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Look! Up in the film! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... unexpected guest stars! Join us as we countdown the most surprising special appearances in James Gunn's superhero blockbuster. From family legacies to DCU connections, these brief but memorable moments had fans cheering in theaters across the globe. Which surprise appearance made you geek out the most?
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the most memorable cameos in James Gunn's Superman.
00:09Nothing but spoilers here.
00:11You have a role in this film? Do you want to share?
00:14I do. It's very close to home.
00:19Number 10. Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord
00:21The director is known for casting his younger brother Sean, who appeared as Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy films.
00:27Seems he's going soft.
00:30If he's so soft, why are you whispering for?
00:33In The Suicide Squad, Gunn had a dual role as Calendar Man and Weasel.
00:37Gunn will continue to play Weasel in the DCU, having already voiced the character in Creature Commandos along with G.I. Robot.
00:44G.I. Robot?
00:45Yes, Miss Nina?
00:46Would you like anything? Diesel? Um, some diesel fuel, please, for our robot friend?
00:52Yes, madam. Right away, madam.
00:54Beyond voiceovers, Gunn made his on-screen DCU debut in Superman as Maxwell Lord.
00:59The businessman backing the Justice Gang. Name-pending.
01:03If you saw Pedro Pascal's portrayal of Maxwell in Wonder Woman 1984, you know that his intentions with the Justice Gang probably aren't noble.
01:12Maybe we'll learn more about his plans in Peacemaker Season 2, where a few other names on this list might pop up.
01:18Can you tell us a little about your skills?
01:20I'm considered the finest marksman in the world.
01:22Number 9. Frank Grillo as Rick Flagg Sr.
01:25The elder Rick Flagg also made his DCU debut in Creature Commandos.
01:29What a bunch of clowns.
01:31Dangerous clowns.
01:32Superman brings the Task Force M leader into live action with Frank Grillo reprising his role.
01:37Although the Suicide Squad was technically part of the last DC Universe, James Gunn is carrying over a few plot points,
01:44like Peacemaker being responsible for the death of Flagg's son.
01:47I didn't mean to intimate anything about your son, Flagg.
01:51When he died in Corto Maltese, he died a hero.
01:54Having replaced Amanda Waller as Argus' director, Flagg will be targeting Peacemaker.
01:59For now, Flagg has to deal with Lex Luthor.
02:02He's one of several authority figures that Luthor seeks permission from in his pursuit to bring down Superman.
02:08Flagg knows a monster when he sees one, though, and his instincts about Luthor prove correct.
02:12They chose him! Let them die!
02:16Number 8. Isabella Merced as Kendra Saunders' Hawk Girl
02:20While this is Superman's movie, it makes room for a few other heroes with the Justice Gang.
02:25Of its three members, Eddie Gathegi's Mr. Terrific gets the most screen time.
02:30Hey! Quit messing around!
02:32I'm not messing around. I'm doing important stuff.
02:34As such, we're not sure he qualifies for cameo status.
02:38But Isabella Merced's Hawk Girl is used sparingly enough that we think she counts.
02:42Merced previously auditioned for the titular role in the unreleased Batgirl movie,
02:46which we'd still like to see, assuming Zaslav hasn't deleted it.
02:50That was the draw for me. I liked Batman more.
02:52Yeah.
02:53I love James and his work.
02:55In any case, Merced soars here as Hawk Girl, who provides backup during Superman's kaiju fight.
03:01Hawk Girl sits out Superman's rescue mission but resurfaces for the climax,
03:05revealing that she doesn't have a no-killing policy.
03:08You gotta crack a few corrupt politicians to make a freedom omelet.
03:11I'm a huge fan of the JLU, that series growing up.
03:16I loved the romance between Hawkgirl and Green Lantern.
03:21So, for me, I would love to see a romance blooming for her.
03:26Number 7. Anthony Kerrigan as Rex Mason Metamorpho
03:29Anthony Kerrigan of Barry fame is unrecognizable as Metamorpho,
03:33who shares a cell with Superman in Luther's Pocket Universe prison.
03:37Is this the first live-action Metamorpho?
03:40Uh, yeah, it is.
