Overview
- Responding on Threads, Gunn said he has never confirmed Brainiac is in the film and that none of the six or seven rumored actors have been discussed for any role.
- Gunn specifically disputed talk that Dave Bautista is a frontrunner, later explaining he spoke up to avoid future stories about why a friend “didn’t get the job.”
- Industry scoopers continue to report that Brainiac is expected and that casting is near completion with an offer out, but these claims remain unconfirmed by DC or Gunn.
- Speculation intensified after Gunn posted an image of the script featuring an anatomical brain, even as he reiterates the sequel features a new villain who is not Luthor or Zod.
- Gunn says Man of Tomorrow is as much a Lex Luthor story as a Superman film, with the pair facing a larger threat, while the finished script moves toward a July 9, 2027 theatrical release and principal photography scheduled to begin in April 2027 in Atlanta.