SUPERMAN: Major Cameo Leaks As Jor-El Actor Is Finally Revealed - SPOILERS

SUPERMAN: Major Cameo Leaks As Jor-El Actor Is Finally Revealed - SPOILERS

With test screenings underway, it was only a matter of time before major spoilers started to surface and it looks like a source has leaked the Oscar-nominated actor that will be breathing life into Jor-El!

By RohanPatel - Mar 28, 2025 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

With test screenings fully underway for James Gunn's upcoming Superman, it was only a matter of time before spoilers started to surface and it looks like a major cameo has found its way online.

SPOILERS AHEAD

While the rumor mill had floated the names of Tom Cruise and Chris Pratt possibly being in the mix for Jor-El in recent weeks, the noted leaker ViewerAnon has learned the actor's true identity, and, while it's unsurprisingly one of Gunn's former Guardians of the Galaxy stars, it's an actor we'd only heard, not seen before. 

As per his sources, 12x Academy Award-nominee Bradley Cooper (The Hangover; Guardians of the Galaxy; Avengers: Endgame) has been enlisted to play Jor-El, the father of Superman. 

He'll only appear in the first few minutes of the movie, so while it's not really a major plot spoiler, it does seemingly reveal that we'll once again be visiting the destruction of Krypton and meeting baby Kal-El before he's sent to Earth. 

Warner Bros will host its CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday evening, so we'd reckon a new trailer could be made available online around the same time it debuts in Vegas, but we'd recommend everyone to also temper expectations as it's just as likely they'll keep that footage exclusive to the CinemaCon audience. 

Cooper recently guest starred on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones, and received much acclaim for his performance as Elijah Gemstone, which may have put him in the frontrunner spot for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. 

The perennial Oscar nominee is, of course, best known to comic book movie fans for his role as Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having voiced the role since 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. He's also appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Avengers: Infinity WarAvengers: EndgameThor: Love and Thunder, I Am Groot, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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While his name wasn't announced on Wednesday with the first half of the Avengers: Doomsday cast, Cooper is expected to reprise his role in the upcoming Avengers sequel and/or in Avengers: Secret Wars

His other recent credits include, but are not limited to, A Star is BornMaestroIFAbbott ElementaryDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesNightmare AlleyLicorice PizzaThe Mule, Chef, War Dogs, Limiteless, Aloha, and The Hangover trilogy. 

Superman will star David Corenswet as the titular Man of Steel, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The supporting cast consists of Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner/Green Lantern), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Pruitt Taylor Vince (Jonathan Kent), Neva Howell (Martha Kent), Wendell Pierce (Perry White), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Beck Bennett (Steve Lombard), Mikaela Hoover (Cat Grant), Christopher McDonald (Ron Troupe), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Terence Rosemore (Otis), Frank Grillo (Rick Flag Sr.), María Gabriela de Faría (The Engineer), Milly Alcock (Kara Zor-El/Supergirl), Sean Gunn (Maxwell Lord), Alan Tudyk (TBD), and Will Reeve (TBD).

Superman hits theaters on July 11!


“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. 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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Pictilli
Pictilli - 3/28/2025, 6:21 PM
Awesome casting!
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/28/2025, 6:48 PM
@Pictilli - He definitely has that same nice-guy vibe as most of the Superman actors. Just now realizing we've never had a sane Jor-El in live action...
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 6:52 PM
@Pictilli - i know right!? Who Will say Jonathan Majors Comeback was Jor El
Pictilli
Pictilli - 3/28/2025, 11:19 PM
Hopefully he will not speak english or any other human language in the role (also hoping Clark creates the S symbol this time around instead of it being from Krypton but I doubt it happens)
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 3/28/2025, 6:24 PM
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McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/28/2025, 11:07 PM
@harryba11zack - lol great scene
Kneeonbrown
Kneeonbrown - 3/28/2025, 6:24 PM
Its going to be insanely difficult to not see him as anything other than a space raccoon but im willing to try.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/28/2025, 6:49 PM
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TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 7:31 PM
@Kneeonbrown - he looks like a human guy in real life so it should be fine.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 3/28/2025, 6:25 PM
It doesn’t get better this .

[frick] these haters.

DC is here to stay.

Bradley Cooper? Forget about it.

It would had been nice to have Uncle Tom but Bradley is just perfect.

Let’s go.

For [frick]s sake
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/28/2025, 11:08 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - Cooper is a way better choice than Cruise and I love Cruise.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 3/29/2025, 5:11 AM
@McMurdo - My G, it's been a while!

I’m not sure if it's way better, but either way, the casting is great.

I liked the idea of Tom Cruise in the role because seeing him portray a father figure would have been really interesting.

