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 at the very least 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 shifting forward with its follow-up movie. When the information 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 potentialities to take the story subsequent, how may we slender down the sphere a bit extra?
Happily, Gunn did it for us. In a latest 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 at the very least confirmed what many a comic book e book fan possible deemed to be apparent proper from the beginning. Sure, we are able to safely assume that “Man of Tomorrow” will contain the Man of Metal and his arch-nemesis reluctantly teaming up in an effort to fend off an excellent better risk. We’ll let Gunn take it from right here. As he instructed Stern:
“It’s a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work collectively, to a sure diploma, towards a a lot, a lot larger risk. 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 can 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 simple 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 a variety of different DC characters, lots of whom had been launched within the first movie, what else may it probably be moreover a regular sequel? We would have the reply to that, as Gunn defined to Howard Stern that “Man of Tomorrow” can be simply as a lot a Lex Luthor film as it’s a Superman one. The information that the 2 foes should group up is not a lot of a bombshell, to be truthful — we intuited as a lot from the varied items of comedian e book 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 concerning 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 cause {that a} xenophobe like Lex would solely be pushed to such determined measures (which, as we bear 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 prone 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 take care of 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 manner of getting again to his unique plan? Solely time will inform. “Man of Tomorrow” is because of hit theaters July 9, 2027.
