One of the most difficult bits of superhero lore translated from comics to live-action has always been Superman’s secret identity of Clark Kent. Or, should we say, the notion that a mere pair of glasses can hide this Adonis of a man, with no one seeing through the spectacles and seeing the Man of Steel behind the mild-mannered reporter. Christopher Reeve, with his hat and bumbling manner, almost made us believe the disguise could work back in 1978. But none of the subsequent on-screen Supermans ever came close. But it looks like David Corenswet just might. It’s not about the glasses—it’s all about the hair. Well, it’s mostly about the hair.
In the trailer for James Gunn’s Superman, we see that Corenswet’s Clark Kent has a big mop of curly black hair, mostly covering his forehead. It’s a hairstyle frequently seen among young men these days. Thanks to his glasses, and a change in posture, he really looks like a different person from his Superman persona. As the Man of Steel, he has slicked back hair, with just the one tiny “S” curl protruding out. When we see him rushing and bumbling through the streets of Metropolis like a big dope? It’s genuinely hard to see the Last Son of Krypton anywhere in there.
If one didn’t already know that Clark and Superman are the same person going in, you’d be forgiven for not realizing that Clark and Superman are played by the same actor in this film. Of course, it’s all still a big stretch. Especially as his Daily Planet cohorts interact with both Clark and Superman frequently. Regardless, we actually believe that this version of Clark might walk down the street without regular folks putting two and two together. The change in hairstyles does a lot of the heavy lifting in selling this idea.
We’re not sure why no one over thought of making a differentiation between Clark Kent and Superman’s hair before in TV or film. It was especially egregious with the Dean Cain, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill versions. (Smallville didn’t really need to worry about this.) None of these previous three Superman actors changed their hair (or voice, or posture) even slightly when playing either role. It all made the notion that no one could tell Clark and Superman were the same even more absurd. But the messy mop of Gen Z hair on Clark shows what an easy fix this was all along.
Of course, we still have yet to hear the difference in Corenswet’s speaking voice for both Clark and Superman. That’s sure to make a difference in selling the idea that the general public views them as two separate people. But the hairdo change seems like something that all future incarnations of Superman will utilize going forward. It’s a very simple change that makes all the difference. Unless, of course, they want to go with the old DC Comics conceit that Superman’s glasses emitted a hypnotic signal so that people couldn’t make the Clark/Superman connection. But we think a hairstyle change works just as well, and is perhaps a wee bit less ridiculous.
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