DC Studios’ Man of Tomorrow is starting to look a lot like DC’s answer to The Avengers. The film is reportedly a full-on blockbuster crossover event that will see a large number of heroes 'assembled' to oppose a villain that no one hero can take down alone.
That somewhat makes sense, as Brainiac typically invades Earth with a massive fleet and remote-controlled avatars, as seen in recent modern storylines like Superman: House of Brainiac and Panic in the Sky.
David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult's Superman and Lex Luthor are going to be forced to team up to stop Lars Eidinger's Brainiac in the 2027 superhero film but their combined defense of the planet also includes:
- Edi Gathegi's Mister Terrific
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern
- Aaron Pierre as John Stewart/Green Lantern
- Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl
- María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer
- Milly Alcock's Supergirl
- Xolo Maridueña as Blue Beetle
- Adria Arjona as Maxima or Wonder Woman
Previous rumors state that Jay Garrick might appear or be referenced in the film, and we now have several new reports that state several more superheroes will also be referenced.
These reports state that these new superheroes are more likely to just be referenced, similar to the Hall of Justice metahuman mural in Superman. Interestingly enough, Gunn previously stated back around the release of Superman in theaters, that two of those heroes in the mural are very important to upcoming DCU projects, and to date, none of those characters have physically appeared in anything.
Jumping back to the more recent rumors for Man of Tomorrow, one of the new reports says that Mary Marvel will be referenced in the film while another report says Captain Atom will also be mentioned or referenced in some way.
These new leaks come straight from set-watchers on the ground in Georgia, where production bounced between Trilith Studios in Atlanta and smaller towns like Byron, Fayetteville, and Macon.
The real mystery now is whether all these heroic references actually setup future DCU projects, or if James Gunn is just scattering fun easter eggs for hardcore comic readers to spot.
Do you think a team of Superman, Lex Luthor, The Engineer, Supergirl, 2 Green Lanterns, Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific, Blue Beetle and possibly Wonder Woman is enough to stop a Brainiac invasion, or do you think more metahuman firepower will be needed?
The first footage from Man of Tomorrow is reportedly set to be unleashed in December, so DC fans around the world should be getting their first glimpse of the scale of Brainiac's invasion in just a few short months.