Superman in him. 'Superman is a square and David is a square,' Gunn said. 'He listens to American Songbook. Like Dean Martin and Cole Porter. That's what he listens to on his iPad. That's weird. But oh, so Superman.' When Gunn called him with the good news, the first person he told was his wife. The second was his sister, who couldn't pick up the phone because she was on a golf course. 'She texted, 'Is it possible that was a phone call with super good news?'' he said. 'I said, 'Yes. Super good news.'' Growing into the suit It may be something of a Superman tradition to try on your predecessor's costume during a screen test. Henry Cavill did it with Christopher Reeve's, and Corenswet did it with Cavill's, which he called a 'marvel of engineering.' But the first time Corenswet put on his own Superman costume was not some magical, transportive moment. In fact, he said, it was 'wonderfully mundane.' The suit was still in its beginning stages, not totally put together and even a little small, as he'd already started putting on weight for the role. 'I remember the feeling of kind of growing into the suit and the suit growing around me fitting by fitting,' Corenswet said. 'We had such an amazing costume team and they built the suit around me over the course of many weeks and months and it started to feel just a little bit like home for me.' The first time he felt the impact of it was through the eyes of other people. To him, it was old hat, but when he walked onto set the first time in the suit he noticed something different from the cast and crew. 'I saw their faces sort of light up and I went, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't that fond of me,'' he laughed. 'That's when it hits you.' Superman, Clark (and Lois) There are almost three roles involved in playing Superman. There's the person he is with his parents and the people he grew up with. There's Clark Kent of the Daily Planet. And then there's Superman. 'He's a public facing character, he's a symbol,' Corenswet said. 'There's a presentational element to it, because he does want to present an image of calm and authority. While he doesn't always feel that way, he always wants to make other people feel that way as Superman.' To prepare for Clark Kent, Corenswet looked at the All-Star Superman comic and how Christopher Reeve changed his posture when Lois left the room, but he also drew inspiration for the voice and demeanor way outside of the canon: His brother-in-law, who is 6'8' and 270 pounds, but is the 'quietest, most wonderful man.' 'That's where I sort of took the spirit of Clark,' Corenswet said. 'He's this big presence, but he's desperately trying to be as small as possible and as quiet as possible.' Gunn has promised that the film is 'a personal journey for Superman that's entirely new.' He's a character who is 'pretty damn good, but flawed.' And anyone who has seen the trailer knows there will be romance with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane — but there's even a different spin on that. 'He's in love with her,' Gunn said. 'She's the one that needs the convincing in the relationship. It's not him. You really see where he needs her in his life.' Corenswet said that in addition to the action and thrills, the movie also has a Preston Sturges quality to it with 'longing romance and witty comedy.' Fitting for their reporter characters, 'His Girl Friday' was also a big reference with 'the rhythm, the patter and the feeling of two people in love who really are an equal match for the other.' Summer camp comes to an end The movie is the start of a new era for DC films, and will raise Corenswet's profile immeasurably. He's been in big movies before, including 'Twisters.' But being Superman is different. 'The thing that it changed about my life immediately was that I had this amazing mission that I got to go on of playing the part and getting to be a piece of making this awesome film,' he said. "I have so many new friends now. James brings together such a familial cast and crew. And shooting the film is sort of like an extended summer camp.' Adding to the summer camp vibes: On the last day they even gathered to watch a little blooper reel that Gunn had put together. But what will happen come release is not really something he can fathom at this point. 'I expect some things will change when the film comes out,' he said. 'But you know, one still has to wake up and eat breakfast.' ___ For more on this year's summer movie season, visit:
Winnipeg Free Press
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Meet David Corenswet, cinema's new Superman
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his 'pie in the sky ambition' was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with plum breakout roles in two Ryan Murphy Netflix series: 'The Politician' and 'Hollywood.' Tall, dark, and you know, handsome, people had told him that he looked like Superman for a long time. He did not, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview, think that he was going to get the chance to play him. But a few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn's 'Superman' which will begin a new, hopefully high-flying, era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11. And that once innocent quote took on a life of its own. Many headlines and stories misinterpreted the phrase and wrote that he said it was his dream role, as though he'd manifested it into existence. 'I said it was my pie in the sky ambition, which I meant to mean that there was no (expletive) way it was ever going to happen,' Corenswet, 31, said. 'I sort of was thinking of it as, 'Oh, who wouldn't love to get to play an iconic role like that? Wouldn't it be amazing and impossible if we lived in a universe where that could even be considered?'' 'He is Superman' Right around the time when Gunn was starting to think about casting his new Superman movie, he decided to watch his friend Ti West's movie 'Pearl.' In that darkly comedic horror, Corenswet stood out to him as an interesting and charismatic presence. He played a projectionist at a local movie theater who catches Pearl's attention (and, later, faces her wrath). West had nice things to say about him too. 'David was one of the very first auditions that I got,' Gunn said. 'Instantly, it was a relief because he had a playful charm about him that was not evident in 'Pearl.' He had a sense of humor. That made me go, 'Ooh, this might be a really good match.'' That was just the beginning of the long casting process. Even Nicholas Hoult, who was ultimately cast as Lex Luthor, was up for the part. And though it was 'extensive,' Corenswet said it was one of the most 'satisfying audition processes' he's ever gone through — not because he booked the role, but because he felt he got the opportunity to show them what he had to offer. Gunn laughed that Corenswet actually has a lot of Superman in him. 'Superman is a square and David is a square,' Gunn said. 'He listens to American Songbook. Like Dean Martin and Cole Porter. That's what he listens to on his iPad. That's weird. But oh, so Superman.' When Gunn called him with the good news, the first person he told was his wife. The second was his sister, who couldn't pick up the phone because she was on a golf course. 'She texted, 'Is it possible that was a phone call with super good news?'' he said. 'I said, 'Yes. Super good news.'' Growing into the suit It may be something of a Superman tradition to try on your predecessor's costume during a screen test. Henry Cavill did it with Christopher Reeve's, and Corenswet did it with Cavill's, which he called a 'marvel of engineering.' But the first time Corenswet put on his own Superman costume was not some magical, transportive moment. In fact, he said, it was 'wonderfully mundane.' The suit was still in its beginning stages, not totally put together and even a little small, as he'd already started putting on weight for the role. 'I remember the feeling of kind of growing into the suit and the suit growing around me fitting by fitting,' Corenswet said. 'We had such an amazing costume team and they built the suit around me over the course of many weeks and months and it started to feel just a little bit like home for me.' The first time he felt the impact of it was through the eyes of other people. To him, it was old hat, but when he walked onto set the first time in the suit he noticed something different from the cast and crew. 'I saw their faces sort of light up and I went, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't that fond of me,'' he laughed. 'That's when it hits you.' Superman, Clark (and Lois) There are almost three roles involved in playing Superman. There's the person he is with his parents and the people he grew up with. There's Clark Kent of the Daily Planet. And then there's Superman. 'He's a public facing character, he's a symbol,' Corenswet said. 'There's a presentational element to it, because he does want to present an image of calm and authority. While he doesn't always feel that way, he always wants to make other people feel that way as Superman.' To prepare for Clark Kent, Corenswet looked at the All-Star Superman comic and how Christopher Reeve changed his posture when Lois left the room, but he also drew inspiration for the voice and demeanor way outside of the canon: His brother-in-law, who is 6'8' and 270 pounds, but is the 'quietest, most wonderful man.' 'That's where I sort of took the spirit of Clark,' Corenswet said. 'He's this big presence, but he's desperately trying to be as small as possible and as quiet as possible.' Gunn has promised that the film is 'a personal journey for Superman that's entirely new.' He's a character who is 'pretty damn good, but flawed.' And anyone who has seen the trailer knows there will be romance with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane — but there's even a different spin on that. 'He's in love with her,' Gunn said. 'She's the one that needs the convincing in the relationship. It's not him. You really see where he needs her in his life.' Corenswet said that in addition to the action and thrills, the movie also has a Preston Sturges quality to it with 'longing romance and witty comedy.' Fitting for their reporter characters, 'His Girl Friday' was also a big reference with 'the rhythm, the patter and the feeling of two people in love who really are an equal match for the other.' Summer camp comes to an end The movie is the start of a new era for DC films, and will raise Corenswet's profile immeasurably. He's been in big movies before, including 'Twisters.' But being Superman is different. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. 'The thing that it changed about my life immediately was that I had this amazing mission that I got to go on of playing the part and getting to be a piece of making this awesome film,' he said. 'I have so many new friends now. James brings together such a familial cast and crew. And shooting the film is sort of like an extended summer camp.' Adding to the summer camp vibes: On the last day they even gathered to watch a little blooper reel that Gunn had put together. But what will happen come release is not really something he can fathom at this point. 'I expect some things will change when the film comes out,' he said. 'But you know, one still has to wake up and eat breakfast.' ___ For more on this year's summer movie season, visit:
The Independent
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Meet David Corenswet, cinema's new Superman
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his 'pie in the sky ambition' was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with plum breakout roles in two Ryan Murphy Netflix series: 'The Politician' and 'Hollywood.' Tall, dark, and you know, handsome, people had told him that he looked like Superman for a long time. He did not, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview, think that he was going to get the chance to play him. But a few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn's 'Superman' which will begin a new, hopefully high-flying, era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11. And that once innocent quote took on a life of its own. Many headlines and stories misinterpreted the phrase and wrote that he said it was his dream role, as though he'd manifested it into existence. 'I said it was my pie in the sky ambition, which I meant to mean that there was no (expletive) way it was ever going to happen,' Corenswet, 31, said. 'I sort of was thinking of it as, 'Oh, who wouldn't love to get to play an iconic role like that? Wouldn't it be amazing and impossible if we lived in a universe where that could even be considered?'' 'He is Superman' Right around the time when Gunn was starting to think about casting his new Superman movie, he decided to watch his friend Ti West's movie 'Pearl.' In that darkly comedic horror, Corenswet stood out to him as an interesting and charismatic presence. He played a projectionist at a local movie theater who catches Pearl's attention (and, later, faces her wrath). West had nice things to say about him too. ' David was one of the very first auditions that I got,' Gunn said. 'Instantly, it was a relief because he had a playful charm about him that was not evident in 'Pearl.' He had a sense of humor. That made me go, 'Ooh, this might be a really good match.'' That was just the beginning of the long casting process. Even Nicholas Hoult, who was ultimately cast as Lex Luthor, was up for the part. And though it was 'extensive,' Corenswet said it was one of the most 'satisfying audition processes' he's ever gone through — not because he booked the role, but because he felt he got the opportunity to show them what he had to offer. Gunn laughed that Corenswet actually has a lot of Superman in him. 'Superman is a square and David is a square,' Gunn said. 'He listens to American Songbook. Like Dean Martin and Cole Porter. That's what he listens to on his iPad. That's weird. But oh, so Superman.' When Gunn called him with the good news, the first person he told was his wife. The second was his sister, who couldn't pick up the phone because she was on a golf course. 'She texted, 'Is it possible that was a phone call with super good news?'' he said. 'I said, 'Yes. Super good news.'' Growing into the suit It may be something of a Superman tradition to try on your predecessor's costume during a screen test. Henry Cavill did it with Christopher Reeve's, and Corenswet did it with Cavill's, which he called a 'marvel of engineering.' But the first time Corenswet put on his own Superman costume was not some magical, transportive moment. In fact, he said, it was 'wonderfully mundane.' The suit was still in its beginning stages, not totally put together and even a little small, as he'd already started putting on weight for the role. 'I remember the feeling of kind of growing into the suit and the suit growing around me fitting by fitting,' Corenswet said. 