According to a new report, David Corenswet isn’t the highest-paid star in the cast of James Gunn’s Superman, with one actor earning a substantially larger salary.
After Henry Cavill’s polarizing tenure in the defunct DCEU, Corenswet is at the forefront of Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe as the new Man of Steel.
With box office projections going through the roof off the back of its rave reviews (in our write-up, we said it’s “unlike any Superman movie you’ve seen before”), it’s positioned to be a huge summer hit. Plus, the actor has already revealed he’s contracted for a sequel, and Gunn has big plans (which he’s keeping close to his chest, obviously).
Neither Corenswet, nor any of the other stars, have discussed their salaries in interviews. As per a Puck News report, he earned less than $1 million for the lead role.
Nicholas Hoult has the highest Superman salary
Hoult, who plays Lex Luthor, reportedly received the highest salary in the Superman cast: $2 million. Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, who plays Lois Lane, were both paid $750,000 each.
“All three are in line for box office bonuses if Superman performs, of course,” the report notes, adding that Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav was “giddy” at the premiere.
At first glance, this may seem a little strange; why didn’t the actor who plays the titular character get the most money?
Well, Corenswet hasn’t been in many movies. He had supporting roles in Twisters and Pearl, both well-reviewed, successful films, but he’s never had a lead role in a project of this scale. Similarly, as the report says, Brosnahan is a “TV star untested in film” best known for her performance in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, so their $750k price tags actually make sense.
On the other hand, Hoult is a known quantity in TV and film, having been introduced to audiences in 2002’s About a Boy, starring in the iconic opening seasons of Skins (a British coming-of-age drama), and later appearing in the likes of X-Men: First Class, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Menu, and Nosferatu.
In short, Superman is the wider draw for audiences, not Corenswet, while Hoult could be an appeal to viewers on his own.
The new film is also said to have spent less on its cast than 2013’s Man of Steel, which had a decorated supporting cast: Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne, and Russell Crowe.
Superman is in cinemas now, so find out more about where Superman will be streaming, how long it is, details about its post-credits scenes, and why Robert Pattinson should be the DCU’s Batman.
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