03:42With his son Joey held captive, Metamorpho reluctantly uses his powers to form Kryptonite.
03:47After Luther spills innocent blood, Metamorpho is compelled to help the Man of Steel,
03:52not only ditching the Kryptonite but giving him a supercharge.
03:55So much went into creating this look, and I'm so thankful for the practical effects.
04:04Rex and Joey are soon reunited with Sapphire Stagg, who Louisa Krause briefly appears as.
04:10No longer content hiding in the shadows,
04:12Metamorpho joins the climactic fight to save Boravia.
04:16He also joins the Justice Gang, which he thinks is a much cooler name than Hawkgirl gives it credit.
04:21Glad to see Kerrigan on the side of good after playing Victor Zsasz in another DC universe.
04:26Hello everyone.
04:29My name is Victor Zsasz.
04:32I'm sent here personally by Don Carmine Falcone himself
04:35on a matter of deep concern to him, so please be respectful.
04:39Number 6. Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Green Lantern
04:43The Justice Gang doesn't have an official leader,
04:46although Guy Gardner would likely claim that title if anyone asked.
04:49Nathan Fillion is another regular in Gunn's filmography.
04:53I'm up there on pals, I'm elbow, rubbing elbows with Superman,
04:56with Hawkgirl, I mean, it's, it's all the people, it's crazy good.
05:03While he essentially has an extended cameo in Superman,
05:07Fillion brings main character energy to the cocky Guy Gardner.
05:10It isn't Fillion's first time playing a Green Lantern,
05:13voicing Hal Jordan in several animated projects.
05:15You might want to give up now.
05:17Crap, it's the Justice League.
05:20While they took the same oath,
05:21Gardner and Jordan have more than a few differences.
05:24Gardner's bowl cut is only the beginning.
05:27Kyle Chandler will appear as Jordan in the upcoming Lantern's HBO series,
05:31which will also see Fillion return as Gardner.
05:34With Fillion dropping by the second season of Peacemaker as well,
05:37that 2011 film should be a distant memory soon enough.
05:41Also, you said that I suck.
05:45It is not funny.
05:47Number 5.
05:48Several familiar voices.
05:50You'd need Superman's hearing to pick up on every voice in the film.
05:54Michael Rosenbaum, himself a former Lex Luthor,
05:57can be heard as Raptor Guard number one.
05:59Most of the voiceover cameos are reserved for the Fortress of Solitude,
06:03where Superman's robots reside.
06:05Superman!
06:05Alan Tudyk leads the robots as number 4,
06:11who later names himself Gary.
06:13Was the name Sonny too obvious?
06:15In a mini Guardians of the Galaxy reunion,
06:18Tom Klementiev, a.k.a. Mantis,
06:20and Michael Rooker, a.k.a. Yondu,
06:22voice two other robots.
06:2314 fractured bones.
06:24Damage to bladder, kidney, large intestine, lungs.
06:28Just as number 12 is the new robot,
06:31Grace Chan is a newcomer,
06:33this being her first theatrical screen credit.
06:35An uncredited Jennifer Holland,
06:37Gunn's wife and best known to fans as Amelia Harcourt,
06:40also lent her voice to another robot toward the end.
06:43I've come to the conclusion you suffer from a particularly severe form
06:46of toxic masculinity.
06:49What?
06:50Number 4.
06:51Bradley Cooper and Angela Seraphion as Jor-El and Lara Lorvan.
06:55In one universe, Bradley Cooper is the voice of a talking raccoon.
06:59Here you go.
07:00Oh, I was just kidding about the leg.
07:02I just need these two things.
07:03What?
07:04No, I thought it'd be funny.
07:05Wasn't funny?
07:06In another, he's Superman's biological father.
07:09No matter the universe, Cooper has range like few others.
07:13The film doesn't spend too much time unpacking how Superman came to our planet,
07:17as we all know that by now.
07:18We're given a glimpse of the world Kal-El left behind
07:21through a recording from his parents.
07:22Cooper appears as Jor-El, while Angela Seraphion from Westworld plays Lara Lorvan.
07:28Not much of a ride on you.
07:30I'll give you a discount.
