James Gunn’s Superman is in full swing as the movie has been in production. While Gunn previously revealed the entire cast of the film and small details of the Superman suit and the logo, new leaked images show another character.
Venezuelan actor and singer Maria Gabriela de Faria is set to appear in Superman (the movie was recently renamed from Superman: Legacy) as one of the antagonists of the movie, Angela Spica/The Engineer. However, the new leaked photographs of her reveal that the representation of the character in the movie might deviate from the source material.
Superman Antagonist’s Images Leaked
After the revelation of the Superman suit and logo, another update has come from the set of the James Gunn-directed movie. It might be a “spoiler” for you but the leaked images have revealed details of the character of The Engineer, as Maria Gabriela de Faria was seen ready to roll before the camera ahead of her scene. The actor appeared in a black leather suit, which caught the attention of many fans.
The images captured by Just Jared created a huge splash online. Of course, as the movie is being filmed in real locations rather than in confined studio spaces, it is prone to attract paparazzi. DC’s Shazam! was shot in Toronto and had to endure several leaks as well. Most recently, DC rival Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine faced a similar issue.
As it is widely conceived, The Engineer will be an antagonist in the movie, but in the comics, the character belongs to The Authority, a group of DC anti-heroes.
Will The Engineer Be Different From Comic Books?
As the leaked images from the Superman set hit mass media, fans couldn’t help but notice certain changes in the character of The Engineer. The Duel and Crossing Point star de Faria appeared in a black leather suit instead of her silver skin in the comics. Also, Gunn has changed the haircut of the character. With the changes, fans are wondering what Gunn is actually cooking and what his version of the character might entail.
Looks nothing like comics pic.twitter.com/VbC7jgj43m
— GHOST Ω 🇵🇸 (@Ghost_20999) March 15, 2024
How DARE they not find a silver woman to play her!
— ThatGuyRy (@thatguyry23) March 15, 2024
I had the same thought but probably they'll do more in vfx. I mean, we can only hope.
— Nether (@NetherBi) March 15, 2024
Doesn’t she transform tho?
— ♡ ♡ ♡ (@OfTheSaand) March 15, 2024
If they wanted to use VFX, they would have put the VFX suite on her
— GHOST Ω 🇵🇸 (@Ghost_20999) March 15, 2024
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan starrer movie will mark the dawn of Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU after their grand aim to revamp the entire universe changing the faces of the major frontline heroes. Gunn is making changes to the movie as well, including the title change.
As The Engineer belongs to The Authority, the movie might be just the stepping stone for the character, creating further room for her development in The Authority movie, which is reportedly in development. Superman is on the right track to meet the deadline, per James Gunn’s Threads, who is currently filming the major scenes of the movie in Svalbard, Norway.
Superman is scheduled for a July 11, 2025 release.
