David Corenswet Is the “Square” Superman?! Gunn Explains His Bold Take
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
🦸♂️ James Gunn Calls Superman A Square?! 🦸♂️
On today’s episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we’re diving into James Gunn’s latest comments about Superman and why he proudly calls the Man of Steel — and star David Corenswet — a "square." But what exactly does that mean? And how does it signal a return to the more classic, sincere version of Superman we haven’t seen since the days of Christopher Reeve?
Gunn discusses what drew him to Corenswet for the role, citing the actor's “playful charm” and old-school sensibilities, including his love for Dean Martin and Cole Porter. We also break down new behind-the-scenes details about Mr. Terrific, played by Edi Gathegi, and what his expanded role in the upcoming Superman (2025) film could mean for the DC Universe.
Other topics include:
Skyler Gisondo talks playing Jimmy Olsen
Andor Season 2 Episodes 4-6 spoiler review
Gunn clarifies that the Superman teaser trailer and sneak peek are NOT the final trailer
Behind-the-scenes photo reveals more of the updated DCU aesthetic
📰 Source: Dark Horizons by Garth Franklin
🗓️ “Superman” is set to hit theaters on July 11, 2025
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👇 Sound off in the comments — do you love this old-school take on Superman, or are you hoping for something different from the DCU?
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| 0:00.0 | And or season two is heating up. |
| 0:02.9 | We are now through episodes four, five, and six. |
| 0:05.5 | We are going to go and give a full spoiler discussion, just like we did with the first three. |
| 0:11.3 | Mike Kalinowski was so excited to do this. |
| 0:14.6 | He had to move his schedule around. |
| 0:15.8 | He wanted to talk about it. |
| 0:16.8 | It's the first thing he's been excited about for a long time. |
| 0:18.9 | So we're excited to discuss that um |
| 0:21.7 | there's some superman news james gunn talking about why david david cornswett his name right so sure uh |
| 0:30.6 | that's he is why he's perfect for the role itself thunderbolts is right around the corner |
| 0:35.9 | comes out i mean pretty much tonight. |
| 0:38.9 | A lot of talk on that. And we have so many different stories we're going to get into today. |
| 0:43.5 | It's myself, Steph, and Mike can step and Mike defeat Roxy. That's going to be it. It does seem like |
| 0:50.7 | it's a Roxy versus Steph battle these days. And Mike likes to tag along, |
| 0:54.7 | which is fine. I understand. Let's get into it. It's myself, Mike Kalinowski, |
| 1:00.7 | Steph Sabraugh on the show. Here we go. |
| 1:13.9 | Welcome back to the show, everybody. It is the Christian Harlov show here today on a Thursday. |
| 1:18.2 | The team has been assembled, and it is. |
| 1:21.8 | Steph Sabraugh. |
| 1:22.5 | Hello, Steph. |
| 1:23.7 | Hello. |
| 1:24.9 | Hello. |
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