Anthony Carrigan chats with THR at the 'Superman' premiere and reveals he had to review his old chemistry books to prepare for his role as Metamorpho. Plus, he discusses what it was like to play a complex character like Metamorpho in the film.
00:00I have now seen what we talked about with the chemistry and the experience and the mental preparedness.
00:05So leading to this film, more comic books or chemistry books in prep.
00:09Oh, wow. I'm not going to lie. I did have to dip into my chemistry knowledge.
00:14You know, he is the element man, so I had to go back to the periodic table periodically.
00:20I just came up with that.
00:22Use it the rest of the day. We got it first, though.
00:24Okay, great.
00:25Now, this is a role that we've seen teased in many things.
00:28We've seen it in the trailers, but we've also seen Stagg teased in Creature Commandos.
00:31It's something that evolves in his presentation.
00:33What are you most excited about people actually getting to experience since you've lived it in a tease for so long?
00:39Well, I mean, I think just on the whole, like this character, it's the first live-action representation of Metamorpho.
00:45So that in itself, I'm not sure if you've seen the makeup. It's insane.
00:49They did such a wonderful job with it.
00:51And it's practical. It's not just CGI. It's real makeup. It's real costume.
00:56So it's very special.
00:58Did any of your Barry co-stars who have obviously seen you in villainous and reluctant modes have anything to say about the experience of seeing you in that makeup?
01:06You know, I will say that Steven Root gave me, as a gift, the first appearance of Metamorpho in a comic book.
01:15So, Steven Root, love you, buddy. He's just the best. Doesn't get any classier than that.
01:20What an answer. I love that there's so much heart and you've got a beautiful moment in history in that answer.
01:24Sure. And then last question for you. I love how complicated his backstory is.
01:28And I love that you feel that in the wait. And there's an especially beautiful scene that doesn't spoil anything, but it's three of you and this incredible moment for a prolonged period of time.
01:36What was it like playing that role that is so dense and so complicated in that endurance run of time?
01:41Like, it's not a blip. It's an endurance. What was that like to stay in that?
01:45I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's intense. It's intense. And a lot of what you have to do, especially for a movie like this, with the emotion and the action, it's a marathon.
01:56But at the same time, you just have to remind yourself you're in Superman. You're in, like, the biggest movie ever.
