In comic book lore, Jor-El and Lara Lor-van are typically portrayed as moral and good Kryptonians who send their son to Earth simply so that he can survive the death of his home planet... but that tradition has been significantly upended in the new lore of the DC Universe. In James Gunn's Superman, it's revealed that they had very different and specific plans for their offspring on a foreign world – namely, he was supposed to dominate the human race and essentially reform it in his image. It's quite a bombshell in the 2025 movie, but fans should know that we're definitely not done learning about the Man of Steel's family, as there are more revelations to come in the upcoming Supergirl.
The next DCU blockbuster is arriving in 2026 (just eight months away now!), and actor David Krumholtz has offered up some interesting teases regarding what fans can expect from the movie. During a recent interview with Nerdtropolis, the actor was asked to tease what is on the way in the Supergirl movie, and in addition to complimenting its faithfulness to the source material, he noted that the film will offer more insight into what Superman's family was like on Krypton. Said Krumholtz,
