Fans are drawing comparisons between David Corenswet and the late actor Christopher Reeve after Corenswet’s audition tape for the DCU’s Superman movie went viral on social media. Corenswet took over the role of the iconic superhero in June 2023,

The video sees Corenswet prove that he was always a likely candidate for the James Gunn film, as he reads an earlier version of the scene that sees Lois Lane ( Rachel Brosnahan) interview Superman. In other words, Corenswet landed the role by proving that he could switch seamlessly between Superman and his alter-ego, Clark Kent.