The new Superman trailer that released last week gave us better looks at the character of Metamorpho, played by Anthony Carrigan. We also get to see how this reluctant hero is being used against Superman (David Corenswet) by Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult). In one scene we see Superman in a cell being beaten with Metamorpho sitting behind him.
If you look closely, his hand is a glowing shade of green, meaning he likely used his ability to transform his body into other elements to make his hand into Kryptonite to weaken Superman. And while there is no evidence in the comics that he’s ever done it, it is conceivable that Metamorpho could use his molecular reconstruction abilities and elasticity to take the size and form of a kaiju-like creature. Either way he’s definitely being manipulated by Lex.
Carrigan was asked recently by the DC Studio Showcase podcast about what comics were his inspiration for the characters. The Barry actor said, “Basically, whatever I could get my hands on. It was really important to me — and I think it was also one of the reasons James hired me — is because this character in particular has this real kind of pathos to him. And unlike a lot of superheroes, he’s not crazy about the fact that he’s a superhero. He feels cursed by what he has. And so I really kind of bring something to that, and it really lit a fire.”
So while other heroes will appear in the film, it looks like Metamorpho has the potential to go from unwilling tool to the hero from the comics.
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