David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan's casting as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in Superman: Legacy breaks a record held by previous iterations of the DC couple. Anticipation for Superman: Legacy rises as the DCEU comes to an end and the beginning of the new DC Universe approaches. Before any details about the plot are revealed, the Superman: Legacy cast starts to take shape with the reveal of its first two main actors.

Naturally, the first two characters to be cast in James Gunn's Superman: Legacy are Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who will be portrayed by The Politician actor David Corenswet and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan. Both actors bear an uncanny resemblance to many of DC Comics' depictions of the characters, but they also bring their own distinct physical characteristics. More specifically, the new Superman and Lois Lane's heights mark a DC first.

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David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan Have The Biggest Height Difference Of All Superman & Lois Lane Actors

There's more than one whole foot of difference between Superman: Legacy's Clark Kent and Lois Lane. At 6'4" (1.93m), David Corenswet s Christopher Reeve as the two tallest actors to play Superman in live-action. On the other hand, Rachel Brosnahan is the shortest actor to play Lois Lane at 5'3" (1.60), making it a 13-inch height difference between the DC Universe's Superman and Lois Lane. Usually, Hollywood movies and shows even out actors' heights with the help of special shoes or camera and perspective tricks in order to fit them into frame comfortably, so it will be interesting to see how Superman: Legacy handles such a considerable height difference.

How Tall David Corenswet & Rachel Brosnahan Are Compared To All Superman & Lois Actors

Apart from the height difference between David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, the DC Universe's new Superman also breaks a long-lasting height pattern. Every major live-action Superman actor since 6'4" Christopher Reeve — except for Lois & Clark's Dean Cain — had been shorter than the previous one, with the shortest being Cain at 5'11.5" (1.81m) and Superman & Lois' Tyler Hoechlin at 5'11.7" (1.83). See all the Superman and Lois Lane actor heights below, ranked from tallest to shortest:

Curiously, all Superman and all Lois Lane actors fall within a 5-inch range. Although the height difference between David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan will highlight Corenswet's impressive stature, Brosnahan isn't too far off from previous Lois Lane actors Amy Adams and Kate Bosworth. However, she is five inches shorter than the tallest Lois Lane, Margot Kidder, who had a height difference of approximately seven inches with quintessential Superman actor Christopher Reeve, almost half of the difference between Corenswet and Brosnahan's heights. With David Corenswet's towering height and the superhero-level training he may begin before Superman: Legacy's release date, he could easily become the most physically imposing live-action Superman in DC history.