James Gunn fulfilled a dream immediately, calling his look on The Howard Stern Present “one of many best days of my life.” The interview with Stern lined many facets of his profession, together with Superman, Peacemaker, the Guardians of the Galaxy films, and his function because the co-head of DC Studios. It’s a enjoyable, informative phase—effectively value tuning in you probably have SiriusXM entry—however essentially the most newsworthy nugget got here throughout a short dialogue of Superman follow-up Man of Tomorrow.
When Gunn introduced Man of Tomorrow September 3 (on social media, in line with his perpetually on-line way of life), it got here with art work of Superman and Lex Luthor. Stars David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult additionally posted art work that includes their characters. So we knew Superman and Lex can be reuniting in what was beforehand specified as not being Superman 2.
To Stern, Gunn did name it “the Superman sequel,” noting, “We’re beginning to shoot in April or so.”
He additionally stated, “We launched the truth that we’re popping out with Man of Tomorrow final week; it’s going to be out in two years in theaters, on July ninth of 2027, which is comparatively a short while between sequels as a result of we knew instantly the place we had been going. And it’s a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work collectively to a sure diploma towards a a lot, a lot larger menace. And it’s extra difficult than that, however that’s an enormous a part of it. It’s as a lot a Lex film as it’s a Superman film.”
“I cherished working with Nick Hoult, who performed Lex; I relate to the character of Lex Luthor, sadly, so I actually wished to create one thing extraordinary with the 2 of them. Oh man, I simply love the script a lot; I’m excited for individuals to see the film.”
He additionally touches on 2026’s Supergirl (“We’re modifying it proper now … The film is popping out incredible. Milly Alcock, who performs Supergirl, is perhaps one of the best little bit of casting I believe I’ve ever carried out in my complete life. I believe she’s completely beautiful within the film”) and Clayface (a hard-core, R-rated physique horror movie”), amongst different present and upcoming tasks.
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