James Gunn Shares New Photo From SUPERMAN Fortress Of Solitude As Work On MAN OF TOMORROW Accelerates

Superman opened to positive reviews last summer – it has an 83% review rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 93% on fan-generated Popcornmeter – and ended up becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of 2025.

A worldwide haul of $616.8 million may not have broken any records, but it’s a big step in the right direction for DC after a string of pre-DC Studios flops. We are already working on a sequel, The man of tomorrow. The difference is that it will revolve both around Superman And Lex Luthor as they battle Brainiac.

As enthusiasm for The man of tomorrow continues to build, filmmaker James Gunn today shared a new look at David Corenswet’s Kryptonian superhero entering the Fortress of Solitude.

This is a massive, undeniably impressive and practical package. We bet it will be used again in The man of tomorrow and beyond, and Gunn recently confirmed that he is still working on storyboards for the upcoming film.

The teaser confirmed that Lex will don his classic Warsuit from the comics. It’s really exciting, although Gunn’s recent comments indicated that we should lower our expectations when it comes to the chances of Batman and Wonder Woman appearing in his film. Superman follow up.

“I don’t think it’s ever really been done.” the co-CEO of DC Studios recently spoke about his position within the company. “Even Walt Disney was more of a producer than a director. It’s an experience. And yes, sometimes it probably seems like madness, especially since I don’t do the most conventional films. But I like big spectacle. That’s my thing. Initially, I said no to the job.”

“I didn’t want to do what Kevin Feige is doing. But once Peter and I realized we were going to do it together, it became exciting.” » Gunn remarked. “I still don’t know if it’s sustainable in the long term. It’s a lot. There just aren’t enough hours in the day.”

He pushed on what he might reveal about next year Superman following, The man of tomorrow. “At its core, it’s about Clark and Lex. I identify with both of them. I identify with Lex’s ambition and obsession – without the killing. And I identify with Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of me.” » he said, emphasizing his personal connection with the film’s protagonists.

Written and directed by James Gunn, The man of tomorrow stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, and Frank Grillo as Rick Flag, Sr. We recently learned that Lars Eidinger will play the film’s big bad, Brainiac.

Several actors and characters are rumored to appear, including Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart/Green Lantern and John Cena’s Peacemaker.

The man of tomorrow hits theaters July 9, 2027. Check out this new BTS photo of Superman in the social posts below.