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'A Very Superman-Like Person': Hawkgirl Isabela Merced Shares Take On David Corenswet's Man Of Steel And Reveals Their Surprising Batgirl Connection
By Nick Venable,
9 hours ago
Of the upcoming DC movies that fans are currently aware of, James Gunn's Superman has the most riding on it as the launching pad for the DCU. It's a lot of pressure for leading man David Corenswet, the latest to take up the Man of Steel's live-action mantle, but co-star Isalbela Merced doesn't sound too worried about his ability to win fans over. Quite the contrary.
I mean honestly, does anyone want to live in a world with a Superman that babies don’t love? That could have been the very first step in James Gunn’s audition process: stand in front of a bunch of babies, and if the majority of them start crying, the audition is over. Perhaps not the best use of anyone’s time, but still.
By and large, Isabela Merced sounds extremely excited to bring Hawgirl to life, and teased that her room in the movie is very informative for the character, so I’d imagine it’s one that’s full of easter eggs and references.
Isabela Merced And David Corenswet's Batgirl Connection
Movie audiences wouldn't be faulted for assuming that Isabela Merced and David Corenswet sharing the screen together in Superman will be their first time they perform together as DC Comics heroes. But while it may indeed be the first time they share the big screen, they'd actually met years prior during the audition process for the filmed-and-shelved standalone Batgirl feature. That said, it wasn't exactly at the top of her memories. In her words:
Merced was reading for the role that Leslie Grace ended up landing, even if fans will probably never get to see her performance, though it’s unclear who David Corenswet’s character would have been. How wild would it be if he was set up for a Superman cameo in that movie? Not that it would have been looped into the DCU’s first Gods and Monsters chapter , but still fun to think about during the long wait for Gunn’s feature to hit theaters.
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