The Superman movie sequel arrives in theaters soon. The new DC Universe saw its first film, Superman, rise to become 2025’s highest-grossing superhero movie. Superman has established many records at the domestic box office, with a respectable $612.2 million global haul at the time of writing. That is past the film’s breakeven mark, ensuring that the DCU Chapter One starts with a profitable release.
DC’s future movies could improve on Superman‘s performance, with the film showing the path forward for the franchise. David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, and the Superman movie cast as a whole have received nothing but praise for the film. With James Gunn revealing that he had already written the treatment for a Superman sequel of sorts, a major update has arrived.
On Instagram, James Gunn revealed that his Superman movie follow-up will be тιтled Man of Tomorrow. The DC film flies into theaters on July 9, 2027.
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The announcement came alongside new DC art of Nicholas Hoult’s version of Lex Luthor wearing his purple and green warsuit from the comics, with David Corenswet’s Superman smirking by his side. Both actors are confirmed to be back for the Superman movie sequel, as they also shared posts on their Instagram accounts.
David Corenswet’s post could be a tease of Lex Luthor and the Man of Steel teaming up.
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Nicholas Hoult’s post teases a more classic version of the rivalry, with Superman and Lex Luthor fighting.
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Isabela Merced also took to social media to confirm that she will be back as Hawkgirl in the Superman sequel.
What The Superman Movie Sequel Announcement Means
Superman‘s sequel being released only two years after the first movie in David Corenswet’s DC franchise shows that the studio is thrilled with its performance. While Superman might not have outgrossed Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel like expected, Superman still built a solid foundation for the sequel and other DCU projects. Judging from the sequel’s art and тιтle, Gunn understands that.
Leading up to the Superman sequel’s announcement, Gunn had talked about how he was working on a project that would feature Corenswet’s Superman in a key role but was not a direct sequel to Superman. With a тιтle that moves away from the hero’s name to “Man of Tomorrow,” Gunn could instead be focusing the story on another major DC character.
Lex Luthor is firmly present in the three art pieces shared for the Superman sequel, wearing his comics-accurate armor. Based on how he had done a lot for Metropolis before Superman showed up, and how the hero mentioned there was good in Lex, seeing him on a redemption arc would be interesting.
Lex and Superman could also be co-leads, as the hero is ᴀssociated with the Man of Tomorrow nickname. The DC art shows the characters both standing alongside one another and fighting each other, which could tease that Lex Luthor and Superman might fight and work out their differences in the Superman movie sequel.
Our Take On The Superman Movie Sequel Announcement
One of the biggest issues with the DCEU was how Henry Cavill’s Superman was absent for several years. By confirming that Corenswet’s Man of Steel will return to the big screen only two years after his first solo movie, Gunn cements that the new DCU is doing things differently. DC offers consistency to fans, which can help the franchise immensely.
Gunn did a phenomenal job of establishing the rivalry between Corenswet’s Superman and Hoult’s Lex Luthor. Capitalizing on that for a sequel so soon is probably the best course of action for the DCU. Lex Luthor’s comics-accurate warsuit has also been sorely missing from live-action Superman movies, so the artworks teasing that it will be used in the sequel boost interest in Superman‘s follow-up.
