The unveiling of an actor in costume as Superman movie is rare affair, akin to the first look at a new James Bond.

Only three men have starred as the character in its nearly 50-year big screen career: Christopher Reeve (1978-87), Brandon Routh (2006) and Henry Cavill (2013-2022), not counting for serials that played in movie theaters in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Corenswet is known in the world of TV, where he has been a Ryan Murphy regular on shows such as The Politician and Hollywood, but Superman is poised to bring him to a whole new level of fame. There is a lot riding on the film, which launches DC Studios’ new universe and slate at a time that has been challenging for the superhero genre. It also marks the first time Gunn has tackled an iconic superhero, after making a career out of turning lesser-known characters into household names with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise over at Marvel Studios.