James Gunn fueled speculation about when we’ll finally get a new DCU when he answered a question about Maxwell Lord on Threads justice league In the movie, it was mainly inspired by International Justice League comics.
Written by Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis and drawn by Kevin Maguire, the first JLI comic debuted in the late ’80s and was the comic incarnation of the original super-team, with a Maxwell Lord-backed lineup including Batman, Black Canary, Guy Gardner, Blue Beetle, Captain Marvel, Doctor Fate, Doctor Light, Martian Manhunter, and Mister Miracle.
Looking at the characters that have already debuted in the DCU and others we know the studio has plans for (Booster Gold, Mr. Miracle, etc.), we’d say this is a pretty solid theory.
Sean Gunn only at Superman Near the end of the film (where he gets more screen time) peacemaker Season 2). After Lex Luthor was arrested, we saw the wealthy industrialist being interviewed on television and this is what he had to say: “One thing both left and right agree on is that Lex Luthor sucks.”
We know that God sponsors a trio of metahumans known as the Justice Gang, but we don’t know much about him beyond that. Will he become a villain like his comic counterpart, or an unexpected force for good in the DCU?
As Gunn points out below, before the incident of shooting Blue Beetle in the head, Lord was initially portrayed as a morally gray but ultimately benevolent figure. people of tomorrow The director all but confirmed that this will impact the DCU’s take on the character.
Gunn was also asked if and when we might get our first official look at Superman’s new suit and Brainiac. If he had his way, we wouldn’t – until we sat down to watch the MOT.
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James Gunn responds to fan asking when Brainiac will premiere in The Tomorrow People
“Again, I would rather not show people anything and let people see everything in the theater. But unfortunately we can’t quite do that” pic.twitter.com/LZWz7fsK6B
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plot Mott The show follows Superman: The Man of Steel (Cron Sweet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Holt) put aside their differences and join forces to defend Earth against Brainiac (Russ Eddinger).
Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sarah Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabella Merced (Hawkeye) and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) are all confirmed to return, we recently learned Aaron Pierre will reprise his lantern Plays John Stewart.
Adria Arjona will play Maxima (although speculation about Wonder Woman continues), while Xolo Maridueña has also been confirmed to reprise his role as Blue Beetle.
“At its core it’s about Clark and Lex,” Gunn said in a recent interview. “I resonate with both of them. I resonate with Lex’s ambitions and obsessions — except for the murder. I resonate with Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of who I am.”
people of tomorrow It will be released on July 9, 2027.