United Kingdom, July 6 -- Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman.

The 42-year-old actor portrayed the superhero in a number of movies beginning with 2013's Superman: Man of Steel, and though his successor in the DC universe looked to both Henry and Tyler Hoechlin - who played Clark Kent and his alter ego in Superman + Lois - for some tips on the role, the pair encouraged David to find his own way as the character.

Speaking to Heart, David said the pair were "encouraging" but added: "Both of them, interestingly, sort of said in their own words, 'I'm not gonna try and give you any tips.'

"And I think that's a very Superman thing. Superman's not so much for giving advice or dictating how other peopl...