Just one week after James Gunn announced the title and release date of the next film in his Superman Saga, the director and DC Studios’ co-chair has confirmed a key detail.
In an interview with Howard Stern, Gunn confirmed that Man of Tomorrow will feature a Superman and Lex Luthor team up.
As part of Gunn’s announcement of the film, which took place across multiple social media platforms, artwork for the film was shared, including a piece from DC Comics’ legend Jim Lee. Fans immediately cleaned from the art that Man of Tomorrow would involve Luthor and Superman working together to take one a shared enemy. Gunn confirmed that, telling Stern that Man of Tomorrow is “a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat.“
“It’s more complicated than that but that’s a big part of it,” continued Gunn. “It’s as much a Lex movie as it is a Superman movie. I loved working with Nicholas Hoult. I relate to the character of Lex, sadly. I really wanted to create something extraordinary with the two of them. I Just love the script so much.”
While fans believe that threat will be Brainiac, that’s yet to be confirmed; however, it may not be long before the villain of Man of Tomorrow is revealed as production is tentatively set to begin early next year.
“I am creating the Superman sequel that we’re starting to shoot in April or so,” Gunn told Stern. With principal photography only seven “or so” months away, casting for the film should begin relatively soon, giving some bread crumbs to those looking to deduce the film’s big bad.
Source: Howard Stern Show
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