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James Gunn Reveals How Bradley Cooper Cameo Came About In ‘Superman’


James Gunn's box-office hit Superman is full of cameos, and there's one particular collaboration that came about via a past connection to the MCU.

In the opening moments of the David Corenswet superhero vehicle, actors Bradley Cooper and Angela Sarafyan briefly appear as Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, Kal-El’s birth parents, in a voice recording that hints at the grave reason for Superman’s presence on Earth. Despite being attached to the 1980 sequel, The Godfather actor did not appear in the project due to creative differences and his suit against the film’s producers over profit-sharing; his excised scenes eventually made it into the 2006 restored Richard Donner cut. When he gets drawn into conflict at home and abroad, the Man of Steel — and his trusty flying dog Krypto — must contend with swiftly shifting public opinion as tech billionaire Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) spots an opportunity to ascend.

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