An A-lister makes an appearance in the new “Superman” movie, in reference to the hero’s origin story.
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for “Superman.”
The new “Superman” features three cameos that may surprise fans —including one that sets up the next movie in the rebooted DC Universe.
The film starts three years into Superman (David Corenswet) being a superhero in Metropolis, but references his origin story. Named Kal-El when his Kryptonian parents sent him in a spaceship to Earth, he is discovered by the Kansas farmers Jonathan (Pruitt Taylor Vance) and Martha Kent (Neva Howell). They name him Clark Kent, and he eventually becomes Superman.
The first major cameo in “Superman” ties into this origin story.Bradley Cooper plays Jor-El, Superman’s father
Thankfully, the 2025 movie does not retread the familiar story of the planet Krypton being destroyed. But it does reveal that Superman rewatches a damaged recording of his parents in his Arctic base, called the Fortress of Solitude, to soothe him after stressful battles.
In the footage, Oscar-nominee Bradley Cooper plays Jor-El, Superman’s father, alongside the “Westworld” actor Angela Sarafyan as Lara Lor-Van, the hero’s mother.
