{"id":24918,"date":"2023-06-28T00:12:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/superman-legacy-david-corenswet-and-rachel-brosnahan-to-play-clark-kent-and-lois-lane\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T00:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:12:16","slug":"superman-legacy-david-corenswet-and-rachel-brosnahan-to-play-clark-kent-and-lois-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/superman-legacy-david-corenswet-and-rachel-brosnahan-to-play-clark-kent-and-lois-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman: Legacy: David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan to play Clark Kent and Lois Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/david-corenswet\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Corenswet<\/a><\/strong> will play the Man of Steel in the upcoming <em><strong>Superman: Legacy<\/strong><\/em> film, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/rachel-brosnahan\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Brosnahan<\/a><\/strong>\u2014of <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em> fame\u2014has been cast as Lois Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Coronswet and Brosnahan were two of six actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/superman-legacy-cast-david-corenswet-rachel-brosnahan-1235358907\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">competing for the lead roles<\/a>. Coronswet beat out <strong>Nicholas Hoult<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Brittney<\/strong> to snag the part of Clark Kent, while Brosnahan bested <strong>Emma Mackey<\/strong> and <strong>Phoebe Dynevor<\/strong> for the role of Lois Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Coronswet replaces <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/henry-cavill\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Cavill<\/a><\/strong>, who played Superman in the 2013 film <em>Man of Steel<\/em>, as well as 2016\u2019s <em>Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em>, and 2017\u2019s <em>Justice League<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cavill seemed blindsided by the news that he would not be donning the famous red cape again, posting on Instagram in December that he would not be back as Superman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have just had a meeting with <strong>James Gunn<\/strong> and <strong>Peter Safran<\/strong>, and it\u2019s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/henry-cavill-isnt-returning-as-superman-with-james-gunn-revealing-new-plans\/\" title=\"Henry Cavill isn\u2019t returning as Superman with James Gunn revealing new plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he wrote<\/a>. \u201cAfter being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn\u2019t the easiest, but that\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA \u2013 OCTOBER 11: David Corenswet attends ELLE &amp; Ferragamo Hollywood Rising Celebration on October 11, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire\/Getty Images for ELLE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will be Coronswet\u2019s biggest project to date. The Philadelphia native appeared in Netflix projects The Politician and Hollywood, as well as in indie horror project Pearl. He also has a role in Apple TV\u2019s upcoming Lady in the Lake starring Natalie Portman.<\/p>\n<p>Brosnahan is a much bigger name, having won critical acclaim for her portrayal of stand-up comedian \u201cMidge\u201d Maisel for Amazon Prime\u2014as well as an Emmy and two Golden Globes. But she first gained major attention with a supporting role in HBO\u2019s <em>House of Cards<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This newest Superman iteration will be the first project to be fully produced under DC\u2019s co-CEO tenures of James Gunn, who is directing the film, and Peter Safran, who will produce. It\u2019s expected to be an origin story, Gunn revealed in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post thumbnail-seealso post-79729 type-post status-publish format-gallery has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celebrity category-fashion category-featured category-sl tag-alexa-chung tag-alexandra-daddario tag-amanda-seyfried tag-amber-valetta tag-anitta tag-anne-hathaway tag-ashley-graham tag-ashley-park tag-aubrey-plaza tag-ava-max tag-bella-ramsey tag-billie-eilish tag-brittney-griner tag-brooklyn-decker tag-cara-delevingne tag-cardi-b tag-chloe-fineman tag-christina-ricci tag-christine-chiu tag-doja-cat tag-donatella-versace tag-dua-lipa tag-elle-fanning tag-emily-blunt tag-emily-ratajkowski tag-erykah-badu tag-fka-twigs tag-florence-pugh tag-gabrielle-union tag-gigi-hadid tag-gisele-bundchen tag-glenn-close tag-gwendoline-christie tag-halle-bailey tag-ice-spice tag-irina-shayk tag-janelle-monae tag-jenna-ortega tag-jennifer-lopez tag-jessica-chastain tag-jodie-comer tag-julia-garner tag-karen-elson tag-karl-lagerfeld tag-karlie-kloss tag-kate-moss tag-kendall-jenner tag-kerry-washington tag-kim-kardashian tag-kim-petras tag-kristen-stewart tag-kylie-jenner tag-la-la-anthony tag-lea-michele tag-lilly-collins tag-lizzo tag-margaret-qualley tag-margot-robbie tag-marion-cotillard tag-mary-j-blige tag-maya-hawke tag-met-gala tag-michaela-coel tag-michelle-yeoh tag-mindy-kaling tag-naomi-campbell tag-nicole-kidman tag-olivia-rodrigo tag-olivia-wilde tag-paris-hilton tag-penelope-cruz tag-phoebe-bridgers tag-photos tag-priyanka-chopa tag-quinta-brunson tag-rachel-brosnahan tag-red-carpet tag-rihanna tag-rita-ora tag-salma-hayek tag-serena-williams tag-sienna-miller tag-sydney-sweeney tag-tems tag-teyana-taylor tag-vanessa-hudgens tag-viola-davis tag-yara-shahidi tag-yung-miami post_format-post-format-gallery mv-content-wrapper thb-post-share-style2\"> <span class=\"thb-seealso-text\">See Also<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-gallery\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/2023-met-gala-rihanna-doja-cat-gabrielle-union-ariana-debose-jennifer-lopez-lilly-collins-and-all-the-women-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"attachment-theissue-thumbnail-x2 size-theissue-thumbnail-x2 thb-lazyload lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Met Gala Women\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-sizes=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?resize=20%2C19&amp;ssl=1 20w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/met-gala-women-2023.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 540w\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing,\u201d Safran said earlier this year. \u201cHe is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old-fashioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Superman: Legacy<\/em><\/strong> is scheduled to be released on July 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE LATEST ON SL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/superman-legacy-david-corenswet-and-rachel-brosnahan-to-play-clark-kent-and-lois-lane\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=superman-legacy-david-corenswet-and-rachel-brosnahan-to-play-clark-kent-and-lois-lane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Corenswet will play the Man of Steel in the upcoming Superman: Legacy film, while Rachel Brosnahan\u2014of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fame\u2014has been cast as Lois Lane. Coronswet and Brosnahan were two of six actors competing for the lead roles. Coronswet beat out Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney to snag the part of Clark Kent, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}