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Man of Tomorrow

Superman and Lex Luthor find themselves forced to work together—to a certain degree—against a much, much bigger threat when Brainiac sets his sights on Earth.

ReleaseJuly 9, 2027
StatusCONFIRMED
StudioDC Studios

Why it matters

James Gunn’s DC Studios Superman film continues the franchise’s recent revival, building on the 2025 entry that re‑established the character for modern audiences.

About Man of Tomorrow

James Gunn follows his 2025 Superman with Man of Tomorrow, the next theatrical step for the DC Studios film universe he is running. The premise puts Superman and Lex Luthor on the same side for once: Brainiac arrives with designs on Earth, and the two settle into a working truce neither of them particularly wants. Gunn is directing from his own script. Nicholas Hoult returns as Luthor, and Lars Eidinger plays Brainiac, a casting Gunn announced himself after what he described as a worldwide search for the part.

The movie opens on July 9, 2027. Principal photography finished after 93 days, with most of the shoot at Trilith Studios in Georgia plus additional filming in Cincinnati and the United Kingdom, which leaves an unusually long post-production stretch for a film this dependent on visual effects. Gunn has not said how closely it ties into the rest of the slate he is assembling, so the sensible way to approach it is as a Superman sequel first and a piece of universe building second.

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