Corenswet, who plays Clark Kent \/ Superman in the film, put his hand out and approached the snapper, seemingly telling him to back off.<\/p>\n
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Reps for Corenswet and Alcock did not immediately respond to Page Six<\/a>\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n Social media users praised the 32-year-old for defending Alcock, who plays Supergirl.<\/p>\n \u201cSuperman protecting his cousin like usual,\u201d one X user wrote, with another raving over how he \u201cjumped in instantly\u201d.<\/p>\n A third wrote, \u201cA big respect for David for stepping up like that. Photographers need to keep their hands to themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n Alcock and Corenswet posed for pictures together at the Manhattan event.<\/p>\n Corenswet suited up for the occasion, while the House of the Dragon star sported a strapless black top and slacks.<\/p>\n Last month, Alcock clapped back at early critics of the blockbuster.<\/p>\n \u201c[The hate is] from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts,\u201d Alcock told madazine Variety<\/a> in May. \u201cOr someone\u2019s name and then \u2018Dad of four, Christian,\u2019 which is hilarious to me.\u201d<\/p>\n She went on to ask, \u201cWhose opinion do you really care about? If you\u2019re pissing the right kind of people off, you\u2019re doing OK\u201d.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Alcock\u2019s physical appearance was even publicly shamed by former Superman Dean Cain \u2014 and fans blasted the 59-year-old\u2019s \u201ccruel\u201d and \u201cdisgusting\u201d comments.<\/p>\n