Overview
- James Gunn has told fans that Man of Tomorrow will take place in “real time” around its release and the studio lists the film for July 9, 2027.
- That dating creates about a two-year jump from Superman, which was set around mid-2025, and positions Supergirl between the two films.
- Gunn has confirmed David Corenswet returns as Superman and Nicholas Hoult returns as Lex Luthor and said the pair will have to work together against a larger threat.
- Production updates include Gunn-posted set images of Hoult in a Lex warsuit and reporting that the villain Brainiac is expected to appear, though some plot details remain unannounced.
- Gunn and Peter Safran are using release dates to anchor the DCU timeline to make continuity easier for viewers, while accepting that some projects such as Clayface will be handled as chronological outliers.