We could not know precisely what director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn has up his sleeve with the DC Universe as a complete, however he is not less than opening up a couple of highly-anticipated movie nonetheless to come back. After “Superman” flew into theaters this summer season to the candy sound of money registers popping off on the field workplace, Warner Bros. wasted little time transferring forward with its follow-up movie. When the information just lately broke that the sequel would formally be titled “Man of Tomorrow,” followers began to place collectively the clues as to what the plot would possible form as much as be. David Corenswet’s Clark Kent/Superman, Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane had been straightforward locks to return and reprise their roles. However with a universe-worth of prospects to take the story subsequent, how may we slim down the sphere a bit extra?
Luckily, Gunn did it for us. In a current interview with prolific radio host Howard Stern for “The Howard Stern Present” on SiriusXM, the filmmaker opened up about his subsequent directorial mission. Although he remained gentle on precise particulars, he not less than confirmed what many a comic book guide fan possible deemed to be apparent proper from the beginning. Sure, we will safely assume that “Man of Tomorrow” will contain the Man of Metal and his arch-nemesis reluctantly teaming up with a purpose to fend off an excellent larger menace. We’ll let Gunn take it from right here. As he informed Stern:
“It’s a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work collectively, to a sure diploma, towards a a lot, a lot greater menace. And it is extra difficult than that, however that is a giant a part of it. It is as a lot a Lex film as it’s a Superman film […] I beloved working with Nic Hoult, who performed Lex. I relate to the character of Lex Luthor, sadly, so I actually needed to create one thing extraordinary with the 2 of them. Oh man, I simply love the script a lot. I am excited for folks to see the film.”
Man of Tomorrow might be a team-up film between Superman and Lex … however towards who?
Initially, when this upcoming “Superman” film was described as one thing totally different and fewer easy than a easy sequel, many assumed that James Gunn was merely overthinking or being needlessly coy about it. If he was returning to direct one other film with David Corenswet as Superman alongside quite a lot of different DC characters, a lot of whom had been launched within the first movie, what else may it probably be moreover a typical sequel? We would have the reply to that, as Gunn defined to Howard Stern that “Man of Tomorrow” might be simply as a lot a Lex Luthor film as it’s a Superman one. The information that the 2 foes should crew up is not a lot of a bombshell, to be honest — we intuited as a lot from the assorted items of comedian guide paintings posted by Gunn, Corenswet, and Nicholas Hoult on the day the information was first introduced. However now that this has been formally confirmed, it is value questioning in regards to the subsequent main query mark: Precisely who will Superman and Lex be combating?
Gunn conspicuously avoids going into specifics on this entrance, however there are many clues for us to piece collectively ourselves. It stands to motive {that a} xenophobe like Lex would solely be pushed to such determined measures (which, as we keep in mind from his closing scene in “Superman,” would come with both being launched or damaged out of Belle Reve jail) if one other super-powerful extraterrestrial invaded planet Earth. We’re not more likely to double down on Darkseid and even his stooge Steppenwolf this early in Gunn’s DC reboot or so quickly after director Zack Snyder trod comparable floor in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.” We all know that the upcoming “Supergirl” will cope with Milly Alcock’s title character developing towards Jason Momoa’s Lobo, and {that a} “Lanterns” HBO sequence can also be as a result of arrive. So who may that go away us with?
Maybe a Brainiac look is within the playing cards, as we speculated right here. We all know that Gunn really thought-about the super-smart android/cyborg for “Superman” as soon as upon a time earlier than switching gears, so may this be his means of getting again to his authentic plan? Solely time will inform. “Man of Tomorrow” is because of hit theaters July 9, 2027.
