And now, with the new James Gunn-directed Superman, there’s a new wrinkle to Jor-El and Lara, one only suggested by previous comics canon. Throughout the new Superman, our titular hero is comforted by a holographic recording of his parents on Krypton, the kindly Jor-El and Lara, played by Bradley Cooper and Angela Sarafyan. “It's happened before in the comics,” Gunn tells Inverse about this twist. How This Twist Changes Superman ForeverA new Superman for a new era gets a different origin. “I think that I was really careful with what I changed or didn't change about Superman,” Gunn says.