Dedicated to blazing a trail in the comic book movie landscape, the inimitable James Gunn, director and co-head of the DC Universe with Peter Safran, is currently in post-production on "Superman: Man of Tomorrow." The sequel to last year's compelling "Superman," which launched the historic label's new narrative cycle with a bang, promises to further elevate the entertainment experience, intertwining its development with upcoming releases, both on the big and small screen, that belong to the same interconnected world.
According to preliminary information, "Superman: Man of Tomorrow" will feature a unique partnership between the Man of Steel and his archenemy Lex Luthor, who will be forced to team up to thwart the plans of the dangerous and superintelligent Brainiac. David Corenswet will return as the Man of Steel, while Nicholas Hoult will also return as Luthor. Also returning are Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, and Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher. Milly Alcock, who played Supergirl in "Superman" and the film of the same name released last June, will also be returning. It can easily be assumed, in this case, that the heroine will have a more impactful role than the cameo of her first appearance.
As we await the film's release, scheduled for July 9th of next year, we're somewhat surprised to learn that the director has already begun writing the first drafts of a new screenplay. Confirmation came directly from Gunn himself, in a comment on his Threads profile, in response to a fan who asked if he was ready to move on to another project. He wrote, with his usual humor, "I'm already in. I had to do something while I waited for the assembly cut!" With no details yet available about this new effort, whether it concerns the plot or its possible place in the DCU, we can at least deduce from the information reported that "Man of Tomorrow" has already completed the assembly cut, or the first version of the edit obtained by putting together all the footage in narrative order, to have a comprehensive vision and subsequently make the necessary adjustments.
