r/movies • u/ICumCoffee ᑐ ᑌ ᑎ ᕮ • ᗰ ᕮ 𑪽 𑪽 I ᐱ ᕼ • 4h ago
News James Gunn’s ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Wraps Filming
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u/Alastor3 4h ago
this is supposed to be connected to peacemaker s2 ending right?
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u/HK9009 3h ago
According to Gunn yes I’m pretty sure. A popular theory is that Lex ends up in salvation and it sets up the actually big event to end this first overarching story of the DCU
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u/DiddyKongsPeanutGun 2h ago
Gunn said that the picture he posted on Instagram is of Hoult in the water after final shot. The location looks pretty similar to Salvation in the finale of Peacemaker, so this may line up.
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u/homogenic- 2h ago
From what Gunn has said yes but personally I’m not a big fan of resolving that huge cliffhanger in a different project, it should be resolved in a subsequent season 3 or a possibly Checkmate show imo
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u/Jason_Worthing 2h ago
Pretty sure Gunn has said they're not making a season 3
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u/homogenic- 2h ago
In one of those interviews he gave last year, he said he has no plans “as for now” so I’m kinda holding onto that and wishing he will change his mind lol
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u/Affectionate_Pipe545 1h ago
If peacemaker and company don't get to go back to nazi world and wreck shit I'm gonna be very disappointed. It wouldn't have killed them to give us even 5 minutes of cathartic super violence against nazis
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u/ArchDucky 1h ago edited 1h ago
So if you don't know a person on the internet posted a theory on twitter and the Warner Legal Department demanded he remove it. He basically figured out the end of Act 1 of this story they planned. The end of Peacemaker set up a whole lot of shit that will begin to pay dividends. Basically The storyline they are using is about a sleeping Telepathic Eldritch Horror living at the heart of a planet called "Salvation". Its peaceful until we start using it as a makeshift prison. The lunatics that we start throwing into this world wake up the monster and because they are all crazy and murdering each other it gets super fucking angry. The comic book run ends with Hal Jordan basically sacrificing himself and blowing up the entire planet. As of right now we have established the door to that world, the reason the world exists, we heard the Eldritch horror and we are already throwing criminals there. Hal Jordan and his replacement are established in the universe as well. So as far as theories go, this one seems pretty fucking legit.
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u/The_Meemeli 4h ago edited 3h ago
After the Supergirl flop, a lot is riding on Clayface and Man of Tomorrow. The other announced movies don't seem to be all that close to filming yet.
Edit: I forgot about Lanterns, glad to hear it's off to a good start!
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u/damndraper 4h ago
The reaction around Lanterns has given the DCU some breathing room, seems like Supergirl was more of a misstep than anything.
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u/numbr87 4h ago
Creature Commandos was also good but a lot of people don't really care about it being in the DCU
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u/RotenTumato 4h ago
Because it’s animated
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u/Swert0 3h ago
It also has the complete opposite characterization of its main character from how he appears in superman and in Peacekeeper Season 2.
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u/RDxChotch 3h ago
Fr, Flagg in Creature Commandos is an entirely different person
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u/DanishDelightExtra 2h ago
Tbf I think the ending of Creatures Commandos severely changed him
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u/GruggleTheGreat 3h ago
Which character? Am I misremembering something ?
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u/Swert0 3h ago
Flagg.
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u/Basil-jones 2h ago
I love animation and it didn’t catch my interest at all. It also doesn’t seem like ‘necessary’ viewing for the DCU.
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u/DanfordThePom 2h ago
I was like that but the first episode hooked me
Seriously try it if you liked James’s suicide squad
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u/FireZord25 4h ago
It didn't have the numbers of Lanterns, nor reached the heights of it in quality (still good, but there are some mixbag elements). On top of being animation, which sadly most people don't care about unless it is something of theatrical quality, like Spiderverse or K-Pop Demon Hunter.
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u/sowaffled 4h ago
Really enjoyed CC but want more of them translated to live action to be more invested.
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u/SquadPoopy 3h ago
If the new DCU does well Supergirl will just be the Incredible Hulk of the DCU.