'We had such an amazing costume team and they built the suit around me over the course of many weeks and months and it started to feel just a little bit like home for me.' The first time he felt the impact of it was through the eyes of other people. To him, it was old hat, but when he walked onto set the first time in the suit he noticed something different from the cast and crew. 'I saw their faces sort of light up and I went, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't that fond of me,'' he laughed. 'That's when it hits you.' Superman, Clark (and Lois) There are almost three roles involved in playing Superman. There's the person he is with his parents and the people he grew up with. There's Clark Kent of the Daily Planet. And then there's Superman. 'He's a public facing character, he's a symbol,' Corenswet said. 'There's a presentational element to it, because he does want to present an image of calm and authority. While he doesn't always feel that way, he always wants to make other people feel that way as Superman.' To prepare for Clark Kent, Corenswet looked at the All-Star Superman comic and how Christopher Reeve changed his posture when Lois left the room, but he also drew inspiration for the voice and demeanor way outside of the canon: His brother-in-law, who is 6'8' and 270 pounds, but is the 'quietest, most wonderful man.' 'That's where I sort of took the spirit of Clark,' Corenswet said. 'He's this big presence, but he's desperately trying to be as small as possible and as quiet as possible.' Gunn has promised that the film is 'a personal journey for Superman that's entirely new.' He's a character who is 'pretty damn good, but flawed.' And anyone who has seen the trailer knows there will be romance with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane — but there's even a different spin on that. 'He's in love with her,' Gunn said. 'She's the one that needs the convincing in the relationship. It's not him. You really see where he needs her in his life.' Corenswet said that in addition to the action and thrills, the movie also has a Preston Sturges quality to it with 'longing romance and witty comedy.' Fitting for their reporter characters, 'His Girl Friday' was also a big reference with 'the rhythm, the patter and the feeling of two people in love who really are an equal match for the other.' Summer camp comes to an end The movie is the start of a new era for DC films, and will raise Corenswet's profile immeasurably. He's been in big movies before, including 'Twisters.' But being Superman is different. 'The thing that it changed about my life immediately was that I had this amazing mission that I got to go on of playing the part and getting to be a piece of making this awesome film,' he said. "I have so many new friends now. James brings together such a familial cast and crew. And shooting the film is sort of like an extended summer camp.' Adding to the summer camp vibes: On the last day they even gathered to watch a little blooper reel that Gunn had put together. But what will happen come release is not really something he can fathom at this point. 'I expect some things will change when the film comes out,' he said. 'But you know, one still has to wake up and eat breakfast.' ___
Associated Press
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Meet David Corenswet, cinema's new Superman
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his 'pie in the sky ambition' was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with plum breakout roles in two Ryan Murphy Netflix series: 'The Politician' and 'Hollywood.' Tall, dark, and you know, handsome, people had told him that he looked like Superman for a long time. He did not, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview, think that he was going to get the chance to play him. But a few years later he was actually cast to lead James Gunn's 'Superman' which will begin a new, hopefully high-flying, era for the DC universe of films when it hits theaters on July 11. And that once innocent quote took on a life of its own. Many headlines and stories misinterpreted the phrase and wrote that he said it was his dream role, as though he'd manifested it into existence. 'I said it was my pie in the sky ambition, which I meant to mean that there was no (expletive) way it was ever going to happen,' Corenswet, 31, said. 'I sort of was thinking of it as, 'Oh, who wouldn't love to get to play an iconic role like that? Wouldn't it be amazing and impossible if we lived in a universe where that could even be considered?'' 'He is Superman' Right around the time when Gunn was starting to think about casting his new Superman movie, he decided to watch his friend Ti West's movie 'Pearl.' In that darkly comedic horror, Corenswet stood out to him as an interesting and charismatic presence. He played a projectionist at a local movie theater who catches Pearl's attention (and, later, faces her wrath). West had nice things to say about him too. 'David was one of the very first auditions that I got,' Gunn said. 