JAMES Gunn has added more actors to his upcoming DC movie, “Superman: Legacy”, with the latest being “Barry” actor Anthony Carrigan.
As reported on Variety, the actor, most known as NoHo Hank in the HBO series, will be playing the classic character Metamorpho/Rex Mason, a founding member of the Outsiders.
First created within the 57th issue of “The Brave and The Bold” in 1957, ordinary archeologist and adventurer Rex Mason goes along with numerous other people from Stagg Enterprises to fetch a one-of-a-kind relic called the Orb of Ra from an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
But in an unlucky turn of events, the boss of the billion-dollar company finds out that Mason is secretly dating his daughter right before the expedition is final. An overpowering bodyguard who accompanies Mason knocks him out once there and traps him in the same room as the orb.
Absorbing the artifact’s strange earthly abilities, Mason ultimately becomes Metamorpho and can willingly transmute into any element, has shape-shifting capabilities, and now becomes resistant to blunt force and energy attacks.
Besides the typical upgrades to strength and endurance, the new and improved Rex Mason is also invulnerable to an extent considering he has already died and come back to life quite a few times in the comics.
While the actor has risen to great fame through his role on HBO’s “Barry” and pop culture enthusiasts may be familiar with him already from his portrayal of Victor Zsaz on the long-running “Gotham” series on Fox, the character of Metamorpho may not be instantly recognisable for some casual comic fans or even a general audience.
“I’m excited just to shake things up. Noho Hank is such a specific character, and I’m excited to play someone completely different and surprise people with just being unrecognisable,” said Carrigan about his casting.
Speaking about the character, the actor said, “I think he’s one of the coolest characters out there, so to get to bring him to light is something really special and it’s also really, really unique.”
When an update was made last month regarding James Gunn’s first DCU movie, a short statement was also teased that the plot of “Superman: Legacy” would involve The Last Son of Krypton actually being part of a world where superheroes were already existing, fighting crime and scouring the streets for bad guys to put away.
Carrigan joins David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, who will play Superman and Lois Lane respectively, as well as Nathan Fillion (Green Lantern), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl) and Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific).
“Superman: Legacy” is slated to debut on July 11, 2025 and will be the first feature film in the rebooted DC Universe under Gunn and Peter Safran.
