When we first learned that James Gunn planned\u00a0to put Lex Luthor front and centre in Superman, it was hard not to declare, “Again?” The villain has been featured on screen a lot over the years, and there are plenty of comic book villains who still haven’t appeared in a movie.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, Man of Tomorrow will shift the spotlight to Brainiac, with Nicholas Hoult confirmed to\u00a0return as Lex. In the sequel, it seems he’ll be ally to Superman as they team up to save Metropolis and the world.<\/p>\n
Variety<\/a>\u00a0recently caught up with the British actor and asked about adding to Lex’s legacy on screen. “There\u2019s been so many wonderful actors who\u2019ve played Lex,”<\/strong> Hoult\u00a0started. “So I feel honored to be another one, another name added to that list.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “And I just love what James Gunn writes, how he wants to portray that character, evolve the character going forward as well,”<\/strong> he continued.\u00a0“So I feel like I\u2019m in safe hands with him, and it\u2019s a character that I really enjoy playing. It makes me happy.”<\/strong><\/p>\n While Hoult declined to share any specific Man of Tomorrow details, he did tell the trade that Gunn’s script for the Superman sequel is “awesome.”<\/strong> He’ll report to set to begin shooting in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n In related news,\u00a0Collider<\/a>\u00a0has revealed that Superman was IMDb’s most popular movie of 2025. Based on pageviews of its 250+ million users, the DC Studios reboot stood tall above every other release from the past year (clearly, it and the cast generated a lot of interest and curiosity).\u00a0<\/p>\n Man of Tomorrow is still searching for its Brainiac.\u00a0The latest online scuttlebutt points to Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista breaking bad when he joins the DCU. Matt Smith has previously been named as a possible frontrunner.\u00a0<\/p>\n Written and directed by James Gunn,\u00a0Man of Tomorrow\u00a0stars\u00a0David Corenswet as Clark Kent\/Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders\/Hawkgirl, and Frank Grillo as Rick Flag, Sr.<\/p>\n Several actors and characters are rumoured to appear, including Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart\/Green Lantern and John Cena’s Peacemaker. As noted, recent reports point to Gunn possibly looking to cast the DCU’s Wonder Woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n Man of Tomorrow\u00a0arrives in theaters on\u00a0July 9, 2027.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Nicholas Hoult confirms “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” starts filming in April and that he’s read the script.<\/p>\n “I can’t say too much about it, but it’s awesome.” | Variety Lounge presented by Red Sea Film Festival @RedSeaFilm<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/icEVhGLjwf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WhksmMOVuC<\/a><\/p>\n
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