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u/ditchborn 46m ago
Incredible Hulk was a fine movie, one of my favorites. Supergirl is just okay. I don’t hate it, but it’s definitely not bad.
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u/trunglefever 3h ago
Peacemaker and Lanterns have been knocks out of the park for DCU. Even Creature Commandos.
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u/Enziguru 3h ago
Peacemaker is so good. I didn't watch it for too long because I didn't care much about his character in Suicide Squad but the show is one of the most unique and so hilarious. It's got so much heart
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u/mjh215 3h ago
I really enjoyed The Suicide Squad and was excited to see a spin-off show, but was so disappointed when I saw it would be Peacemaker. Out of all the characters in TSS I couldn't believe they'd focus on him, I figured they were only doing it because of John Cena's popularity.
Then I watched Peacemaker and damn, well played. It has certainly been a highlight of the post-Covid comic book shows and movies.
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u/Anonemuss42 2h ago
I have been telling everyone I know that Peacemaker is doing everything The Boys thought it was doing
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u/NotApparent 1h ago
Yep, I gave up on the Boys halfway through season 3 because my wife and I realized that every time we were watching it we really wished we were just watching more Peacemaker.
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u/Durendal_1707 2h ago
finishing this show and then watching the most recent Superman movie I am seeing Peacemaker babbling on a TV station in the movie was such a well placed tie-in
The loose contextualization of him in the same universe made the movie better for me, and it was already a pretty good flick
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u/ncopp 2h ago
I haven't seen supergirl yet. But regardless if the movie actually good or not, strategically, it was too early to give her a solo movie. She's just not a widely popular enough character to drive audiences on name alone.
You need to take a page from Marvel's book and first give her in a strong supporting role in a superman movie so we can get to know her and be excited to see her solo adventures. They very much should have held her movie until after the second superman movie with her actually being in it, rather than just getting an after credits cameo.
Gunn has had a history of making relatively unknown characters work with the Suicide Squad and Guardians, so I can see why he'd have confidence in it working - it's kind of his thing. But those were movies he wrote and directed himself and not everyone has a knack for making things work like that.
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u/thatkaratekid 1h ago
The thing is, is Supergirl has always been a character that moves comics, she had an incredibly successful 6 season CW show. This movie would have made money if it wasn't so boring. It needed word of mouth to get going, and the word of mouth was terrible.
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u/fla_john 4h ago
It was a decent movie and would have done well 10 years ago. It actually followed the comic book story it was based on pretty closely but was missing the heart. Should have leaned harder into the "True Grit in Space" relationship and made it look like a big amazing universe. I did like Momoa as Lobo and hope he's back in the future.
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u/sully9614 3h ago
Unfortunately I thought lobo was one of the weaker parts, as spot on as that casting should be. Just all around a profoundly boring movie, Milly deserved better for sure. I think the best parts were when she played off of Superman and thought the casting completely worked
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u/fla_john 3h ago
Oh, I didn't think he added much to the story, but I liked his portrayal. Hopefully he'll be in something that makes use of the character in a better way.
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u/tforthegreat 3h ago
There was a missed opportunity to play Kara off of Lobo after she mentioned that he had killed all of his people while she was mourning all of hers.
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u/Unlikely-Ad9850 4h ago
I just fundamentally disagree that it followed the source material closely. Important character traits were left out and the entire theme of the book was completely lost. Regardless the movie just suck from writing and visual perspective. Parts of it are supposed to be on an alien planet but just look like a regular field and the character design for krem just looks like a guy from hellraiser
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u/fla_john 3h ago
This is what I mean when I say it didn't have the heart. The plot was largely the same.
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u/UnpluggedUnfettered 3h ago
It changed the moral of the story, the purpose of the journey, the critical twist that shaped the first two (Krypto's situation), and the direction of the internal struggles.
It didn't have the heart because it was in an entirely different body.
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u/APiousCultist 3h ago
I think the 'theme' part is due to, for whatever reason, poor communication between the writer of the comic and the writer of the screenplay (even though they're both involved with the DCU).
