Everybody Thinks ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Is Constructing the Justice League

Saturday was Superman Day, which didn’t yield something substantial for Supergirl or Man of Tomorrow. However Sunday’s a brand new day, and James Gunn revealed one other actor has signed on to the Superman sequel.

That will be Andre Royo, finest recognized for collection like The Wire and Empire. On Threads, Gunn posted an image of them collectively, saying it “nice to be working with Andre once more!” after Royo appeared in Gunn’s 2010 film Tremendous. Gunn gave no indication who Royo will play, which has given followers a possibility to take a position. And the candidate of us have zeroed in on, in response to IGN, is Martian Manhunter.

Why him? Partially as a result of they simply really feel like he needs to be somebody important, and J’onn J’onzz is somebody he might match. The first proof is that Gunn’s beforehand teased the hero earlier than. In 2024 and once more this past January, he tweeted out pics of Choco’s, the DC model of Oreos which are a favourite of Martian Manhunter. Lending some additional credence to that is Martian Manhunter’s TV historical past: in live-action and animation, he’s been portrayed by Black actors like Carl Lumbly in Justice League and David Harewood in Supergirl.

Earlier than Superman got here out, Gunn confirmed the Justice League was certainly on his thoughts. To this point, his DC universe additionally contains John Stewart and Hawkgirl, a part of the DCAU Justice League. If followers are proper about Royo’s casting, it and the recently-cast Adria Arjona possibly playing Wonder Woman ship a particular message about Gunn’s influences and what he needs his DC universe to seem like.

We’ll discover out for certain within the close to future, in all probability earlier than Man of Tomorrow comes out on July 9, 2027.

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