‘Man of Tomorrow’ Set Photos Show Superman Coming Face to Face With Lex Luthor’s Warsuit for the First Time
James Gunn’s reboot of the DC Universe was always going to live or die on whether it could make Superman feel vital again, and by most measures, it delivered. The 2025 film earned an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and pulled in a $615 million global total, cementing David Corenswet’s Clark Kent as the beating heart of a revitalized franchise. With that foundation firmly in place, anticipation for the follow-up has been quietly building into something enormous.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav personally announced that Gunn would return to write and direct the sequel, which was subsequently titled ‘Man of Tomorrow’ with a release date of July 9, 2027. The project wasted little time signaling its ambitions, with Gunn teasing a story that would expand the world of ‘Superman’ in unexpected directions. For fans tracking every update, the past week has felt like Christmas arriving early.
That feeling hit its peak when fresh set photos from Atlanta surfaced online, showing Corenswet in full Superman costume standing alongside Nicholas Hoult, who appeared to be suited up in Lex Luthor’s iconic Warsuit. The photos were taken on Tuesday night on location in Atlanta, Georgia, and appear to show Nicholas Hoult in the Warsuit, with a stunt double also suited up for portions of the filming.
Seeing the two characters side by side on a city street at night, with what looks like the aftermath of a confrontation visible behind them, is the kind of image that sends fan communities into immediate overdrive.
The suit, adapted from Kryptonian power armor in the comics, gives Luthor massive strength and allows him to fight toe-to-toe with Superman for short periods of time, weathering blows that would flatten any ordinary human. One notable detail that has sparked significant discussion is the logo visible on the chest of the armor.
Rather than a LuthorCorp insignia, the warsuit carries an ARGUS logo, suggesting that Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. may have helped Luthor acquire or build the armor. It is a small but telling detail that hints at how the film intends to complicate the relationship between its returning characters.
The same comic-era storyline that introduced the Warsuit also featured Brainiac, a character now confirmed to appear in ‘Man of Tomorrow’ through Lars Eidinger’s casting. That narrative parallel feels entirely deliberate on Gunn’s part. The film is expected to see Luthor and Superman put aside their differences when Earth is threatened by Brainiac, the alien supercomputer, with the broader ensemble including Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen, and several members of the Justice Gang returning alongside them.
Gunn has described the project in striking terms, saying “It’s as much a Lex movie as it is a Superman movie. I loved working with Nicholas Hoult. I relate to the character of Lex, sadly. I really wanted to create something extraordinary with the two of them.” That framing, combined with the set photos now flooding social media, makes ‘Man of Tomorrow’ feel less like a straightforward superhero sequel and more like a genuine character study wrapped in a world-ending conflict. Production began on April 20 in Atlanta and is expected to continue through August, which means the drip of on-set reveals is likely only just getting started.
With Hoult’s Warsuit now fully confirmed and the Superman-Luthor dynamic clearly at the center of everything, the question for DC fans is whether this reluctant alliance will be handled with enough nuance to make both characters feel like leads rather than one simply serving the other’s arc. If the set photos are anything to go by, ‘Man of Tomorrow’ is not playing it safe, and that might be exactly what the story needs.
How do you feel about Lex Luthor’s Warsuit stepping into the DCU, and is a Superman-Luthor team-up the direction you were hoping this sequel would take?
