During the London premiere of James Gunn’s “Superman,” star David Corenswet revealed that Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin, who both played the DC superhero before, refused to give him influential advice before he stepped into the role.

Former Supermen Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin showed support for David Corenswet as he took on the renowned role in James Gunn's new Superman, but the two actors were reluctant to give him any explicit advice on how to tackle the part.

Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman. The 42-year-old actor portrayed the superhero in a number of movies beginning with 2013's Superman: Man of Steel, and though his successor in the DC universe looked to both Henry and Tyler Hoechlin — who played Clark Kent and his alter ego in Superman + Lois —