The first trailer for James Gunn"s Superman perfectly shows off why David Corenswet is so perfect as the Man of Steel, as he breaks a 37-year-old live-action DC record. While James Gunn and Peter Safran"s new DC Universe officially started with the animated Creature Commandos series, 2025"s Superman reboot will be the franchise"s first feature film. The movie will introduce David Corenswet as the latest live-action depiction of DC Comics" Superman, and the first official trailer for 2025"s Superman has shown just how perfect he will be in the role.
Superman"s first trailer puts David Corenswet"s Man of Steel front-and-center, while also showing him off in his Clark Kent guise and introducing Rachel Brosnahan"s Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult"s Lex Luthor and many more. The trailer"s release has ignited new excitement for Superman, while is scheduled for release on July 11, 2025, and has reminded viewers that David Corenswet has broken a 37-year-old DC record with his Superman casting. This is an impressive feat, considering how many actors have played Superman in live-action.
David Corenswet's Height Breaks A Superman Movie Record David Corenswet Is The Tallest Superman Since Christopher Reeve Close At a whopping 6" 4", David Corenswet is the tallest actor to portray Superman in live-action since Christopher Reeve, who was also 6" 4". No other live-action Man of Steel has been this tall since the late Christopher Reeve last played Superman in 1987"s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, 37 years ago. Some actors, such as Tom Welling, Brandon Routh and George Reeves, came close, but only David Corenswet has been able to match Reeve"s height, and this is very noticeable in the trailer for 2025"s Superman.
Superman Actor (By Height)
Debut Project
Year
Ft.
M.
David Corenswet
Superman
2025
6" 4"
1.93
Christopher Reeve
Superman
1978
6" 4"
1.93
Tom Welling
Smallville
2001
6"3"
1.90
Brandon Routh
Superman Returns
2006
6" 2.5"
1.89
George Reeves
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
6" 1.5"
1.86
Henry Cavill
Man of Steel
2013
6" 1"
1.85
Kirk Alyn
Superman
1948
6" 1"
1.85
Nicolas Cage
The Flash
2023
6" 0"
1.83
John Haymes Newton
Superboy
1988
6" 0"
1.83
Gerard Christopher
Superboy
1989
6" 0"
1.83
Tyler Hoechlin
Supergirl
2016
5" 11.75"
1.82
Dean Cain
Lois & Clark
1993
5" 11.5"
1.81
How The Superman Trailer Perfectly Shows Off David Corenswet's Height David Corenswet Is Noticeably Tall In Superman's Trailer The new Superman trailer does a fantastic job of putting David Corenswet"s height on display, and this is most noticeable during scenes where he appears in his Clark Kent guise. Particularly at the beginning of the trailer, which sees Clark Kent rushing through the streets of Metropolis to get to work at the Daily Planet, he towers above everybody else on the street, drawing our eyes to him immediately. This is a fantastic trick by James Gunn, ensuring we know that Corenswet is the lead of the movie, even though Superman"s impressive cast is crammed full of many other stars.

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