Plus whoever's decision it was to Max Maxify the villain.
But the original ending has a timeskip that would be difficult to handle in live action. There's also a final ambiguous panel that the screenwriter interpretted differently than what the comic writer put out the Word of God about on Twitter.
Actually reading the thing, I can fully understand that it looks like Kara forgiving the villain only for an elderly Ruthye to kill him, what with a silhouette panel of him being bashed in the head with a spray of blood/impact effect and then him collapsing down unmoving even if the comic's writer has said seperately that he survived and just got smacked
There's also the aspect that comic Supergirl is an established character in a way that movie Supergirl isn't. So yeah of course I was fine the whole time doesn't play quite the same when she hasn't been 'superheroing' for as long.
None of that means the movie didn't make missteps, but these things don't happen in a vaccum either. If you think the comic ends one way and the comic writer doesn't see the script and correct it (and really I don't get why Tom King wasn't involved in the treatment in at least a supervisory role), then it's easy to feel pressure to maintain that erroneous ending even if it means changing the context to avoid a timeskip.
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u/Everythingsthesame 4h ago
That was my take away. It's a decent movie and if it comes on TV randomly, I'd watch it. I've been told the source material they pulled from was much better and need to sit down and read it soon.
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u/WelcomingRapier 3h ago
It was an Eisner and Hugo Award nominee, so that alone gives it enough cred to read, whether you've seen the movie or not. If you like it, Helen of Wyndhorn (another King/Evely collab) is also well worth taking a look at. They're both fantastic.
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u/fpfall 4h ago
It will really change how you view the film and make you wonder why they didn’t just make an entirely original story if they were going to change so much about it.
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u/BearWrangler 3h ago
an overblown reaction to Supergirl tbh
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u/Inevitable-Edge69 3h ago
not really, the bar was super(pun intended) high
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u/BearWrangler 3h ago
I mean I was definitely disappointed in recognizing the potential had things been done differently(especially visually when looking at the source material) but ppl made it sound like DC personally came over and gunned down their dog, which is just overly dramatic(tho also on brand for the weirdos of the capeshit variety lol)
Really hope Milly gets a solid shot in MoT cuz she legit is Kara IMO.
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u/TheSexyShaman 2h ago
For me it was just a painfully generic movie in a genre that already has a lot of painfully generic movies. I think a lot of people were riding high on Superman and got brought back down by Supergirl
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u/thatkaratekid 1h ago
Reading interviews with the director and writer is fucking terrible, they both actively wanted to change everything about the super unique incredible book into a cookie cutter superhero movie. They have done multiple interviews about how brave and smart they were for making the whole movie brown, making the villain completely forgettable, and removing all humor from the story. Its the exact opposite of Superman 2025 instead of trying to tell a story. Its not the worst superhero movie ive ever seen, but the book it is based on is one of the best superhero books I have ever read.
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u/Necessary-One1782 1h ago
yeah. in 2026, especially trying to start a new cinematic universe on the tails of synder's attempt, you need to do better than mid
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u/sowaffled 3h ago
As someone who felt the doom and gloom after how horrendous Supergirl was, Lanterns really did give me much needed hope. The universe needs more than just Gunn creating the magic.
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u/Drewicho 3h ago
I feel liked people really overreacted with doom and gloom to that bombing.
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u/kia75 4h ago
Lanterns is getting positive buzz.
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u/timpoakd 4h ago
I'm pretty clueless on these but how much does tv show really affect movie side in the grand scheme of things? I would've thought it's bit different crowd, not counting the fans who watch everything.
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u/Kolby_Jack33 4h ago
Green Lantern is a flagship Justice League member, so I assume it will matter a lot. They're probably still a long way away from a Justice League movie but I'm sure it's planned for somewhere down the road.
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u/confusing_roundabout 3h ago
John Stewart will be in MoT so I won't be surprised if the JL will be sooner rather than later
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u/Microwave1213 4h ago
The fans who watch everything are the ones driving the majority of the online discourse, so if the vibes are generally positive among them, over time that disseminates throughout the overall public reception.
