Summary

Squeezing into a superhero costume isn't exciting, and David Corenswet felt claustrophobic and uncomfortable as Superman.
Lots of hype surrounds the new Superman film, with audiences anticipating an optimistic approach.
Actors like Corenswet accept discomfort for the iconic look, crucial for superhero movie success.

At some point in nearly every young person's life, they daydream about putting on a supersuit and saving the world. Well, according to Superman's David Corenswet, squeezing into a skintight superhero costume isn't all that exciting. If anything, it's downright uncomfortable.

Warner Bros. And DC Studios's Superman is set to be the biggest film of the summer, assuming Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps don't wrangle the top spot from the Man of Tomorrow. Audiences are looking forward to a new, optimistic take on Superman and the first solo Superman film since 2013's Man of Steel. Although Zack Snyder's take on the iconic hero has its fans, most people grew up on Christopher Reeve's more wholesome incarnation of the character, and James Gunn seems to be going more down that route than anything else. Corenswet himself grew up on Smallville's Tom Welling, who certainly had a bit of teenage angst about him, but was still a classically inspired version of Superman. Donning the blue and red suit is something Corenswet worked himself up for, even though the initial suit fitting wasn't all he had thought it would be.

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By Tyler Mitchell

David Corenswet recently sat down for a lengthy interview with People, and he elaborated about wearing the form-fitting supersuit. "You hear actors who play superheroes talking about squeezing into the suits," Corenswet began. "Um, I got kind of claustrophobic in the suit the first time, just like being constricted in all those places at the same time." He continued, "It was in pieces. The 'S' wasn't even on yet. It was really just about the blue tights. It was quite snug because they had made it to my proportions when I screen tested, where I weighed about 195 pounds. And when I walked in for my first costume fitting, I weighed about 235-240 pounds." Who would've thought wearing a skintight outfit would be so unnerving?

Superman's David Corenswet Wasn't In Love With Wearing The Man Of Steel's Iconic Costume

This is, unsurprisingly, not the first time an actor has taken issue with the comfortability of a supersuit. Just ask Ben Affleck how he feels about the Batsuit years after hanging it up for good. The suits that costume designers come up with for feature films aren't designed to be comfortable... They're designed to look great on the big screen. These actors are getting paid a lot of money to portray famous superheroes, so putting up with a little discomfort simply is part of the job. If looking the part is half the battle, then making sure the suit pops is paramount to a superhero film's success.

"It was an intense experience and not this amazing, glorious, you know, becoming-the-character moment."

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more renowned supersuit than Superman's. After all, he is the progenitor of pretty much every superhero to come after his 1938 debut. While Batman and Spider-Man are close to matching Superman's legendary status, billions around the world recognize the character's iconography: the 'S' shield, the red cape, the blue tights. Everything about Superman simply screams "superhero."

It isn't shocking to hear that David Corenswet was a bit uncomfortable in the Superman costume, just as it isn't shocking that the up-and-coming actor looks great in it. Now we just have to wait and see if his Superman film lives up to the hype that has been building for months now.

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