Following James Gunn’s newest Man of Tomorrow feedback, the largest candidate for the Superman sequel’s villain feels fairly apparent. Confirmed to be launched in 2027, Man of Tomorrow won’t be a direct sequel to Superman 2. As a substitute, the DCU movie will probably be a two-hander, starring each David Corenswet’s Superman and Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor as twin leads.
On the finish of Superman, Lex Luthor was being hauled off to Belle Reve after his plans to kill and switch the world towards the Man of Metal failed, together with the Boravian invasion of Jarhanpur. Luthor was publicly uncovered as a traitor, dropping a lot of his credibility. Nevertheless, it appears Lex Luthor won’t be Man of Tomorrow’s villain.
James Gunn Has Confirmed Man of Tomorrow Will Be A Superman/Lex Luthor Crew-Up
Moderately than being the first antagonist as soon as extra in Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn confirmed on The Howard Stern Present that the sequel will see Luthor and Superman becoming a member of forces as unlikely allies:
“It is a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work collectively to a sure diploma towards a a lot, a lot greater menace.”
Retaining that in thoughts, this primarily confirms the concept that the Man of Tomorrow title is in reference to each Superman and Lex Luthor concurrently. Nevertheless, one has to marvel who or what this “a lot greater menace” will probably be.That mentioned, there may be one choice that simply stands above the remaining as the most effective and probably choice for Man of Tomorrow’s villain: Brainiac.
Why Brainiac Makes So A lot Sense For Man of Tomorrow’s “A lot Larger Risk”
Within the unique DC Comics, Brainiac is a robust and hyper-intelligent alien android from the planet Colu. His sole mission is to gather all information throughout the universe, whereas additionally preserving civilizations by shrinking and bottling whole cities.
This consists of the Kryptonian metropolis of Kandor, offering a serious hyperlink to Superman and his alien heritage. Brainiac’s intelligence additionally rivals, if not surpasses, Luthor’s. As such, Brainiac may simply be the proper foil for each “Males of Tomorrow”, threatening the destruction of Earth and/or the bottling of Metropolis, thereby forcing Superman and Luthor to affix forces.
Likewise, an identical team-up towards Brainiac not too long ago occurred in final yr’s Home of Brainiac storyline, offering a key precedent from the comics.
Following a number of well-received animated appearances (and even a live-action look on SyFy’s Krypton), Brainiac has additionally been a long-hoped-for DC villain for years. Many had been hoping to see the Coluan supervillain struggle Henry Cavill’s Superman again within the day in a Man of Metal sequel.
Maybe now, Brainiac can lastly grow to be a actuality within the new DCU continuity with Man of Tomorrow.
Superman
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- Launch Date
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July 11, 2025
- Runtime
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130 minutes
- Producers
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Peter Safran