James Gunn Reveals New ‘Superman’ Villain Performed By A ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Alum

Superman has yet one more villain to cope with! James Gunn has launched a brand new BTS picture that includes a Guardians of the Galaxy star in a complete new function.

Superman has a villain drawback. Not that its villains are dangerous. Reasonably, James Gunn simply can’t appear to cease including them! Whereas the principle one is Lex Luthor, there’s no scarcity of minor villains able to take the stage within the upcoming movie. Otis, Eve Tessmacher, The Engineer, Rick Flag Sr., Ultraman, even the Hammer of Boravia (Despite the fact that we predict they could be associated to a different villain on that listing!)

And it appears yet one more villain is being added to that listing! James Gunn shared a brand new BTS picture on Instagram showcasing Stephen Blackehart, an actor he’d beforehand collaborated with within the Guardians of the Galaxy movies as Steemie Blueliver, a dispatcher on Knowhere. No, Blackehart is ready to hitch Superman as yet one more supporting character, taking part in the villainous assistant to Lex Luthor often called Sydney Happersen.

Is Superman Hiding Some Mad Science?

Clearly, Stephen Blackehart probably isn’t going to play a significant function in Superman. Nevertheless, the truth that James Gunn determined to share this BTS picture could give us some perception on how the villain will play into the film. The picture exhibits Blackehart screaming, suggesting that he’s seeing one thing horrible or being attacked.

Within the comics, Sydney Happersen died when Lex Luthor determined to not observe via on his plans to bomb Metropolis, his demise being the results of his try to launch the missiles. It’s doable that this BTS picture comes from a second in Superman the place Sydney pushes Lex’s experiments additional than he desires, with the plan backfiring and resulting in his demise. Maybe he unleashes a sure alien parasite onto his physique?

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