James Gunn‘s upcoming DC follow-up, Man of Tomorrow, just received another casting update. Since the project was first announced in 2025, following the success of Superman, not only will returning faces from the initial film be back, but new cast members have also been added to the fray. It won’t be long to see how these new faces will fit in Gunn’s growing superpowered cinematic universe.
Man of Tomorrow will feature the return of David Corenswet‘s Superman and Nicholas Hoult‘s Lex Luthor, as the duo team up to face a bigger threat – Brainiac, played by Lars Eidinger. Also reprising their roles in previous DC projects include Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr, and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart/Green Lantern, who will make their theatrical debut after appearing in Lanterns.
In a recent report, it was announced that Sinqua Walls has been cast in an undisclosed role in Man of Tomorrow. The actor starred in a handful of projects, such as Once Upon A Time as Sir Lancelot, Teen Wolf as Vernon Boyd, and most recently, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist as McKinley ‘Mac’ Rogers, as well as making appearances in Grey’s Anatomy and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Walls is one of the handful of new inclusions that will be making their DC debut in Man of Tomorrow. Other actors include Adria Arjona, Andre Royo, and Matthew Lillard, all with undisclosed roles, though Arjona is rumored to play the comic anti-heroine, Maxima.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Personality Quiz Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? Paul Atreides · Captain Kirk · Princess Leia · Ellen Ripley · Max Rockatansky
Five iconic heroes. Five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🏜️Paul Atreides
🖖Capt. Kirk
✊Princess Leia
🔦Ellen Ripley
🔥Max Rockatansky
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How do you lead when the stakes couldn’t be higher? The way you lead under pressure is the most honest thing about you.
02
What is your greatest strength in a crisis? The quality that keeps you alive when everything else fails.
03
What is the thing you’d sacrifice everything else for? Your deepest motivation is your truest compass.
04
How do you relate to the people around you? Who you are to others under pressure is who you really are.
05
You’re facing a threat that no one else believes is real. What do you do? How you respond when you’re the only one who sees it defines everything.
06
What has your heroism cost you personally? Every hero pays. The question is what — and whether they’d pay it again.
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How do you feel about the rules of the world you’re in? Every hero has a relationship with the system. What’s yours?
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When everything is on the line, what keeps you going? The answer is the most honest thing about you.
Your Hero Has Been Identified Your Sci-Fi Hero Is…
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
Arrakis · Dune
Paul Atreides
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You see further ahead than others and you plan accordingly, even when the vision frightens you.
You are driven by loyalty to your people and a sense of destiny you didn’t ask for but can’t escape.
Paul Atreides is not simply a hero — he is someone who understands the cost of power and chooses to bear it anyway.
That gravity, that willingness to carry what others won’t, is exactly you.
USS Enterprise · Star Trek
Captain Kirk
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you’ve always believed there’s a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You take the mission seriously without ever taking yourself too seriously.
Your crew would follow you anywhere, not because you demand it, but because you’ve earned it.
Kirk’s genius isn’t tactical — it’s human. He reads people, bends rules with purpose, and wills outcomes into existence through sheer conviction.
That combination of warmth, audacity, and relentless optimism is unmistakably yours.
The Rebellion · Star Wars
Princess Leia
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you’re fearless, but because giving up simply isn’t something you’re capable of.
You lead through conviction. Your voice carries because your belief is unshakeable.
You gave up everything ordinary the moment you chose the cause, and you’ve never looked back.
Leia is not a supporting character in her own story — she is the moral centre of the entire rebellion.
That same fierce, principled, unbreakable core is what defines you.
The Nostromo · Alien
Ellen Ripley
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone’s hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You see threats clearly, you document the truth even when no one listens, and when the time comes you handle it yourself.
Ripley’s heroism is earned, not performed. She doesn’t have a speech — she has a flamethrower and a plan.
You share her composure under the worst possible pressure, and her refusal to pretend the monster isn’t there.
When it counts, you don’t flinch. That’s everything.
The Wasteland · Mad Max
Max Rockatansky
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
You don’t ask for help, don’t need validation, and don’t wait for anyone to tell you the rules no longer apply.
Your loyalty, when it finally arrives, is absolute — but it’s earned in silence and tested in action, not in words.
Max is not a nihilist. He is someone who lost everything and found, against his will, that he still has something worth protecting.
That bruised, stubborn, ultimately human core is exactly yours.
Is ‘Superman’ Worth Watching?
Man of Tomorrow will be the follow-up to 2025’s Superman, the first live-action feature set in Gunn’s rebooted DCU. Since its release, the film has grossed over $618 million worldwide and has been highly praised, earning an 83% Certified Fresh critics’ score and a 90% Verified Hot audience score. According to critics, ScreenRant praised Superman for not leaning towards the origin story route and how watching the film required little homework. It also praised the casting choices, especially Edi Gathegi‘s Mister Terrific. Others also praised Superman for leaning into its comic book roots, but there was a mixed reception to the comedy and goofiness Gunn has used in previous works. Collider’s Ross Bonaime gave Superman an 8/10 in his review, praising the actors’ performance, Gunn’s take on the DC world, and giving this superhero feature a “hopeful, optimistic tone,” but wished there were more scenes of Clark working at the Daily Planet.
Man of Tomorrow is scheduled to enter theaters on July 9, 2027. In the meantime, you can stream Superman on HBO Max. Follow Collider for more updates.
