Superman’s David Corenswet Details His Weight Gain Transformation for Role

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s David Corenswet after making quite the transformation to play Superman. 

The 31-year-old, who will play the Man of Steel in the upcoming blockbuster Superman, shared insight into how he significantly bulked up before filming started.

“Getting to bulk up for Superman, I was really looking for an excuse to throw on some weight,” David said on the Sept. 28 episode of the Manly Things (Sort Of) podcast. “I thought 210 [pounds] was going to make me happy, but I got up to 238.”