{"id":460688,"date":"2025-12-20T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/460688\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:02:14","slug":"lars-eidinger-to-star-as-brainiac-in-man-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/460688\/","title":{"rendered":"Lars Eidinger to Star as Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lars Eidinger has been tapped to star as Brainiac in James Gunn\u2019s Superman follow-up \u201cMan of Tomorrow,\u201d the filmmaker announced on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gunn said on social media: \u201cIn our worldwide search for Brainiac in\u00a0\u2018Man of Tomorrow,\u2019\u00a0Lars Eidinger rose to the top. Welcome to the DCU, Lars.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fact that Brainiac remains such an integral aspect of Superman canon despite lacking a big-screen adaptation speaks to the lasting popularity of the character. Created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, the villain first appeared in 1958\u2019s \u201cAction Comics #242\u201d \u2014 making him even older than Superman mainstays like General Zod and Kara Zor-El\u2019s Supergirl.<\/p>\n

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This story introduced the green-skinned alien Brainiac, who travels through space with a white, monkey-like creature named Koko, shrinking cities and bottling them for his own collection. In the same story, Superman discovers that Brainiac had previously bottled Kandor, the Kryptonian capital \u2014 with one of Jor-El\u2019s college roommates among its captives \u2014 before Krypton itself was destroyed.<\/p>\n

The character of Brainiac would greatly evolve over the years, becoming a much more menacing threat than his original Silver Age conception while still maintaining some of the villain\u2019s essential components. In most interpretations, Brainiac is a green-skinned, bald, world-conquering foe of Superman\u2019s who rivals the Man of Steel\u2019s strength with a massive wealth of intelligence. Brainiac (or Vril Dox of the planet Colu) is a cyborg who roams the universe looking to dominate and expand his knowledge base, often possessing the ability to transfer his consciousness into new bodies to preserve his own life.<\/p>\n

The Bottle City of Kandor also remained an integral element of the Superman mythos, with the Man of Steel often taking care of the civilization as he searches for a way to safely restore it to full size. This allows Kandor to represent both Superman\u2019s loneliness (with his home civilization bottled up as a reminder of the life he never had) and an example of challenges even Superman cannot overcome. Kandor likewise has ties to Supergirl, with her parents in some continuities becoming residents of Kandor for a time.<\/p>\n

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Despite not being depicted in live-action films, Brainiac has appeared in a number of high-profile DC projects over the years, including shows like \u201cSuperman: The Animated Series,\u201d \u201cSmallville\u201d and \u201cKrypton,\u201d as well as video games such as \u201cInjustice 2\u201d and \u201cSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eidinger\u2019s credits include Olivier Assayas\u2019 \u201cClouds of Sils Maria,\u201d \u201cPersonal Shopper\u201d and Noah Baumbach\u2019s \u201cWhite Noise.\u201d He earned a European Film Award nomination for European Actor last year for Matthias Glasner\u2019s \u201cDying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eidinger is repped by UTA.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSuperman\u201d follow-up opens July 9, 2027.<\/p>\n

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