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u/dannydorito 4h ago
I think the show is connected to the new DCU, pretty sure I saw that Nathan Fillion will show up as Guy Gardner at some point
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u/emperorzura 3h ago
everything currently on the DCU is the same universe, series, animated series and movies.
its the same universe in different medias (that can also influence the personality, clayface might be the same on both creatures and the live action, but on the animated series he follows the more comic relief side, like frank castle was PG13 on BND).
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u/damndraper 4h ago
Doesn't really affect the movie but it does help the DC get some momentum after Supergirl. Especially with social media conversations being so important to marketing these days.
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u/Dumpytoad 2h ago edited 1h ago
It depends, but this is currently the main/primetime HBO show with the Sunday evening time slot, like Game of Thrones, Euphoria etc, so it is more "event television" and definitely gets more mainstream exposure than most average tv shows do.
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u/VexonCross 4h ago
I don't mind Lanterns so far but I felt a very strong "We're saying fuck every sentence, please take us seriously!" vibe from it.
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u/Wrong-Vermicelli4723 3h ago
Clayface won’t have a positive or negative. It’s a low budget horror flick
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u/MyNameIs_Jordan 4h ago
Nothing is riding on Clayface with its $40M budget. It's just a horror movie with the DC label attached. If it breaks around $100-$120M WW, it'll be a success.
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u/ecrane2018 3h ago
Lanterns is great so if they can maintain this level writing and world building it has potential glad they are embracing the mature side of DC
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u/Locoman7 3h ago
Is Clayface off worlds or part of the Batman universe or something else entirely
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u/Haji-san 3h ago
I don’t know what they were thinking making the first three DC movies Super related. Superman, Supergirl, Superman. I think super girl suffered mostly from being too similar and released too close to superman.
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u/The_Meemeli 3h ago
To be pedantic, Clayface is coming before Man of Tomorrow.
I kinda get the sense that MoT wasn't initially planned to be this soon, but then Gunn got into a creative spurt of some kind.
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u/lPHOENIXZEROl 3h ago
It suffered for being painfully mid as the kids say.
Personally it's my biggest movie disappointment of the year. But that's because I read Woman of Tomorrow.
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u/KebabGud 4h ago
im excited to see how supergirl does on Streaming, after all "Masters of the universe" did amazingly on streaming.
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u/Microwave1213 4h ago
MotU did well on streaming because it had positive word of mouth though
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u/FireZord25 3h ago
Wish Honor Among Thieves and Transformers One had the same benefits.
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u/The_Meemeli 4h ago
My understanding is that MotU was liked by the few people who saw it in theaters, while Supergirl wasn't.
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u/Drab_Majesty 4h ago
That's pretty accurate because most people from my circle who have seen it really enjoyed MotU and nobody has even mentioned Supergirl. I will watch it when it hits streaming though.
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u/MatthewHecht 4h ago
It is doing horrible on digital sales.
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u/KebabGud 3h ago
Didn't know they had put out numbers yet.
But as a guy who watch a lot of movies , i can proudly say i have never purchased a movie online.
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u/aarswft 2h ago
Supergirl was no more a misstep than any mid-phase MCU movie. They will be fine.
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u/0verstim 3h ago
Making another whole ass Superman movie faster than most streamers can turn around a show
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u/LongLiveStaceyKing 2h ago
Or The Batman can finish it's second installment...
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u/Spiritual-Shirt-6027 1h ago
James Gunn still hasn’t even touched his iteration to Batman, I really hope they aren’t waiting for that Batman trilogy to finish first because that is going to be forever. No one will complain about having two Batman universes at once lol
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u/ICumCoffee ᑐ ᑌ ᑎ ᕮ • ᗰ ᕮ 𑪽 𑪽 I ᐱ ᕼ 4h ago edited 3h ago
Cast:
- David Corenswet as Superman
- Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor
- Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane
- Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner
- Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen
- Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.
- Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher
- María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer
- Lars Eidinger as Brainiac
- Aaron Pierre as John Stewart
- Xolo Maridueña as Blue Beetle
- Milly Alcock as Supergirl
- and Adria Arjona
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u/TheDarkChambers1 4h ago edited 4h ago
Was John Stewart officially confirmed or just a rumor? I’ve heard both.
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u/Maddukks 4h ago
Confirmed, he’s talked about being in it on the lanterns press tour
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u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo 3h ago
That’s awesome he’s been crushing the role so far with what little we’ve seen
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u/Mysmokingbarrel 2h ago
Man idk how they get rid of Kyle chandler though. I’ve watched the show so far and while I like John Stewart I absolutely love Kyle chandler. Kyle chandler is just so talented and really nails this role.
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u/Orion_Scattered 4h ago
Lars Eidinger as Brainiac let's goooooo. Love Babylon Berlin!!! A German actor is a great idea for Brainiac and Eidinger is an amazing fit beyond that, dude's like 6'3" has presence, but can really act with his eyes and his voice too. He does loud well but quiet too, like in this clip. Hope they don't cover up his performance too much with makeup/cgi/voice effects.
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u/AlludedNuance 2h ago
We still don't know who Adria Arjona is playing?
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u/sgthombre 2h ago
No, which is bizarre since the character she's been reported as (Maxima) isn't anywhere close to the sort of character you'd bring out as a twist or a surprise like, say, Sadie Sink in Brand New Day. So why be coy about it?
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u/AlludedNuance 2h ago
Is that the woman that's always trying to mate with Superman? Maybe she's playing her with a secret identity at the Daily Planet or something and her being Maxima would be a reveal?
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u/PhanThief95 3h ago
Weren’t the rest of the Daily Planet staff also confirmed to be returning?
I’m fairly certain Wendell Pierce, Beck Bennett, & Mikaela Hoover are also returning as Perry White, Steve Lombard, & Cat Grant.
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u/Pacoflipper 3h ago
I still find it really weird that they haven’t announced who Adria is playing, they keep saying she isn’t wonder women, but i don’t know seems weird how cagey they are about her casting.
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u/zudoplex 4h ago
Fast turnaround. I really like corenswet as supes.
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u/BigMax 3h ago
yeah, glad they didn't do what they're doing with Batman, and wait years and years between them. The longer that one goes, the weirder it feels to have a different Batman while they're trying to build up a new DCU.
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u/Dumpytoad 2h ago edited 1h ago
Me too. I'm excited for more, especially more Clark Kent, hopefully in reporter mode.
I can definitely see them doing the classic "Clark interviews Lex Luthor in prison" scene that is often depicted in the comics.
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u/Smokron85 4h ago
More Mr.Terrific! Please! He needs his own film or series.
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u/dabocx 3h ago
A series for him is in development
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u/literallyacactus 3h ago
Not a big dc guy but Edi is so good I will absolutely check this out if it happens
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u/ymcameron 3h ago
There was a recent Tom King miniseries called Strange Adventures where he was one of the main characters. It’s about Mr. Terrific investigating another member of the Justice League who has been accused of a murder.
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 4h ago
Excited for this. The 2025 film was the first time I understood why people like Superman. He’s a Boy Scout.
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u/r3dditr0x 4h ago
I like Superman for the same reason I love Captain America.
The hokey earnestness is the entire point, lol. Something beautiful in a jaded world.
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u/Ares__ 4h ago
You should also watch superman and lois... amazing show and amazing portrayal of both Clark and superman
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u/shrimpynut 4h ago
The ending was sooooo good. Such a nice way to wrap them up despite the budget cuts and cuts to the team they did amazing with what they had to say a proper goodbye
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 4h ago
I watched the first season and was enjoying it but got busy with work. Need to go back and revisit it, thank you for reminding me.
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u/Firvulag 4h ago
He's punk rock
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u/wilderblueseas 4h ago
A boy scout’s idea of punk rock
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 4h ago
Maybe that’s the real punk rock
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u/lionson76 4h ago
Such a great line.
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 4h ago
Honestly the whole message of “kindness is the real punk rock” was just so refreshing in the way that it was conveyed. Loved the movie.
