By If there’s one thing superhero films, and genre films in general really, have increased significantly in recent years – it’s fan service cameos.
This is less about the appearances where the story justifies it, and. more about slipping in superheroes just for the sake of it – something both DC and Marvel films have been guilty of in their time.
It’s a practice we can probably expect less of in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s upcoming DC Universe reboot judging by comments Gunn has made on Threads recently.
In his postings, Gunn says the appearances of characters like Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillon) and Hawkgirl (Isabela Mercad) in his upcoming “Superman: Legacy” film is about building out a universe, and not meaningless cameos:
“I call that ‘Cameo Porn’ and it has been one of the worst elements of recent superhero films. If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise. I don’t mind actual cameos – if it’s a glimpse or a moment, an Easter egg. What bothers me is when they mangle an elegant story by shoehorning characters in – they aren’t there because the story calls for it, but for some other reason.”
The comments come in the wake of several films this past year alone from “The Flash” to “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” to “The Marvels” which have seemingly engaged in the practice.
“Superman: Legacy” is set to open in theaters July 11th 2025.
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