David Corenswet as Superman was not an idea that just dropped out of thin air. In fact, that idea has been gestating for at least six years. The actor even told Men’s Health writer Evan Romano at the time in 2020 that it was his “pie-in-the-sky” dream to play the ultimate comic book hero.

When James Gunn's "Superman" was released earlier this month, former Man of Steel Brandon Routh cheered its arrival on Instagram. A July 12 post featuring a trailer for the movie was accompanied by Routh’s message,

James Gunn‘s Superman reboot starring David Corenswet just received some major praise from a former Man of Steel. In 2006, Brandon Routh succeeded Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman with Superman Returns serving as a homage sequel to Reeve’s quadrilogy of films.