{"id":165227,"date":"2025-09-28T04:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/165227\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T04:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:22:11","slug":"james-gunn-reacts-to-fan-theories-of-braniac-in-superman-sequel-man-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/165227\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn reacts to fan theories of Braniac in Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" . \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7248b7009cc45140b113fa39f556ee35.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Given just how many secrets the DC Studios co-head has tucked away, it&#8217;s a wonder if James Gunn can keep up with the ones that fans think they have figured out. Besides the recently brain-bursting twist in season 2 of Peacemaker, one big topic of discussion is regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/dc-movies\/superman-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Superman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Superman<\/a> sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/dc-movies\/superman-2-man-of-tomorrow-release-date-cast-plot-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Man of Tomorrow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Man of Tomorrow<\/a>, and the potential involvement of one of Kal-El&#8217;s longtime foes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/superman-2-brainiac-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Braniac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Braniac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/james-gunn-confirmed-villain-superman-170910556.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:When Gunn posted the front page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When Gunn posted the front page<\/a> of his recently finished script for Man of Tomorrow, speculation was high that the Collector of Worlds was going to be the film&#8217;s big bad, thanks to the image of a human brain adorning it. Now the Superman director has addressed the image choice, while still remaining quiet about what it might be hinting at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Listen, of course, I wasn&#8217;t unaware that when I posted the cover of the script that there was going to be discussion around that particular topic,&#8221; Gunn explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/james-gunn-addresses-brainiac-man-of-tomorrow-villain-11819945\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. &#8220;But I think we&#8217;ll hold off from what exactly is happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But while Gunn might be holding back some details, it&#8217;s clear that following this week&#8217;s episode of Peacemaker, Man of Tomorrow will take some impact from the show, thanks to Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) lending Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) a hand. &#8220;Everything&#8217;s connected, so there is a story here that we&#8217;re telling throughout the DCU, and this is connected very much to Man of Tomorrow,&#8221; Gunn revealed. It&#8217;s this new partnership that will have a knock-on effect on Lex and Clark&#8217;s adventures in whatever adventure they find themselves in next. &#8220;But there are other elements, and part of that is the relationship between Rick Flag and Lex Luthor, and that&#8217;s an important thing going forward in the DCU and Man of Tomorrow and so on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately, we&#8217;ve got a long time to wait and see just how important that will be, given that Man of Tomorrow won&#8217;t be touching down in theaters until July 9, 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-dc-movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For every other upcoming DCU film and show heading our way, get on over faster than a speeding bullet here to find out what&#039;s lined up.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">For every other upcoming DCU film and show heading our way, get on over faster than a speeding bullet here to find out what&#8217;s lined up.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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