Where you've seen the new Superman and Lois Lane

David Corenswet at the 2022 premiere of Look Both Ways of
David Corenswet (Image credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

The faces of the future have arrived. The future of Superman, that is, and his leading lady, Lois Lane. DC Studios announced that David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan will play the iconic duo in James Gunn's upcoming Superman: Legacy film. 

Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran (who will produce the new Superman movie) were looking for actors who can play Superman and Lois across their planned DC Universe, be it in movies or TV projects. According to The Hollywood Reporter, over the weekend prior to the casting announcement, Gunn paired three actors and three actresses for screen testing in the roles and it looks like things must have gone well for Corenswet and Brosnahan because they were announced very shortly thereafter.

Since they're going to be around for a while, let's take this opportunity to learn more about David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan and where you've seen them before. 

Who is David Corenswet?

David Corenswet at the premiere of Pearl at TIFF 2022

David Corenswet (Image credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

David Corenswet has been tapped to play the dual role of mild-mannered Smallville native and reporter for Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper, Clark Kent, as well as his superhero alter ego, Superman. 

Corenswet exploded into the spotlight with a dazzling performance in the Ryan Murphy Netflix series The Politician. He's appeared in a number of guest roles on various shows such as We Own This City, Elementary, Instinct, Hollywood and House of Cards. His past movie roles include Pearl and Look Both Ways. He also created and produced a web sketch series called Moe & Jerryweather

This will be his biggest role to date, and with it he'll join the hallowed halls of past Supermen that include Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill and TV's Tyler Hoechlin. 

Who is Rachel Brosnahan?

Rachel Brosnahan at the 2023 Tony Awards

Rachel Brosnahan (Image credit: Steve Eichner/WWD via Getty Images)

Rachel Brosnahan will follow in the footsteps of Margot Kidder, Amy Adams, Kate Bosworth and TV's Elizabeth Tulloch as the feisty reporter, Lois Lane, who ends up falling for the Man of Steel without realizing that he's actually her Daily Planet coworker. 

Brosnahan is best known for her role as Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which she has earned an Emmy Award and two Golden Globes. She also appeared as Abby Isaacs in the series Manhattan and as call girl Rachel Posner in House of Cards. She's also had several guest roles in shows like In Treatment, CSI: Miami, The Good Wife and Gossip Girl

Sarabeth Pollock
Editorial Content Producer

 

Sarabeth joined the What to Watch team in May 2022. An avid TV and movie fan, her perennial favorites are The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, true crime documentaries on Netflix and anything from Passionflix. You’ve Got Mail, Ocean's Eleven and Signs are movies that she can watch all day long. She's also a huge baseball fan, and hockey is a new favorite.  

When she's not working, Sarabeth hosts the My Nights Are Booked Podcast and a blog dedicated to books and interviews with authors and actors. She also published her first novel, Once Upon an Interview, in 2022.