Warner Bros. Television and The CW just revealed the first official look at Tyler Hoechlin’s new suit for the upcoming Superman & Lois superhero show. And yes, it’s also a family drama as Clark and Lois try to balance life by protecting the world while also raising two teenage sons who may or may not inherit their father’s powers and abilities.
The suit looks like something from DC’s 2016 DC Rebirth. DC rebooted its publishing line with Flashpoint back in 2011. Superman was younger, his marriage to Lois removed and he wasn’t the DC Universe’s ultimate hero. DC Rebirth reversed all those changes and gave him a more traditional suit except for the red underwear on the outside, which was removed during 2011’s New 52.
“I find that the new suit is representative of the show,” Hoechlin said in a statement. “Just as this suit is unique and set apart from the ones that preceded it, the story we’re telling about Clark/Superman at this point in his life is unique and something we’ve never seen before. I appreciate the opportunity to wear the suit and the responsibility that comes with it. But it’s always interesting when I’m asked how I feel about ‘my new suit,’ because I’ve always felt that the suit doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to everyone that finds some kind of meaning in that suit, in the symbol on the chest. I just happen to be the one wearing it. I come from the world of baseball and a line of coaches that always preached that the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. Because when you wear that jersey, it represents not only you, but your entire team, and everyone that has ever worn that jersey that came before you. So when I wear the suit, that’s what it means to me. It represents everything that Superman stands for and has stood for, for almost a century now. And I look forward to carrying on that tradition.”
The CW says the new Superman suit was designed by Laura Jean Shannon. It was built by her Supersuits team in LA and collaboraatd with Creative Character Engineering.
“We got Superman into some custom athletic-inspired Super-Boots as a ‘jumping-off point,’ and focused on a new neckline and cape to maximize the billowing and movement we all love to see in the books and films that have defined this character for generations,” Shannon explained. “A streamlined muscle structure and updated paint job combined with some dynamic design lines and a sculpted armored belt all took his established custom fabric into a new direction to solidify the new look for Superman in Superman & Lois.”
Superman & Lois takes place after the Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover events. Clark and Lois along with their two boys move from Metropolis and settle in Smallville. As Earth’s defenders, both may face their biggest challenge yet — raising two teenage boys.
Superman & Lois takes flight early 2021 on The CW.
Featured Image: Warner Bros.
Source: Deadline
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