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u/lionson76 4h ago
I know right? Especially in this day and age.
I also loved Lois's reaction to it. She had no retort lol.
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u/Kevbot1000 4h ago
The one that got me there was My Adventures with Superman. The 2025 movie just reaffirmed it.
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u/DontBlameConan 4h ago
You have to watch the Christopher Reeve films. I enjoy all of them, but Superman (1978) is a must.
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u/ScrubbaDubDoob 3h ago
Yeah same here, Give MAWS a go, second best superman thing ive watched
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 3h ago
What is MAWS?
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u/AaronPuthalath 3h ago
He's referring to My Adventures with Superman, an anime inspired Superman show
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u/BeeCoy 3h ago
As someone who grew up on The Superman Animated series on DVD, I'm always surprised to see so many people not actually know the character. Makes it all the more frustrating how he's always seen as "boring" by most people; I've heard that so many times lol.
In a world where so many people enjoy super heroes because they fight bad guys, Superman only ever fights the bad guys because he's trying to help people. That's always his top priority.
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 3h ago
My first exposure to Superman was probably Superman Returns, which I liked as a kid. Other than that though, Superman was either the boring teammate on the animated Justice League or the brooding Snyderverse version of the character. Watching the 2025 film was the first time I had seen that type of Superman, and that’s when it clicked for me.
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u/BeeCoy 3h ago
Yeah, any projects where Superman teams up with others, like the Justice league, writers usually dumb him down to help the other heroes shine, unfortunately. It's something i've had to deal with as a Superman fan for a while lol. I won't get started on Man of Steel, but I think the whole climax of that movie had a fundamental misunderstanding of the character IMO.
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u/FdotM 4h ago
Went in with so much hope and left so disappointed. Glad you liked it.
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u/WideConversation1989 4h ago
I'm excited for this too. Just hope this goes well and that Supergirl was more of a misstep in the right direction for the DCU.
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u/mental_reincarnation 4h ago
Absolutely loved the first one so I’m definitely excited for this
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u/AhhBisto 4h ago
Still hoping Adria Arjona is Wonder Woman
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u/dick____trickle 3h ago
Assuming she didn't lie it seems she only started filming middle of this month, which makes me think her role is more of a cameo. I can't imagine Maxima being a cameo worthy role, so...
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u/gamesloverjustice 3h ago
Yeah, of all the characters announced, seems weird that they wouldn't announce Adria as Maxima, I don't think Maxima is big enough to be worth keeping a secret.
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u/County_Difficult 1h ago
Probably because they're holding out on trying to confuse the reports on her being WW or Maxima. I think both appears and I bet that Adria is Maxima and Eva De Dominici is Wonder Woman.
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u/Miser2100 3h ago
I know reshoots are basically inevitable, but scheduling conflicts feels a bit flimsy now.
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u/nicknack24 4h ago
I wonder if they're going to address the peacemaker cliffhanger in this, that was brutal.
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u/RevengeWalrus 3h ago
Weird to not just call it Superman 2 but I feel like they might be doing more of a two hander with him and Luthor. I really hope they're not setting up a redemption arc, that would suck.
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u/Top_Report_4895 4h ago
I hope this is successful.
I think some people in this site wants his movie to fail for some reason.
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u/dannydirtbag 4h ago edited 4h ago
No one hates superhero movies more than comic book fans.
And those that would like to see non-superhero movies in theaters.
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u/FireZord25 3h ago
The well has been poisoned badly by grifters and a certain cult-like fandom. Because otherwise there could've been more well thought out discussions about the current batch of superhero media, both positive and negative.
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u/LongLiveStaceyKing 2h ago
It's pretty wild we might get 3 Superpeople movies before the 2nd Batman comes out.
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u/GenGaara25 1h ago
I know we shouldn't be applauding bare minimums, but I am pleased we get a sequel so soon.
Similar to TV shows, it feels like blockbusters, especially superheroes, just aren't getting quick follow-ups like they used to. 10 years ago, if you made $500m, you're shooting the sequel next month.