But in any case, we have a solid choice here. 👊🏿
POWERDUDE
POWERDUDE - 3/28/2025, 6:26 PM
Perfect casting. Bradley has great range. He’ll be a heroic Jor-el, just like Russell was in Man Of Steel!!!!
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JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 3/28/2025, 6:28 PM
Gotg 5! 😮‍💨😮‍💨

I bet bautista is ultra man
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/28/2025, 6:30 PM
TBH I would've preferred Kurt Russell since his VOL.2 look screamed Jor-El.

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/28/2025, 6:36 PM
@NinnesMBC - i always felt like he would be a better Pa Kent but could have worked as Jor El also.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/28/2025, 6:38 PM
@TheVisionary25 - He surely could have played both. His advantage is being a veteran actor. I feel that Bradley Cooper would nail Jor-El but in a couple more of years.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/28/2025, 6:41 PM
@NinnesMBC - i think he could nail it now

Let’s not forget that Jor El has been portrayed older & younger in some iterations like Superman The Animated series & such.

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/28/2025, 6:59 PM
@TheVisionary25 - It's true and I can agree with the argument that it's logical to present Jor-El as a young person since he and Lara had just become fathers and welcomed baby Clark/Ka-El to the world before Krypton exploded.

Being honest it comes down to the fact that I've never seen Bradley Cooper in a father role so far at all in all his career. So seeing him briefly playing it here will make it harder to judge.
SurfinSuperman
SurfinSuperman - 3/28/2025, 7:15 PM
@NinnesMBC - Bradley Cooper is now older than Russell Crowe was when he played Jor-El
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 7:33 PM
@NinnesMBC - thank you for being honest about that. Russell would have been a really great choice. Maybe a bit old at this point but it could have worked.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 3/28/2025, 7:41 PM
@NinnesMBC - I mean, how old do you want the father of a new infant to be? Cooper is 50 and actually has a daughter aged 7 lol.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/28/2025, 8:12 PM
@NinnesMBC - Kurt Russell for Kal’s grandfather.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/28/2025, 8:26 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Joe-El should be in his 30s maybe early 40s at the most in my opinion. Brando was too old for the role and not at all comic accurate. They just had them in the movie because they thought it would help put extra butts in seats.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/28/2025, 11:10 PM
@NinnesMBC - he will nail Jor El this july
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/28/2025, 11:11 PM
@SurfinSuperman - he doesn't look it.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 3/29/2025, 2:41 AM
@RolandD - I don't think Brando was that old when they filmed Superman, I think they just gave him white hair on the film to give a visual difference in age, for if Brando had solid black hair like in the comics he would have looked too young.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/29/2025, 4:31 AM
@RolandD - It'd actually be nice to see a Jor-El in his twenties for once since most new fathers are in their twenties.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/29/2025, 9:12 AM
@ObserverIO - Exactly! In the silver age, the way that Curt Swan drew him, he often looked about the age of Superman in the current day. Back then, Superman was an eternally 29 years old.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/29/2025, 9:18 AM
@TheVandalore - But that’s my point. He would not have looked too young with black hair. As @ObserverIO said below, most first time dads are in their twenties. In stories showing him around the time just before Krypton’s destruction, he is has always been shown to look around the age of present day Superman. Obviously, it doesn’t ruin the movie for me if he’s not, but I’m just talking about what would be comic accurate.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 3/29/2025, 9:22 AM
@RolandD - I agree with you. It makes sense with your logic. I'm just saying I also see why they made the decision they ultimately went with too. And honestly I think the white hair ended up being iconic for Joe El on film. But I definitely get your point and agree. I also wonder if the white hair might have been a creative thing Brando pushed for himself.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/29/2025, 9:28 AM
@TheVandalore - Maybe. The only thing that I know that he did push for is a monitor with his lines running so that he didn’t have to learn them.😂
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 3/29/2025, 9:32 AM
@RolandD - wouldn't be surprised if the wig was just to hide an earpiece feeding him his lines lol
RolandD
RolandD - 3/29/2025, 5:26 PM
@TheVandalore - 😂 There is still fun to be had on this website
grif
grif - 3/28/2025, 6:31 PM
not sure why but i think mr terrific is going to steal the movie

UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/28/2025, 6:50 PM
@grif - It would be so ironic if Mr. Terrific was anything but
IronDean2099
IronDean2099 - 3/28/2025, 6:33 PM
I can't believe Supermans dad is a rabbit.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/28/2025, 8:13 PM
@IronDean2099 - He’s not a rabbit. He’s a trash panda.
Timerider
Timerider - 3/29/2025, 12:49 AM
@RolandD - actually, he’s a build-a-bear.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 3/29/2025, 10:28 AM
@IronDean2099 - The word you are looking for is, Rodent. Or better known and commonly used, Rat!

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