Superman Star David Corenswet Signs Pro-Palestinian Pledge

American actor David Corenswet, best known for playing the iconic role of Superman in James Gunn’s upcoming DC film, has become the latest Hollywood star to sign the “Film Workers for Palestine” pledge.

The growing movement unites actors, directors, and industry professionals in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Launched on September 8, the pledge urges members of the global entertainment industry to avoid collaboration with Israeli film institutions allegedly linked to “genocide and apartheid.” It emphasizes the moral responsibility of filmmakers to use cinema as a platform for truth and justice.

“As filmmakers, actors, film industry workers, and institutions, we recognise the power of cinema to shape perceptions,” the pledge states. “In this urgent moment of crisis, where many of our governments are enabling the carnage in Gaza, we must do everything we can to address complicity in that unrelenting horror.”

Corenswet joins a growing list of high-profile signatories, including Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Tilda Swinton, Riz Ahmed, and Javier Bardem. Acclaimed filmmakers such as Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Asif Kapadia, Boots Riley, and Joshua Oppenheimer have also endorsed the statement.

The Film Workers for Palestine initiative commits its supporters to refrain from collaborating with any institutions “complicit in whitewashing or justifying genocide and apartheid,” including festivals, broadcasters, and production companies that align with or partner with the Israeli government.

The statement also highlights a unified response to the appeal from Palestinian filmmakers, who have urged their international peers “to refuse silence, racism, and dehumanization” and to “do everything humanly possible” to end complicity in their oppression.

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