07:32No offense, but I'd rather earn a woman's affection than pay for it.
07:36Standing out from other versions,
07:38we actually hear Kal-El's parents speak in Kryptonese.
07:41When translated, it seems that the House of El sent their son to Earth to be its protector.
07:46After Lex Luthor fully deciphers the message,
07:48Superman's perception of his Kryptonian parents is forever changed.
07:52No matter what you do to me, Luthor,
07:54your plans will work.
07:58Number 3.
07:59John Cena as Christopher Smith, Peacemaker.
08:02Considering how many of these characters will be in Peacemaker Season 2,
08:06it only makes sense for Chris Smith himself to make a cameo.
08:09Ready for the next adventure, pal?
08:11John Cena has a short yet humorous appearance as Peacemaker,
08:14who visits a Tucker Carlson-esque new program.
08:17Honestly, if superheroes were real,
08:20Peacemaker would arguably be the most well-equipped for a conservative talk show.
08:24As we've seen before,
08:25Peacemaker will believe anything he reads about Superman on Google.
08:28Where do you get this nonsense?
08:32Google.
08:32Well, it's not true.
08:34You know more than Google?
08:35Well, congratulations!
08:36He's more than likely reading one of the many lies that Lex Luthor's monkey bots have spread across the web.
08:42True or false,
08:43Peacemaker never misses an opportunity to crap on Supes,
08:46especially when given a televised audience.
08:49They both wear star-spangled colors,
08:51but these two have very different definitions of America.
08:54The James Gunn quote that I always use,
08:57a douchey, bro-y Captain America.
08:59Start there.
09:01Be that guy.
09:02And then begin to work forward on anything else.
09:05Number 2.
09:06Millie Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Supergirl
09:08When asked about his dog,
09:10Superman says he's more like Crypto's caretaker.
09:13You have a dog?
09:14Near the end,
09:15we're introduced to Crypto's true owner,
09:18Kara Zor-El,
09:19a.k.a. Supergirl.
09:20The cousins already have an established relationship in this continuity,
09:23with Kal-El being the clean-cut defender of humanity
09:26and Kara being the younger, more reckless hero
09:28who's more interested in partying on other planets.
09:31I just hope they like her.
09:33I don't know,
09:33I think that, like,
09:34it's really exciting
09:35and we haven't really had a stand-alone Supergirl film in a long time,
09:40so I just hope that they accept her in the DC family.
09:44Whereas some more recent versions of Supergirl
09:46have been more like a role model,
09:48Millie Alcock from House of the Dragon
09:49plays the character with the spirit of an irresponsible college student.
09:52Now we know where Crypto gets his mischievous tendencies from.
09:56We guess this means that we'll see more of the Superdog
09:58when Alcock takes center stage in next year's solo Supergirl film.
10:02What can we say about Supergirl,
10:04Woman of Tomorrow?
10:05We can say that I am Supergo.
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10:21Number 1. Will Reeve as News Reporter
10:26Initially, this film was going to be titled Superman Legacy.
10:30It's about this pure, good, beautiful guy
10:35who is trying to get by in a world that isn't those things.
10:41And he just happens to have superpowers.
10:43Although the second word was ultimately dropped,
10:46James Gunn pays tribute to the legends
10:47who paved the way for his version of Superman.
10:49At the Daily Planet, you can spot Michael and James Larson,
10:53the grandsons of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel.
10:56Christopher Reeve brought Superman out of the comics,
10:59making us believe a man can fly.
11:01Easy, miss. I've got you.
11:03You've got me? Who's got you?
11:06Although Reeve passed away in 2004,
11:09his son Will appears in the film as a news reporter.
11:12This is fitting in more ways than one.
11:14Not only is Will Reeve an ABC News correspondent in real life,
11:17but his dad played the quintessential mild-mannered reporter in Clark Kent.
11:22Like Clark, this cameo is easy to overlook,
11:25but nothing short of super.
11:26But it was a really nice homage to my family's connection
11:30to this franchise and to the role.
11:32Did you catch any other cameos?
11:34Let us know in the comments.
11:36No need to thank us, sir, as we will not appreciate it.
11:39We have no consciousness whatsoever.
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