It wasn’t exactly a surprise to learn that James Gunn’s Superman was getting a sequel. The first movie was a solid hit, and Gunn himself, while stopping short of confirming a sequel, spoke openly about the character’s future in his new DCU. That said, the fact that a sequel was announced so soon, complete with a release date in 2027, was a bit of a surprise. And yet, that’s not the most shocking thing about Man of Tomorrow.
Part of the reason that announcing a release date less than two years away is a shock is that it means that filming will need to start in less than a year, which means that a script will need to be done very soon. While one might think that would put considerable time and pressure on James Gunn, it turns out that’s not the case, because the script for Man of Tomorrow has already been written. In response to a fan on Threads who asked Gunn how much of the script had been written, he said…
