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Little is known about James Gunn’s Man of Tomorrow, but the director did recently address the rumors that he was teasing Brainiac appearing in the film as a big villain.

What did James Gunn say about the Brainiac rumors in Man of Tomorrow?

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly recently, Gunn was asked about the rumors that Brainiac would be the main villain of the Superman sequel. Last week, Gunn shared an image of Man of Tomorrow’s script, which featured a diagram of a brain on it.

This quickly led to fans theorizing that the iconic Superman villain Brainiac would be a major part of the film. While Gunn didn’t confirm anything about the movie, he said he was definitely aware of what would happen by sharing the image.

“Listen, of course I wasn’t unaware that when I posted the cover of the script that there was going to be discussion around that particular topic,” Gunn said. “But I think we’ll hold off from what exactly is happening.”

As the second most well-known Superman villain after Lex Luthor, Brainiac has been rumored to be the main villain of Man of Tomorrow for a while now. After one fan on X theorized that Iwuji could be playing Brainiac, another X user backed up this casting possibility by sharing that Gunn did state on the official Peacemaker podcast that he wasn’t making Murn’s physical appearance canon to the DCU so that he could cast Iwuji as a different character, possibly one that doesn’t look human.

Man of Tomorrow will once again be directed by Gunn, based on the DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It will feature the return of David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

At the moment, it’s still unclear which cast members from the first installment will also be returning for the sequel. Following the project’s official announcement, rumors started circulating online about its potential cast members and plot. Recent reports suggested that Jason Momoa might appear as Lobo along with Milly Alcock’s Supergirl.

Superman also starred Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Anthony Carrigan as Metarmorpho, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, and more. Since its release, the movie has received a Certified Fresh rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. During its theatrical run, Superman earned a worldwide gross of over $600 million at the box office.