Might it be one of TV's Supermen, like Dean Cain or Tom Welling? Or could it be the latest guy in tights, David Corenswet, star of James Gunn's new adventure "Superman" (in theaters July 11)?

James Gunn's "Superman" launches a revamped DC movie universe with a new Man of Steel. It works on both counts, thanks to star David Corenswet.

“Superman,” which flies into theaters nationwide Thursday, is a bit of a change in tone for the writer and director who brought a mischievous playfulness and snark to the chaotic worlds of “Suicide ...