The title role of Superman in James Gunn ’s new movie was in such high demand that even the guy who eventually played the villain tried to score it . We always knew that David Corenswet had beaten out a lot of people to score the role, but it’s absolutely wild when you realize how many actors auditioned for the part that they ultimately had already lost out on.

James Gunn has spoken before that he knew David Corenswet was a strong contender as soon as he saw him audition. However, it turns out that this happened on the first day of auditions.

The Twisters actor was one of the first people to audition for the role of Clark Kent/Superman, which meant that Gunn had his star early, but he continued to see actors. According to GQ, there were about 400 people the director saw after

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