The former DC Studios co-CEO says only Peter Safran and a small circle of friends and family have seen his ‘Superman’ sequel.
ByTrey Alston
November 14, 2026
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Key Takeaways
- James Gunn denied rumors that Skydance is recutting Man of Tomorrow, saying “No one from Skydance has even seen the movie.”
- The rumors followed Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios exit and included claims of Supergirl and Blue Beetle cuts, a Wonder Woman recast and an HBO Max release.
- Gunn remains director through post-production on the sequel, which teams Superman with Lex Luthor against Brainiac and keeps its July 9, 2027, theatrical release date.
James Gunn is setting the record straight on his troubled Superman sequel, insisting Skydance has not watched Man of Tomorrow, much less ordered big changes to it.
The director took on the chatter in a Threads post, days after his exit as co-CEO of DC Studios.
“There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen Man of Tomorrow and that all sorts of sweeping changes are being made,” he wrote. “No one from Skydance has even seen the movie.”
Gunn said the only people who have seen it are Peter Safran and “a very small trusted group of friends and family.” He added, “So any stories around this narrative are false.”
The rumors picked up speed after Gunn’s exit from DC. Unconfirmed reports and social media speculation claimed Skydance was recutting the film to remove Milly Alcock’s Supergirl, Xolo Maridueña’s Blue Beetle, and DCU Easter eggs set up to launch future projects. Another rumor said Wonder Woman would be recast.
The social media claims went further, suggesting the movie’s quality was one reason Gunn was pushed out and that Skydance would send it to HBO Max instead of theaters.
Gunn and Safran’s departure was announced November 9 and came as a shock. The pair had landed spots on Skydance’s leadership team when Paramount closed its $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery last month.
Gunn addressed the job on his way out on social media. “What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least,” he wrote.
As for the movie itself, Man of Tomorrow wrapped filming in August after a shoot based mostly at Trilith Studios in Atlanta. Gunn is still directing as he finishes post-production.
The sequel puts David Corenswet’s Superman and Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor on the same side against Lars Eidinger’s Brainiac. Gunn has called it “as much a Lex movie as it is a Superman movie.”
Man of Tomorrow is still set to hit theaters on July 9, 2027.
