Leaked Superman movie footage gives first look at Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner – and their strange ties to the villainous Maxwell Lord
Possible cast and story spoilers ahead for 2025 Superman movie.
A new leak for James Gunn’s Superman movie has revealed our first look at two other heroes in Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner/Green Lantern
The last series of images, courtesy of Cleveland.comshows The last of us Season two star Isabela Merced dressed up as the winged superhero alongside Firefly alumnus Nathan Fillion’s Gardner – the latter is one of many DC characters to have taken on the Green Lantern mantle. The pair can be seen filming a scene alongside David Corenswet’s Man of Steel and Edi Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific, with the quartet being greeted by a small but delighted group of Metropolis residents after presumably saving the day in some way.
FIRST WATCH SPOILER ALERT: Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion) joins Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi), Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), and Superman (David Corenswet) for a high-octane scene in downtown Cleveland. Photos: John Kuntz, https://t.co/WLnOBQdLss pic.twitter.com/vvcXtuBIWGJuly 3, 2024
This new batch of sneaky photos arrives a week after two other major leaks surfaced from the DC Cinematic Universe (DCU) film’s exterior set in Ohio. The first gave fans a better look at Superman’s costume and revealed the first images of Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific, while the second showed Mr. Terrific apparently encountering the Man of Steel’s most loyal friend in Krypto the Superdog.
Gunn, who serves as both the film’s lead writer and director, recently admitted to Threads that he “fully expected” such leaks to emerge from the final shooting location of the DCU Chapter One film. Fortunately, SupermanThe biggest and/or most shocking storylines won’t be spoiled ahead of release, with Gunn also writing on Threads: “I would never shoot a big spoiler in the middle of the city.“
What is the Justice League International? And why do they seem to be associated with DC villain Maxwell Lord?
Another look at HAWGIRL and GUY GARDNER in Superman! by r/DCULeaks
There has been no confirmation that Justice League International – one of the many iterations of the Justice League superteam in DC Comics – will be part of the 2025 issue. Superman film. However, with Hawkgirl, Guy Gardner, and Superman all being part of this super-powered group in the comic book giant’s literary works, fans are putting two and two together and theorizing that we’ll see some variation of this team in the Man of Steel’s next big screen adventure.
If true, it looks like the DCU’s Justice League international lineup will include Hawkgirl, Gardner, Mr. Terrific, and Metamorpho—the latter of which is another hero who has the ability to alter his body on a molecular level. He’ll be played by BarryIt is Anthony Carrigan who, while it is difficult to tell if it is the actor himself, appears to be the person wearing a blue, all-spandex suit in the latest leaked photo.
The Justice League International fan theory also seems to hold true, considering the similarity between Hawkgirl, Gardner, and Mr. Terrific’s costumes. The trio’s supersuits are primarily black and white ensembles and feature the same tight, V-shaped design around the neck/shoulder. To me, that seems too much of a coincidence when they’re all supposed to be individual heroes until Supes shows up.
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Even more intriguing is the fact that they may be in the employ of a certain DC villain: Maxwell Lord, who will be played by Gunn’s brother and frequent collaborator Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Universe, The Suicide Squad) and plays a small role in the 2025 film Superman movie. It’s really hard to say, but thanks to some astute fans on the DCU Leaks Sub-RedditZooming in on one particular image of Fillion’s Gardner, you can see a giant logo etched into the white t-shirt he’s wearing. Normally that wouldn’t be anything to write home about, but when you compare that emblem to the logo of Lord’s in-universe company – LordTech, which can be seen in this image posted on the DCU Leaks Sub-Reddit – they are identical in their design.
So it appears that Lord founded and funds the DCU-sponsored Justice League International in much the same way that Vought International does. The boys. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hawkgirl and co. are actually known as the Justice Lords, a superteam from a parallel universe that exists in DC Comics, in Gunn and Safran’s rebooted comic book world. If my fellow DC lovers and I are on the right track, this would certainly tie in with the rumors that Corenswet’s Superman is the catalyst behind the revival of the world’s blasé group of superheroes; the aforementioned individuals are likely among that contingent. We’ll see if we’re right when Superman will be released in theaters in July 2025.