Superman's David Corenswet & Rachel Brosnahan Put Their On-Screen Chemistry to the Test

Entertainment Weekly

‘Superman’ co-stars David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman) and Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane) put their on-screen chemistry to the ultimate off-screen test. Watch as they go forehead-to-forehead (literally) in a breathing sync challenge, hilariously miss the mark in a word association game, and share heartfelt compliments that’ll melt your heart faster than heat vision. Whether they're hugging it out for two awkwardly long minutes or guessing mystery objects with eyes closed, it’s clear these two have something special.  ‘Superman’ is in theaters July 11, 2025.

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00:00I think I ripped my jacket.

00:02I shaved my legs in the car this morning.

00:05That's impressive and dangerous.

00:16The first time I met David was at our chemistry read.

00:19We met at like 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

00:22We came to Los Angeles to read for Superman and Lois

00:25and we read together once and neither one of us really remember it.

00:29So we sort of stumbled through it and then James said,

00:33great, that's it. Bye, Rachel. Bye, David.

00:36I think I'm not supposed to be here.

00:38But it looks like I'm threatening you.

00:39Well, that camera's on you so they can always cut to it if it's...

00:42It looks like I've got like a gun over here or something.

00:45It's a nice thing.

00:50What are we doing? Sorry, forehead to forehead

00:52and then just breathing in and out seven times?

00:54Come down to my level.

00:56No, I have to have good posture.

00:57I can't reach that high.

00:58Okay. Wait, in or out first?

01:01I don't think we have to be that synchronized.

01:03It's fun at this distance you get the Cyclops effect where both of your eyes become one eye.

01:10You have two somehow. I feel cross-eyed though.

01:11You've got to look through me. Not happy.

01:12I can't.

01:13Yeah. You just got one big beautiful green eye.

01:13Blue. Blue. It's cool.

01:14Three, two, one.

01:31You gotta look through me.

01:33Not happy.

01:34I can't.

01:34Yeah, you just got one big beautiful green eye?

01:38Blue.

01:38It's cool.

01:43Three, two, one.

01:45Stage.

01:50Three, two, one.

01:52Magic.

01:53David Corn's wet.

01:55Three, two, one.

01:57Hollywood.

01:58No.

01:59I didn't have one.

02:00I counted down before I had one.

02:01Three, two, one.

02:03Magician.

02:04What's that movie called?

02:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:08Think of it and then we'll get it.

02:10That's what I thought of.

02:11Although there were two that came out the same year,

02:13so you might say one and I would say the other.

02:15That'd be interesting.

02:15Okay, ready?

02:16Three, two, one.

02:18Now you see me.

02:19Oh, now you see me.

02:20Isn't that a magic movie?

02:22It is, yeah.

02:23I just, oh, Jesus, never stop.

02:25Oh, God, no.

02:26Three, two, one.

02:28Dog.

02:29Three, two, one.

02:30Three, two, one.

02:31Fir.

02:32Crypto.

02:33You're trying to merge.

02:34You're just doing a different dog there.

02:35Isn't that the whole thing?

02:36You're trying to converge on a, I said hair and you said dog.

02:39I said hair and I said dog, and Crypto is a dog that has hair.

02:41Every dog has hair.

02:42So does Crypto, and he's in our movie.

02:44Okay, Crypto and Fir.

02:45Three, two, one.

02:46Three, two, one.

02:47James.

02:48Three, two, one.

02:50I'm not ready.

02:51Three, two, one.

02:54Hair.

02:55Three, two, one.

02:56CGI.

02:57Three, two, one.

02:59Wig.

03:00Three, two, one.

03:01Hot chocolate.

03:02Three, two, one.

03:04Cinnamon.

03:05You're just reverted.

03:06She's broken now.

03:07Three, two, one.

03:08Apartment.

03:09You didn't say anything.

03:10Well, no, I- I was thinking of the scene we- I don't remember who that is here.

03:19Superman and Cinnamon?

03:20Hot chocolate.

03:21No, Hot Chocolate was the one before.

03:22You can't just remember.

03:23No, I'm throwing the sum of its parts.

03:24Okay, okay, okay.

03:25Apartment and I didn't say anything, so I'm still on Cinnamon.

03:28So, Apartment and Cinnamon.

03:29Is that how it works?

03:30Yeah.

03:31Three, two, one.

03:32Christmas.

03:33Christmas.

03:34Good.

03:35Three, two, one.

03:37Blue.

03:38Three, two, one.

03:39Blue.

03:40Three, two, one.

03:41Green.

03:42Woo!

03:43Oh, Jesus.

03:44Oh, God.

03:45We used to do vaudeville together.

03:46Yeah.

03:47Listen!

03:48Who goes first?

03:49I'll go first.

03:50Okay.

03:51I see a person who has icy blue eyes.

04:06That's a nice thing.

04:07I see.

04:08It's like cold.

04:09Yeah.

04:10No, but like nice.

04:11I said it with a smile.

04:12I see.

04:13Um.

04:14Think a little harder.

04:19Your eyes aren't strictly blue.

04:22They're like, they're like sort of a turquoise teal.

04:25It's a very lovely, it reminds me of like a stone that you would wear in a necklace that people would give you compliments on.

04:31That's such a nice thing to say.

04:34Yeah.

04:35That's the point.

04:36Of the game.

04:37I said icy blue.

04:38It was nice.

04:39Okay.

04:40Um.

04:41I see.

04:43I see a person who has really straight teeth.

04:48You're not looking closely enough.

04:50You look straight to me.

04:51Uh-huh.

04:52How do you feel?

04:53I can't open my mouth.

04:54I see.

04:55I see a very encouraging smile.

04:59That's so nice.

05:01I see a person who works very hard and uplifts other people around them.

05:07Wow.

05:08That means a lot.

05:09It's true.

05:10It's nice to be noticed for those things.

05:13I see you from all the way down here.

05:21Come here.

05:22Notice how I took the downstage side?

05:24I do, and I appreciate that.

05:26Oh.

05:27Good.

05:28Are you a top punker as well?

05:30Oh, downstage.

05:31I thought you went low while I went high.

05:33No, no, no.

05:34This is the theater dolly.

05:35Yeah, this one's about me.

05:37Do you like a little sway like this, or do you prefer a static hug?

05:40I think a sway is nice.

05:41Yeah, me too.

05:42I thought you just burped.

05:46How long have we done this?

05:48She's going to talk about one.

05:49Hmm.

05:50This is, like, hard.

05:51I'm getting a stretch.

05:58I'm seriously impressive.

05:59Did you rip your jacket?

06:00No.

06:01No.

06:02If I had really committed to the bit, I would have ripped my jacket and then set it.

06:05And it would have been...

06:06Really funny.

06:07Can you add that sound effect in post?

06:09This was just, just a taste of our intense chemistry.

06:17And if you'd like to see the whole shebang...

06:21I'm flushing.

06:22I'm sorry.

06:23I'm flushing.

06:24Whew.

06:26Buy a ticket to our movie.

06:28Yeah, go see Superman in theaters July 11th.

06:30I love it.

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