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Corey Chichizola

Jonathan Bailey And David Corenswet Just Compared Bulking Up For Superman To Training For Wicked (And I Didn’t See The Popeye Reference Coming)

Superman and Fiyero side by side .

The superhero genre continues to be wildly popular, with various cinematic universes competing at the box office. DC co-CEO James Gunn introduced a new DCU to audiences, with the first movie installment of Gods and Monsters being Superman. That movie featured David Corenswet in the title role, and he recently spoke to Wicked star Jonathan Bailey about the similarities between getting ripped for his role and training your voice for a role in a musical.

Bailey was recently named Sexiest Man Alive, and we saw a glimpse of his massive biceps in Wicked: For Good. While participating in Variety's Actors on Actors, he and Corenswet bonded over having the same trainer. As Bailey put it:

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