DC Studios boss James Gunn dropped a shock announcement this week: Superman will return to film theaters in July 2027 with the discharge of Man of Tomorrow. Perhaps that’s not a shock, in the event you acknowledge Superman’s strong workplace efficiency, and Gunn’s breakneck tempo of writing and directing DCU content material. Nonetheless, a Superman sequel turning round quicker than quite a lot of up to date TV reveals could have been sudden by some. However right here’s the factor: Is Man of Tomorrow really a sequel? Or simply one other entry within the cinematic DC Universe?
Based on feedback from Gunn in current weeks and months, Man of Tomorrow just isn’t a direct sequel neither is it explicitly quote-unquote Superman 2. It’s definitely not Superman: Man of Tomorrow. As an alternative, it’s the next installment of the “Superman saga” to reach after subsequent yr’s Supergirl. However anticipate Superman (David Corenswet) to have a “major role” in Man of Tomorrow, a film that might wind up being led by the irredeemable villain Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).
Gunn could also be overly cautious about revealing an excessive amount of about his subsequent Superman saga film, or he could also be buying and selling in semantics about what does or doesn’t represent a sequel — or even when a correct Superman 2 is deliberate. (This post definitely implies Gunn hasn’t written a Superman 2 script but.)
“I’m unsure the way you outline ‘direct sequel,’” Gunn said in July in reply to a fan touch upon Threads. “I just about consider Peacemaker season 2 as a direct sequel [to Superman.]”
Peacemaker season 2 may also function a “Man of Tomorrow prequel,” based on Gunn. He confused the stakes of Peacemaker’s new season in an Instagram post on Thursday, alongside a photograph of John Cena as Chris Smith standing over the actor who performs his alternate-dimension Peacemaker doppelgänger (very briefly) in season 2. Whether or not that’s a clue in regards to the dual-dimension significance of Peacemaker season 2 because it pertains to Man of Tomorrow or only a humorous behind-the-scenes image stays to be seen.
However Gunn has hinted at one thing main taking place on Peacemaker this season, one thing that won’t pop up till episode 8 of the present — which Gunn describes in Threads replies as one of his favorite episodes of the new season. (Will Superman show up?)
Just a few issues are sure. Superman and Lex Luthor will each seem in Man of Tomorrow, with Corenswet and Hoult reprising their roles. It’s virtually assured that Luthor’s Warsuit will seem on-screen, given the three pieces of artwork that accompanied Man of Tomorrow’s announcement. As for the remaining, we’re simply going to have to attend and see the place the “Superman saga” goes — and who Lex and Supes are teaming up against.
