If you had to bet on who the next big star in the Hollywood industry would be and who everyone would have their eyes peeled out for, then David Corenswet may be your best bet by far. Already becoming the talk of the town with just the confirmation that he would be playing the role of Superman in the upcoming DCU, the star has a lot of good times ahead of him.
Thus, media outlets to other well-known individuals and celebrities want to have a word with the star, trying to know more about how he is off-camera and around the general public, which is what happened when he made his first interview after replacing Henry Cavill as the Man of Steel. During the interview, he revealed that one of his favorite comics growing up happened to be a short story that featured both Indiana Jones and Han Solo, played on screen by Harrison Ford.
David Corenswet Reveals One Of His Favorite Comics Featured Both of Harrison Ford’s Iconic Characters
Ever since it was revealed that Henry Cavill would no longer be playing the role of Superman with the dismantling of the DCEU by James Gunn, everyone had their eyes and ears on the lookout for the next Man of Steel in the DCU. And once it was confirmed that David Corenswet was going to be the face of Clark Kent in the new franchise, everyone was hot on his tail, trying to get him out in the public eye.
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And recently, we did manage to know just a little bit more about what the star likes and enjoys in his spare time, especially related to the comic book world. In an episode of Manly Things (sort of) Podcast, the Hollywood star joined in on a phone call with the hosts to answer some burning questions that the fans had on their minds.
When asked what his favorite comic was, he was quick to open up about his love for comics, but contrary to characters like Superman and other mainstream superheroes, Corenswet revealed that one of his favorite comics was a short story he read at a friend’s place. This comic was published by Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics and featured Han Solo and Indiana Jones, two iconic characters from two iconic franchises, both played by industry legend Harrison Ford on the big screen.
He didn’t remember the name of the comic at the moment, but hardcore fans may remember this being the Star Wars short story titled Into The Great Unknown.
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What Was Into The Great Unknown About?
Corenswet was also able to loosely summarize the plot of this short story, which piqued many fans’ interest in it, and for very good reason.
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The non-canon comic tells the tale of Han Solo and Chewbacca crash-landing on a heavily forested planet, where they find life in the form of humans. But they turn out to be hostile towards them, which encourages them to fend them off, only for Solo to be killed by an arrow shot by them. Thus, Chewbacca is left mourning and stranded on the planet. Several hundred years later, we see an explorer traversing the jungle in search of a ‘Monster’ that roams these woods.
Later, it’s revealed that the explorer was none other than Indiana Jones himself, who finds out the crashed Millennium Falcon as well as the decayed corpse of Solo.
Superman: Legacy, in cinemas on 11th July 2025.
