During a recent interview with Jake’s Takes (via Comic Book ), James Gunn revealed Bradley Cooper plays Jor-El in Superman. Really, Bradley’s just doing me a favor. He’s a friend. We’ve stayed in close contact since the Guardians movies, and I admire him greatly as an actor and as a director.

Director James Gunn called upon a Guardian of the Galaxy to play Jor-El in his Superman movie. Rocket Raccoon voice actor Bradley Cooper plays the biological father of Kal-El, Gunn revealed during the L.A. press junket for the film. Rumors of Cooper's casting first surfaced earlier this year.