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James Gunn's Superman trailer gives us our first look at Metamorpho in the DC Universe and hints at his importance
Anthony Carrigan is in the Superman teaser trailer in heavy makeup as Rex Mason AKA Metamorpho. And another clip hints that his origin story may be important to the plot
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One of the coolest (and yet, somewhat obscure) DC Comics characters is making his way into cinemas next year. And thanks to the just-released Superman trailer, we got our first glimpse at him. Yes, James Gunn's Superman trailer does indeed feature our first look at Barry star Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho (above).
It appears that Gunn, Safran & Co. are leaning into the monstrous aspect of Metamorpho's character, not only heavily doing up Carrigan's face in skin prosthetics, but emphasizing the material nature of his body, as you can see in the rock-lick growths on his shoulders in the screenshot above.
In case you don't know, Metamorpho's got a bit of a tragic origin in DC Comics. Rex Mason was an adventurer who was hired by a large company to retrieve an ancient artifact of great power. When the company's evil CEO grew distrustful of Mason, they exposed him to negative effects of the meteorite, giving him incredible powers but also stripping him of his humanity.
What's really interesting is that the name of that evil CEO, set down by DC Comics, is Simon Stagg. Now, take a look at this screenshot from the trailer...
Will Metamorpho's origin be a part of the overarching story in James Gunn's Superman? We'll have to wait until the movie coes out (or more trailers drop) to find out.
Superman (and his buddy Metamorpho) soars into theaters July 11, 2025.
James Gunn's Superman movie is out now - and we have a lot to say about it. You can also read about Superman's S-Shield through the ages, how Superman and Clark Kent keep their secret identity secret, our recs for best Superman comics, and how to watch all his TV series and movies in order.
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