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David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan Cast as Superman and Lois Lane in James Gunn Movie

Screenwriter David Corenswet arrives for the Netflix premiere of "The Politician" at the DGA theater in New York City on September 26, 2019. (AFP)
Screenwriter David Corenswet arrives for the Netflix premiere of "The Politician" at the DGA theater in New York City on September 26, 2019. (AFP)
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David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan Cast as Superman and Lois Lane in James Gunn Movie

Screenwriter David Corenswet arrives for the Netflix premiere of "The Politician" at the DGA theater in New York City on September 26, 2019. (AFP)
Screenwriter David Corenswet arrives for the Netflix premiere of "The Politician" at the DGA theater in New York City on September 26, 2019. (AFP)

James Gunn has found his new Superman and Lois Lane in David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan.

The DC Studios co-chair, who is also writing and directing “Superman: Legacy” for July 2025, tweeted about the casting Tuesday, which a representative from Warner Bros. also confirmed.

There has been much speculation over who would fill Superman’s shoes after Henry Cavill’s decade playing the character on the big screen. Corenswet reportedly won the role over the likes of Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney.

The 29-year-old Philadelphia native starred in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “The Politician” and “Hollywood,” as an aspiring actor, and more recently played a theater owner who gets mixed up with Mia Goth’s aspiring actress in Ti West’s “Pearl.”

Brosnahan is the more well-known of the two having recently concluded her run leading “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for five seasons. Her portrayal of Midge Maisel earned her an Emmy and two Golden Globe awards. Emma Mackey and Phoebe Dynevor were among the actors reportedly also testing for the Lois Lane role.

Gunn was hired alongside veteran producer Peter Safran last year to help revamp Warner Bros.’ DC strategy. Their ambitious 10-year plan kicks off with “Superman: Legacy,” which Gunn said deals with the superhero’s journey to make sense of both his aristocratic Kryptonian heritage and his small town, midwestern upbringing as Clark Kent.

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One Arrested, Others Charged in ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry’s Death, Media Reports Say

Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (AP)
Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (AP)
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One Arrested, Others Charged in ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry’s Death, Media Reports Say

Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (AP)
Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (AP)

Multiple people face federal charges and at least one has been arrested related to an investigation into the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry in Los Angeles nearly a year ago, various media outlets reported on Thursday.

The person arrested Thursday morning in Southern California was a doctor, ABC News reported citing law enforcement sources. NBC News and The New York Times also reported that at least one person was arrested, according to sources.

Perry died at the age of 54 from "acute effects" of ketamine, a powerful sedative, in addition to other factors that caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub last October, an autopsy said. Los Angeles homicide detectives and federal agents for months have been investigating how Perry obtained the prescription drug.

Prosecutors are slated to unseal an indictment later on Thursday, NBC News reported.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner concluded Perry succumbed to an accidental drug overdose and drowning, with no foul play suspected.

A Dec. 2023 autopsy report concluded Perry died from the "acute effects of ketamine," which combined with other factors caused the actor to lose consciousness and slip below the water in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home.

Toxicology tests found Perry's body contained dangerously high levels of ketamine, a short-acting anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties. Typically, people with that much ketamine in their systems are in general anesthesia during surgery, and being monitored by professionals, they said.

Other contributing factors in his death were drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of the opioid-addiction medicine buprenorphine, which was also detected in his system.

Perry had publicly acknowledged decades of drug and alcohol abuse, including during the years he starred as Chandler Bing on the hit 1990s television sitcom "Friends." He had been sober for 19 months with no known relapses before his death, according to interviews cited in his autopsy.

Witness interviews in the autopsy report said he had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety. But his last known treatment was a week and a half before his death, so the ketamine found in his system by medical examiners would have been introduced since that last infusion, the autopsy said.