DC Studios president James Gunn appears to have a superpower of his own: the uncanny ability to close deals before potential actors strike. added the director Barry Star Anthony Carrigan to the cast Superman: Legacy In the role of the hero Metamorpho.
Carrigan’s casting comes just a day after it was announced that Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, and Edi Gathegi will join Gunn’s Man of Steel storyline as Green Lantern/Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific, respectively. The news also arrives hours before the looming SAG-AFTRA strike begins, which means Gunn and DC have been working hard to strike deals before all negotiations are suspended.
As for the character of Carrigan, Metamorpho is just the kind of comically quirky character Gunn has shown an affinity for in Guardians of the Galaxy And Suicide Squad. After discovering a strange artifact, archaeologist/adventurer Rex Mason is cursed with the ability to transform his body into a seemingly endless mixture of elemental compounds. Not only does this allow him to stretch and bounce like rubber, but his molecular transformation (get it?) means he can change any part of his body into any liquid, solid or gaseous form.
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It’s a big news day for Carrigan: He’s just been nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy for his work as NoHo Hank on HBO. Barry. Now, he’ll help populate the DC universe of supervillains interacting with Superman David Korensweet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Lois Lane in the Superman: Legacy. Gunn is writing and directing the movie, “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters” of the new DCU is set for release on July 11, 2025.