'Instantly, it was a relief because he had a playful charm about him that was not evident in 'Pearl.' He had a sense of humor. That made me go, 'Ooh, this might be a really good match.'' That was just the beginning of the long casting process. Even Nicholas Hoult, who was ultimately cast as Lex Luthor, was up for the part. And though it was 'extensive,' Corenswet said it was one of the most 'satisfying audition processes' he's ever gone through — not because he booked the role, but because he felt he got the opportunity to show them what he had to offer. Gunn laughed that Corenswet actually has a lot of Superman in him. 'Superman is a square and David is a square,' Gunn said. 'He listens to American Songbook. Like Dean Martin and Cole Porter. That's what he listens to on his iPad. That's weird. But oh, so Superman.' When Gunn called him with the good news, the first person he told was his wife. The second was his sister, who couldn't pick up the phone because she was on a golf course. 'She texted, 'Is it possible that was a phone call with super good news?'' he said. 'I said, 'Yes. Super good news.'' Growing into the suit It may be something of a Superman tradition to try on your predecessor's costume during a screen test. Henry Cavill did it with Christopher Reeve's, and Corenswet did it with Cavill's, which he called a 'marvel of engineering.' But the first time Corenswet put on his own Superman costume was not some magical, transportive moment. In fact, he said, it was 'wonderfully mundane.' The suit was still in its beginning stages, not totally put together and even a little small, as he'd already started putting on weight for the role. 'I remember the feeling of kind of growing into the suit and the suit growing around me fitting by fitting,' Corenswet said. 'We had such an amazing costume team and they built the suit around me over the course of many weeks and months and it started to feel just a little bit like home for me.' The first time he felt the impact of it was through the eyes of other people. To him, it was old hat, but when he walked onto set the first time in the suit he noticed something different from the cast and crew. 'I saw their faces sort of light up and I went, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't that fond of me,'' he laughed. 'That's when it hits you.' Superman, Clark (and Lois) There are almost three roles involved in playing Superman. There's the person he is with his parents and the people he grew up with. There's Clark Kent of the Daily Planet. And then there's Superman. 'He's a public facing character, he's a symbol,' Corenswet said. 'There's a presentational element to it, because he does want to present an image of calm and authority. While he doesn't always feel that way, he always wants to make other people feel that way as Superman.' To prepare for Clark Kent, Corenswet looked at the All-Star Superman comic and how Christopher Reeve changed his posture when Lois left the room, but he also drew inspiration for the voice and demeanor way outside of the canon: His brother-in-law, who is 6'8' and 270 pounds, but is the 'quietest, most wonderful man.' 'That's where I sort of took the spirit of Clark,' Corenswet said. 'He's this big presence, but he's desperately trying to be as small as possible and as quiet as possible.' Gunn has promised that the film is 'a personal journey for Superman that's entirely new.' He's a character who is 'pretty damn good, but flawed.' And anyone who has seen the trailer knows there will be romance with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane — but there's even a different spin on that. 'He's in love with her,' Gunn said. 'She's the one that needs the convincing in the relationship. It's not him. You really see where he needs her in his life.' Corenswet said that in addition to the action and thrills, the movie also has a Preston Sturges quality to it with 'longing romance and witty comedy.' Fitting for their reporter characters, 'His Girl Friday' was also a big reference with 'the rhythm, the patter and the feeling of two people in love who really are an equal match for the other.' Summer camp comes to an end The movie is the start of a new era for DC films, and will raise Corenswet's profile immeasurably. He's been in big movies before, including 'Twisters.' But being Superman is different. 'The thing that it changed about my life immediately was that I had this amazing mission that I got to go on of playing the part and getting to be a piece of making this awesome film,' he said. 'I have so many new friends now. James brings together such a familial cast and crew. And shooting the film is sort of like an extended summer camp.' Adding to the summer camp vibes: On the last day they even gathered to watch a little blooper reel that Gunn had put together. But what will happen come release is not really something he can fathom at this point. 'I expect some things will change when the film comes out,' he said. 'But you know, one still has to wake up and eat breakfast.' ___ For more on this year's summer movie season, visit:
