SUPERMAN Featurette Spotlights Uplifting New Footage; Unveils Metamorpho, Lex Luthor's Armor, & More

SUPERMAN Featurette Spotlights Uplifting New Footage; Unveils Metamorpho, Lex Luthor's Armor, & More

To mark Superman Day, Warner Bros./DC Studios have released a behind-the-scenes featurette for James Gunn's Superman, and it's packed with brand-new footage...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 18, 2025 12:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

DC Studios didn't release a new Superman trailer to mark Superman Day, but we do have a behind-the-scenes featurette spotlighting quite a bit of new footage and a couple of significant reveals.

In addition to our first full look at Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, the video features more of the mysterious Superman clone (believed to be named Ultraman) in action, Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Perry White (Wendell Pierce) inside the Daily Planet, Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced) striking a pose, and The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) facing various challenges (some offscreen).

We also get what appears to be a first look at Lex Luthor is his comic-accurate War Suit armour, although the distance makes it difficult to tell for certain.

Check out the featurette, which also includes interviews with director James Gunn and his cast, below. We also have the latest McFarlane Toys reveals.

Superman also stars Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner. Sara Sampaio is on board as Lex's assistant/lover Eve Teschmacher, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell will play "Ma" and "Pa" Kent, and Milly Alcock's Supergirl has been confirmed to make her debut ahead of her own Woman of Tomorrow movie.

"And that’s a wrap," Gunn posted earlier this year when filming concluded. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honor. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that I am forever grateful."

You can check out an updated synopsis for the movie below.

"In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind."

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epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 12:52 PM
I can’t wait for this movie! Saw this behind the scenes about six times already and has me so pumped!
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/18/2025, 3:41 PM
@epc1122 - I'm with you. After 'Returns' and Snyder-verse attempts, this looks like the best thing since Christopher Reeve
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 4:19 PM
@lazlodaytona - did you like Superman and Lois? For the record, I like most versions of Superman and can find something to enjoy about each interpretation but understand that not everyone shares the same belief and that I like some more than others.
DTor91
DTor91 - 4/18/2025, 7:15 PM
@epc1122 - Same here, brother!
MG0019
MG0019 - 4/18/2025, 8:03 PM
@epc1122 - I really like Superman & Lois, although I haven't finished it yet.

I told all my friends this: you can watch that first episode of S&L, and be totally satisfied. That first 1hr episode is almost like a perfect Superman short film.

I'm the Super-Nerd amongst my friends, they're all Batman plebs, lol. But everyone of them came back saying that first episode was solid, and that they could see why Supes is my favorite. One of them actually finished the whole thing well ahead of me, haha.
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 8:13 PM
@MG0019 - you have got to finish it but without spoiling it (hopefully I’m not and sorry if I have) but you can watch the first episode and the last episode of the series and I think it’s a perfect bookend. I definitely wish the series lasted longer but understand that gunns movie is coming out soon. While I think we could have multiple versions of Superman at the same time, the show was expensive and they need to focus on the movie doing well because there’s a lot riding on it.
Pictilli
Pictilli - 4/19/2025, 3:23 AM
@epc1122 - is this the new theme music:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DImN_6OzHSt/

Sounds excellent if so!
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/19/2025, 7:48 AM
@Pictilli - good morning. I appreciate you sending this link to me 😊. I think this might be just for the funko pop but it sounds good. I think the music from the trailer is the new theme bc that was actually able to be purchased through Apple. This is good but I absolutely love the trailer music. Thanks again. I never get funko pops but I think these look nice. 😊
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/19/2025, 7:52 AM
@Pictilli - after listening to it more and since yesterday was Superman day, maybe I’m wrong and both songs are included in the movie? In the three seconds since my last response it has grown on me and it does sound very Superman 😊
ComicBookPsycho
ComicBookPsycho - 4/18/2025, 12:56 PM
Metamorpho looks insane. Love that he's fully practical.
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 12:58 PM
@ComicBookPsycho - after all this time, I’m surprised they revealed his look in a behind the scenes video.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 12:57 PM
Metamorpho looks kinda shit 🤣🤣🤣
Superman's suit is horrible man 😩😩
And why does david almost look less imposing than nick hoult 😭🤣

I like superman's cloak and the use of practical robots though (i thought they were all cgi) 👀
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 1:00 PM
@JurassicClunge - also I like that James added Lex's powersuit 👀
McMurdo
McMurdo - 4/18/2025, 2:17 PM
@JurassicClunge - Metamorpho looks straight out of the comics. Emoji spam can't save ya bud.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 2:21 PM
@McMurdo - no he doesn't, he looks like a dude in a fat suit. I'd rather them have done the skin prosthetics similar to killmongers where it looks more like his actual skin than a guy in a rubber suit.....bud 😌😌
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/18/2025, 3:45 PM
@JurassicClunge - dude.....seriously. How many Marvel 'suits' look like garbage/nothing like the comics yet you nerds fawn over everything they put out. The story is more important than anything .... so, seriously...you already don't like it? Sod off Superman talk-backs. Seriously. Get a life.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 3:58 PM
@lazlodaytona - shut your bitch ass up sir and stop crying because people have different opinions to yours😅

I have long been a critic of the MCU suits and Gunn brought that shitty quality over to DC. Everything cheap and is a major downgrade.

If you can't stand to see other people's opinions maybe should go to a safe place where everyone glazes the things you like. Grow up and get a life you man child 😘
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 4/18/2025, 3:59 PM
@JurassicClunge - Bait used to be believable
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 4:01 PM
@comicfan100 - what are you referring to sir? 🤔
RedFury
RedFury - 4/18/2025, 4:08 PM
@JurassicClunge - telling someone to grow up while also saying "shut your bitch ass up sir" is very ironic.

Have your opinion- that's fine. But trying to claim the high ground while talking like a child is pretty funny to me.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 4:09 PM
@RedFury - keep laughing bitch ass 😘🥰
RedFury
RedFury - 4/18/2025, 4:12 PM
@JurassicClunge - I will, thanks for the love!
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/18/2025, 4:14 PM
@RedFury - sometimes love is all we need! 🥰

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RedFury
RedFury - 4/18/2025, 4:44 PM
@JurassicClunge - alright you've swooned me. I'm a massive Beatles fan, you win 😆
rkshuttleworth
rkshuttleworth - 4/19/2025, 11:08 AM
@JurassicClunge - you are acting like a manchild because you can't handle an opinion of your opinion. And your opinion sucks. If you want to dish out criticism then be able to handle criticism yourself.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 4/19/2025, 12:02 PM
@rkshuttleworth - you're acting like a man child because you can't handle that i can handle an opinion of my opinion! I wasn't the first to throw insults 😅 but if someone wants to insult me over and opinion I'll kindly insult them back with emojis of love 😘
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 4/18/2025, 12:59 PM
This was so much better than both trailers. Suit looks great, sounds like they’ve captured an hopeful tone, everyone looks like their characters and the costumes actually look good in motion. I’m pumped!

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IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 4/18/2025, 12:59 PM
I swear that fellow looks like Zordon to me ever since the trailer.
Alucard28
Alucard28 - 4/18/2025, 12:59 PM
Looks really cool
Webheaded225
Webheaded225 - 4/18/2025, 1:00 PM
Why is everything around the promos for this movie about James Gunn? All they do in these featurettes is praise how great he is, you'd think the guy was Kubrick. I wish i could see and read more about Corenswet and his relationship with the character, but all we ever get is Gunn, Gunn and Gunn. I get it but it bothers me.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 4/18/2025, 1:01 PM
@Webheaded225 - because he's a narcissist
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 4/18/2025, 1:02 PM
@Webheaded225 - even at cinema con the presentation was all about James gunn
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 1:07 PM
@Webheaded225 - I think initially, a movie has to come from the directors vision so he’s trying to express how much he loves the character and how he has a vision for Superman. As we get closer to the movies release date and the stars get interviewed, we’ll see their point of view. But at this point, Superman and gunns success from marvel are the draw. From a marketing standpoint, at least to me it makes sense.
Webheaded225
Webheaded225 - 4/18/2025, 1:11 PM
@epc1122 - It makes sense. But i do think they are overdoing it. It constantly sounds like "Please watch this movie, we know you have no reason to do it, but hey IT'S MADE BY THE GOTG GUY, ITS MADE BY THE GUY WHO WAS IN MARVEL! TRUST HIM! TRUST HIM!", seems like that's the only selling point. Like it's a SUPERMAN movie, the draw shouldn't be just "hey it's made by the guy who turned D-list Marvel characters in A-list Marvel characters", Superman is very important as a character and has a lot to say about society, humanity, pop culture history, even philosophical questions. Like, the focus being, instead of one of the greatest characters ever created, on the guy who directed Scooby Doo and Slither just bothers me lol
epc1122
epc1122 - 4/18/2025, 1:20 PM
@Webheaded225 - i see it differently. I like to see that the director is so passionate about this character. Not that past directors weren’t passionate, but it’s nice to see passion and love. Usually we get these types of videos in the bonus scenes of dvds but they’re showing it now. Some people just have a problem with Gunn even though he didn’t do anything to them so it comes off as oft putting. I remember Bryan singer did video journals of the making of Superman returns which I thought was a nice touch too. I mean this was a two minute behind the scenes look and he’s in maybe 45 seconds of it talking about his passion, is it really that bad or frustrating?
Gambito
Gambito - 4/18/2025, 1:26 PM
@Webheaded225 - like it or not he is a name in the genre thanks to the guardians trilogy and making those C listers into mainstream success. People like us who watch these movies have def seen his previous work so it’s good advertising to promote a critically acclaimed director
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 4/18/2025, 1:44 PM
@Webheaded225 - Because This not a Superman movie, this is JAMES GUNN's superman movie. He wants to be bigger than character.
Pictilli
Pictilli - 4/18/2025, 1:57 PM
@Webheaded225 - because Gunn is awesome and the reason why this will work
McMurdo
McMurdo - 4/18/2025, 2:19 PM
@Webheaded225 - all ya gotta do is watch any of the interviews with the cast post cinema con and you'll get just that.

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Goldboink
Goldboink - 4/18/2025, 2:20 PM
@Webheaded225 -

Because he has a particular brand and a track record of success. They are leaining heavily into the success of GoTG, wherein he took a bunch of nobody charactes and made people care about them. He has a very unique style that $1billion worth of viewers will line up for if it's good.
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