James Gunn Officially Sets Record Straight on ‘Superman’ Sequel Amid DC Exit

Ever since the news broke that James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped down as the heads of DC Studios, plenty of reporting has covered what happened behind the scenes. With such uncertainty facing the future of the DCU, rumors quickly popped up about what would happen to upcoming DCU projects. The project facing the most rumors is Gunn’s Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, as several unsubstantiated rumors about the film’s quality have emerged over the past few days.

One op-ed published by Variety said Skydance executives weren’t happy with the footage they saw of Man of Tomorrow. World of Reel reported a rumor that Gunn would no longer have final cut of the Superman follow-up, and that the studio was looking to cut characters from the finished product. This led to rumors that Skydance was forcing reshoots of Man of Tomorrow, which Gunn would not participate in.

While James Gunn is typically very vocal on social media, the director and still current head of DC Studios has been quiet since confirming the end of his tenure. Gunn is now putting some of the rumors to rest, specifically the claim that Skydance is unhappy with the footage. Gunn took to Threads to address the rumors swirling around Man of Tomorrow, confirming the Skydance executives have not seen a single cut of the movie. Gunn said:

“There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen Man of Tomorrow and that all sorts of sweeping changes are being made. No one from Skydance has even seen the movie – the only people that have are Peter Safran and a very small trusted group of friends and family. So any stories around this narrative are false.”

Gunn did not address the rumors that Adria Arjona is playing Wonder Woman in Man of Tomorrow, and that the film would serve as her introduction to the DCU. Gunn also did not comment on the rumor that he will follow up Man of Tomorrow with a Justice League film. Gunn previously confirmed in his exit post that he is writing another DC film.

Filming for Man of Tomorrow took place between April 20 and Aug. 26, 2026. Gunn confirmed that an assembly cut of the film was completed on Oct. 16, 2026. Man of Tomorrow is set to release on July 9, 2027. Although both Superman and Supergirl debuted their first trailers in December before their release, Gunn confirmed there would be no Man of Tomorrow trailer released in December 2026 to play before Dune: Part Three or Avengers: Doomsday.

Man of Tomorrow will center on Superman (David Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) teaming up to stop the villain Brainiac (Lars Eidinger). The movie is shaping up to be a DCU crossover, including returning characters like Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), The Engineer (María Gabriela de Faría), Mister Terrific (Edi Gatheghi), and Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), alongside Supergirl (Milly Alcock), John Stewart from Lanterns (Aaron Pierre), and Blue Beetle (Xolo Maridueña).

Given that the news is still fresh about Gunn and Safran’s departure and eventual replacement by Jeremy Latcham, it is understandable that people would try to make sense of everything and piece together where the DCU is heading. What is known is that Creature Commandos Season 2, The People vs. Gorilla Grodd, and Man of Tomorrow are still on the horizon. Everything else, from plans for Batman to Wonder Woman, is all up in the air. Even Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy said the leadership change makes a Season 2 renewal uncertain.

With Latcham not starting as head of DC Studios until Dec. 1, 2026, what he has planned for DC moving forward is still unknown. Everything about Latcham’s plan, including reports of another DC reboot, is just a rumor with nothing official. For now, there is still Man of Tomorrow to look forward to.