Superman Star Anthony Carrigan on the creation of Kryptonite like Metamorpho in the restart of DCU by James Gunn

Superman will have a plot Characters as a James Gunn filmmaker seeks to launch his new DCU with a blow. From Krypto Le Superdog to the gang of justice, the man of steel will share the spotlight with many heroes … including Metamorpho.

Gotham Alum Anthony Carrigan has undergone a significant physical transformation for its role as metamorpho in SupermanAnd as Rex Mason, he will have a remarkable role in restarting the DCU.

To start, the character will fall under the influence of Lex Luthor and, as we have seen in the recent television spots, he will be forced to create kryptonitis by the villain. “You are in a situation where it must hurt someone, having to be an agent of the villain,” Carrigan says Entertainment Weekly.

“What the film is brilliantly is that it puts you in this situation of” Oh! He has no choice. “He must do this, and you see how painful it is,” The actor has teased, probably referring to Baby Joey, a character mainly presented in the goods for Superman.

Carrigan added that Superman will understand “Certain elements,” Alluding to Metamorpho’s background frame. However, it will not be an original story for the comic strip superhero as the actor says that we will find it “In full swing of whom he is.”

Reflecting on the process of becoming Metamorpho, he said, “These are things that have been glued to me, but then they painted on the details, then more things were glued to it. I am not kidding when I say that I was stuck, I was sewn, I was completely wrapped. I was attached … Cam bordering, basically. But all in service of this incredible costume.”

“I think the reason why [writer/director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn] Called me specifically because I really understood this idea of ​​feeling different at a human level, to feel something that happened to you is like a curse, “ Carrigan continued, referring to his difficulties with Alopecia Areata. “It was this tacit thing James and I understood.”

“Then, once I really started to ask him questions about it, there was this feeling that he really wanted someone who was quite tortured by what was going on. The really human quality to struggle with that, I think, manifests,” Carrigan concluded.

Are you delighted to see what Carrigan brings to the table as a metamorpho Superman?

SupermanThe first feature of DC Studios to arrive on the big screen, should enter theaters around the world this summer of Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn faces the original superhero of the newly imagined DC universe with a singular mixture of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a superman who is motivated by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humanity.

The film features David Corenswet in the double role of Superman / Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan in the role of Lane and Nicholas Hoult laws in the role of Lex Luthor.

Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Taylor, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.

Superman arrived in theaters on July 11, 2025.