Whoopi Goldberg told 'Superman' stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan during their Thursday, July 10 appearance on The View that she "fell in love with [him] as Superman" while watching the new movie.

Superman stars David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult and director James Gunn speak to Lynn Rusk about bringing the latest ‘man of steel’ movie to life

When director James Gunn, steward of the high-flying new Superman reboot, was recently asked to list his favourite comic book movies, he singled out Richard Donner’s beautifully brash 1978 take on the Man of Steel – the film generally credited with firing the starter pistol for the modern cinematic superhero era.

"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg gets honest with David Corenswet and reveals why she was initially "annoyed" at his Superman

His Superman would have been, per comments made at the time, his attempt at “meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero.” Details about the script are hard to come by—the Wall Street Journal piece runs with the idea that it would have been a period piece set during the civil rights movement—but Coates was,

James Gunn’s “Superman” — starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel — surprised even the most worn-out critics with its “charm.”

Before David Corenswet's Superman releases, here are 10 comic books that you can read in a single session to get to know the character better!

The actor, who portrays the Man of Steel in the new movie, and his wife enjoyed a date night at the high-profile event