During the London premiere of James Gunn’s “Superman,” star David Corenswet revealed that Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin, who both played the DC superhero before, refused to give him influential advice before he stepped into the role.

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"He was an absolute gentleman about it. He said, ‘The only thing I ask is that I'm able to reveal it myself as opposed to it coming from you guys,'" the director added of Cavill's reaction to the news.