Months after Henry Cavill announced he would not be reprising his role as Superman – bringing an end to a decade of him donning the red cape – director James Gunn announced his replacement: 29-year-old Netflix actor David Corenswet.

Corenswet, who starred in Ryan Murphy’s "The Politician" and "Hollywood" series, will play the lead in "Superman: Legacy," a film that Gunn is writing and directing. The film will be the first in DC’s new ambitious 10-year plan.

The actor reportedly won the role over the likes of Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney. He will be joined on screen opposite Rachel Brosnahan, who won the role of Lois Lane.

Gunn confirmed the castings on Twitter, saying: "They are not only both incredible actors, but also wonderful people."

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Brosnahan, 32, is likely better known than Corenswet as she recently concluded five seasons of leading "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

She won the role over Emma Mackey ("Sex Education") and Phoebe Dynevor ("Bridgerton").

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"Superman: Legacy" is scheduled to be released in July 2025.

Gunn previously said he was eyeing a younger actor for the role as the film deals with the superhero’s life journey, including his aristocratic Kryptonian heritage and his small-town Midwestern upbringing as Clark Kent.

DC Studios hired Gunn and veteran producer Peter Safran last year as co-chairs to revamp Warner Bros., which has struggled mightily at the box office against dominators Disney and Marvel.

Around the same time, Cavill announced he would be reprising his role as Superman. Shortly after, he clarified that he would not be returning and that DC Studios would be finding a replacement.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

FIRST ON FOX: Betsy DeVos – who served as head of the Education Department under former President Donald Trump – remains undecided on whom she will support in the 2024 race for the White House.

"She’s watching the race closely but has not yet made a decision on an endorsement," Nate Bailey, DeVos’ chief of staff, told Fox News Digital. "She’s very encouraged to see all of the candidates talking seriously about expanding education freedom and empowering parents."

DeVos, the 11th person to serve as the U.S. secretary of education from 2017 to 2021, was one of few Trump-era Cabinet members to maintain her post for his entire term in office.

As education secretary, the Michigan native championed school choice, arguing that parents should have the power to take tax dollars allocated for their child to different schools if their local public school doesn't meet their needs.

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DeVos touted Trump’s 1776 Commission as an alternative to the historically inaccurate 1619 Project, which pegs slavery as the foundation of American history.

But the former education secretary, now 65, has shown warmth to a number of other 2024 Republican candidates.

On May 31, DeVos appeared with former Vice President Mike Pence in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a conversation on what conservatives believe.

The DeVos family financially backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' gubernatorial campaigns. According to state campaign finance records, DeVos personally contributed $5,500 to a super PAC that backed DeSantis' reelection bid in April 2022.

DeVos continues to be an influential voice about American education. Last year, she released her best-selling book, "Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child," which covers critical race theory in education, COVID-19 pandemic school lockdowns and how to fix America’s schools.

Before serving as education secretary for the Trump administration, DeVos advocated for school choice, charter schools and free speech on campuses.

She and her husband started All Children Matter in 2003 in support of voucher programs. In 2010, she helped found the school choice advocacy organization American Federation for Children.

DeVos and her husband founded the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation in 1989, which donated to charter and Christian schools, organizations supporting school choice, and various universities and arts foundations.