What awesome song is playing during Mr. Terrific fight scene in Superman?
WARNING: Some potentially light spoilers for Superman follow.
Outside of the utterly charming Corenswet, there was one performance -- not including the very (not) good boy, Krypto -- that has been attracting a lot of the recent discussion. Edi Gathegi's turn as Mr. Terrific has been universally praised, and the Justice Gang member had one of the best set pieces in the movie. As Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Mr. Terrific attempted to locate Superman, they faced some of Lex Luthor's (Nicholas Hoult) Raptor henchmen.
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In true Gunn fashion, the needle drop for the moment was absolute perfection.
The song "5 Years Time" by Noah and the Whale came out on the band's 2008 Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down album. The poppy, upbeat song with lyrics that say "and it was fun, fun, fun when we were laughing" counterbalanced with Mr. Terrific blowing things up is a wonderful combination.
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