James Gunn teases the second chapter of the “Superman Saga” of the DCU for some time now, and last week, the filmmaker officially announced that Man of tomorrow should be released on July 9, 2027.
Although the film certainly resembles a Superman The rest, Gunn seems reluctant to call it as such, which clearly indicates several times that he does not consider the project as direct follow -up.
The specific details of the story are always under the wraps, but some intriguing points of the plot have filtered. Below you will find a list of everything we know Man of tomorrow so far.
Gunn will write and direct, and have already completed a treatment
Although a finished script is probably still outside, Gunn recently revealed that he had finished a complete treatment for the film.
“All this,” He said when he was asked what part of the story he had written. “Just in the necessary and long stage to rewrite and rewrite a little more. It was very fun. Trying to do a little before Peacemaker was broadcast because we like to look at it as soon as he arrives.”
Fans were surprised to learn how much Man of tomorrow is, and some have criticized Gunn for having prioritized his next DCU project on projects that have already been announced, such as Batman: the courageous and the fat. Others are simply happy to see that Gunn does not intend to rest on his laurels and wants to continue the story of Superman on the big screen as quickly as possible.
Superman and Lex Luthor will team up
The work that accompanied the announcement led to speculations according to which the man of steel (David Corenswet) will join his sworn enemy, Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), who has now been confirmed.
“It’s more complicated than that, but it’s a large part of it,” Gunn said in an interview with Howard Stern. “It is as much a Lex film as a superman film. I loved working with Nicholas Hoult. I relate to the character of Lex, unfortunately. I really wanted to create something extraordinary with both. I love the script so much.”
We still do not know what this new threat will be, but Brainiac seems likely.
Superman support characters will come back
Gunn may not consider Man of tomorrow A Superman Following, but we know that several key characters in the restart of DCU will join Supes and Lex in the film.
From now on, only Lois Lane de Rachel Brosnahan was confirmed by Gunn, but Isabela Merced strongly hinted his return while Hawkgirl shortly after the news, and rumors indicate that Supergirl (Milly Alcock) and even Lobo (Jason Momoa) joining the melee.
How much screen time these characters obviously get, but some have estimated that Superman was a little overloaded as is.
The title may not refer to Superman
We enter the territory of speculation here, but Gunn has confirmed that the film will not be titled Superman: Man of Tomorrow, and his insistence that the film is not a “directly” sequel has given way to an intriguing theory.
“Could the man of tomorrow” really be Lex Luthor?
As ruthless as his methods may be, the bad guy clearly considers himself as the true Savior of humanity, who only nourishes his hatred and jealousy of the stranger who has plunged and captured the heart and mind of the masses. Since Man of Tomorrow is “as much a Lex film as a superman film”, it is quite possible that the title refers to him.
