Coincidence and luck is merely a factor when it comes to Hollywood. But there are a few cases that baffled fans like the one surrounding Gwyneth Paltrow’s 2019 series The Politician. The series is now believed to have predicted Henry Cavill’s Superman successor years before James Gunn confirmed it.
According to a particular scene in the show featuring David Corenswet, it is seen that the actor is being told that he looks like Henry Cavill’s Superman. Years later, when the actor eventually got hired by DC to replace Cavill’s position, fans are now losing their minds over that one scene.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Politician Predicted DC’s Future
Appearing in several acclaimed projects and even working with MCU alongside Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow landed a role in the two-seasoned Netflix comedy-drama The Politician. Sharing the screen with Ben Platt, David Corenswet, Zoey Deutch, and more, the Oscar-winning actress played the role of Georgina Hobart.
While the show was highly appreciated by fans upon its release, it’s now making headlines for a different reason. According to X and other social media platforms, netizens have found out that Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Politician had shockingly predicted the future of DC, way before James Gunn became DCU CEO.
According to a scene in the Netflix show, when Ben Platt’s Payton Hobart experiences a near-death situation, he talks to David Corenswet’s River Barkley and wonders how someone who “looks like Superman” could kill himself. In that scene, the lead actor is heard saying to Corenswet’s character, “you look like Superman and you speak Chinese.”
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David Corenswet Became Henry Cavill’s Superman Successor
Currently, the particular scene from Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Politician is breaking the internet, especially after the prediction turned real in 2023. David Corenswet indeed became the new Superman, replacing Henry Cavill in the DCU. James Gunn recently confirmed that the actor will play the role of Clark Kent in Superman: Legacy alongside Rachel Brosnahan.
David Corenswet therefore became Henry Cavill’s Superman successor as predicted by the 2019 Netflix comedy. And apparently, way before the actor joined DC and was hailed by netizens for being a spitting image of Cavill, Corenswet claimed to have been aware of the resemblance for a long time.
But now while Henry Cavill’s passionate fanbase is lamenting his replacement as Man of Steel, many DC fans believe that David Corenswet is more than a worthy successor. Considering his experience and versatility in acting, Corenswet proves that he has all the right qualities that the Last Son of Krypton demands.