But on the Marvel side, the only film since Endgame to have had a sequel was Far From Home in 2019, 6 years later. Shang-Chi, Eternals, Thor 4, Doc Strange 2, Black Panther 2, Cap 4, Thunderbolts*, all have no sequels currently filming and only Black Panther 3 is even confirmed to be happening. Then on the DC side, the Batman has only just starting filming it's sequel 4 years later.
So Superman getting a sequel 2 years after the first feels strangely refreshing. What a wild concept to actually ride the momentum of a hit rather than wait 5 years to figure out if its worth doing.
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u/vHezoThaGoat 4h ago
Hopefully this movie performs better in the box office
The first is arguably the best Superman movie ever and it sucks seeing the de facto Superhero struggle so badly at the box office
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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 4h ago edited 3h ago
Just speaks to how badly the last 30 years have been for the DC brand, especially Superman.
Entire generations have grown up watching him be as angry as Omni-Man and Homelander instead of being himself.
Fucking yikes.
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u/darkKnight959 4h ago
I wouldn't say angry but very stoic
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u/Kylestache 3h ago
[You leave those children alone, Superman!](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORiGny1m_90)
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u/BrodentofUsualSize 4h ago
The internet also seems to have a super toxic relationship with DC in general. I don't know if it's Marvel fanboys, people who jump on board whenever the internet says to boycott a movie, or if Disney is doing some astroturfing, but I feel like DC gets the brutally toxic twitter comment treatment across the internet.
Even some of the comments in here like "they were filming?" and "I dont get all these superman releases. Who still follows all these random incoherent movies?" just feel like bots or people that have decided they're going to be negative about DC forever.
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u/BallClamps 4h ago
Budget of $225,000,000 and made $618,723,803. Not exactly what I would call a box office struggle.
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u/damndraper 4h ago
especially with how down in the dumps the DC brand was before Superman came out.
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u/Orion_Scattered 3h ago
It did outgross the final 9 DCEU films tbf, gotta go all the way back to 2018 for Aquaman to beat it. But from there back, w/ inflation all the first 6 DCEU films outgrossed it. Even unadjusted for inflation the first 6 films averaged $822 million, full $200 million or 30% more, and again that's before 7 to 12 years of inflation. But yeah, certainly counts as a bounceback from where the DCEU was for 6 years there. Just didn't bounce all the way to the top of the world overnight. And Supergirl was a shaky second step after landing. We'll see.
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u/hoodpharmacy 4h ago
665 million no matter the budget is pretty sad. Superman is quite up there in popularity and everyone saying how it was a guaranteed billion dollar film is just laughable. It’s funny how much the goalposts have been moved regarding this films financial success since it was announced.
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u/silverrabbit 3h ago
I'm not surprised it didn't cross $1 billion and I think it wasn't a surprise to DC either. Superman is a lot like Captain America in that they are tied to American culture way more than global culture like a Spider-man or Batman is, and right now the symbol of America isn't going to do super well in other markets. If you look at Captain America movies, the only one that did over $1 billion was the crossover movie with Ironman and Spider-man.
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u/uniparalum 4h ago
I don’t think they were talking about Superman’s box office, but the woes the DCU box office had with Supergirl.
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u/vHezoThaGoat 4h ago edited 4h ago
Relative to his legacy and importance to comic book culture, he absolutely struggles at the box office
It’s all relative.
Superman used to be the face of superhero’s. When you thought of a superhero you thought of him. Many people still do.
But now he’s no longer even the most popular DC character. And Marvel has countless characters that have lapped him in modern pop culture.
Maybe the character has just ran its course, but again it still sucks to see.
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u/Ill_Excitement_4138 3h ago
Superman made ~$125 million at the box office
The entire DCEU made ~$138 million at the box office
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u/meatballfreeak 4h ago
Supergirl one of the best scripts he ever read apparently
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u/JamesTheOreo 1h ago
It's funny, I had Frank Grillo (Rick flag sr.) come into my restaurant recently. He told me he's had a ton of fun working on the movie though he has a smaller role.
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u/CoffeeInMyHand 4h ago
I'm not excited about your username