James Gunn knows how to get fans talking. The DC Studios co-head and director of the 2025 movie schedule's Superman, as well as its confirmed follow-up Man of Tomorrow, recently shared a cryptic script cover, and the internet lit up. The image? A medical illustration of a bifurcated human head revealing a brain. Naturally, fans zeroed in on one name: Brainiac. Could Superman’s longtime foe finally be making his big-screen debut in Gunn’s upcoming DC movie? Well, the writer-director responded to all those fan theories.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gunn addressed the buzz directly. Sort of. He didn’t confirm the villain, but he did admit he didn't realize what would happen once he dropped that brain scan online. He explained:
