Matthew Lillard Cast in James Gunn’s Superman 2

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Is Superman’s next villain Springtrap? Or Ghsotface? Not quite. Matthew Lillard is taking a trip from Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza to Metropolis for the upcoming Superman movie. James Gunn seemingly confirmed that Lillard is joining the cast of Superman 2: Man of Tomorrow by posting a photo of them together, on Threads, of course. “Just casually hanging out with my longtime friend @matthewlillard for no reason,” he wrote. It’s a Scooby Doo reunion that’s not nostalgia bait; Gunn wrote the Scooby Doo (2002) movie, which many fondly remember Lillard’s performance as Shaggy.

While Lillard’s casting isn’t a result of Quentin Tarantino’s rude comments from last year, his unnecessary callout did remind other filmmakers that Lillard would be a great addition to their movie. It’s basically a reverse Barbara Streisand effect; if someone is trying to share an unfavorable opinion about you, it only makes other people hire you more. At the time, George Clooney said he would be “honored” to work with Lillard, so if Gunn has another role he needs to cast, he should give Clooney a call.

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