James Gunn is a man who does not like to hide things. In fact, he loves to talk about his upcoming productions with a candor we enjoy. In the recent DCU hit Superman, there were actually no surprise cameos or Easter eggs that were thrown in just for shock value. Basically, we got what we were promised. Which is why we are delighted but not surprised that James Gunn has gone ahead and basically confirmed that Brainiac will be the villain for the upcoming Superman sequel movie, Man of Tomorrow. James Gunn recently shared an image of Man of Tomorrow‘s script and decorating it was, of course, a brain. Live-action Brainiac, here we come.
We already saw a few hints that Brianiac was almost included in the first Superman movie. But it seems like Gunn decided to save up the Superman villain so that he could do him justice. We know that Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, will see “Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat.” And now it feels like that threat will be Brainiac. And that makes a lot of sense because it turns out that in DC Comics’ history as well as in Superman: The Animated Series, Lex Luthor and Brainiac have traditionally been enemies themselves.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend could be a powerful motivation to bring Lex Luthor and Clark Kent together in Man of Tomorrow as they fight Brainiac. And honestly, we love it.
To learn all about Man of Tomorrow‘s new villain and Superman’s history with the character, you can read our full Brainiac explainer below. But, in a few words, Brainiac is one of Superman’s greatest foes. Over the years, Brainiac has gone from alien to AI, but his powers of intelligence have remained a common thread. In recent incarnations, Brainiac became a Krypton creation, actually created by Superman’s father, Jor-El, making him a kind of evil brother to Superman. Where James Gunn will go with Brainiac, we can’t yet say—but it seems like he may lean into the Krypton connection to make Superman: Man of Tomorrow a Superman family film. Perhaps Gunn might even introduce Superboy/Conner Kent on this occasion.
In any case, Brainiac’s arrival to the DCU’s Superman: Man of Tomorrow will mark his first live-action appearance on the big screen. So we can’t wait to hear more about his arrival. But we probably will know more about this version of Brainiac soon, if James Gunn has anything to say about it—and he usually does.
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