James Gunn has debunked claims that Skydance has seen Man of Tomorrow and ordered major changes after the takeover. The news lands days after Gunn and Peter Safran announced on November 9 that they are leaving their co-CEO roles at DC Studios, though both will stay on in creative capacities. Fans responded with the calm, measured energy of a crowd watching a building fall on Metropolis.
As fans drafted eulogies for the DCU, Gunn opened Threads and put the loudest rumor of the week to bed.
James Gunn answers the Man of Tomorrow rumor that had the internet in a spin
James Gunn has confirmed that Skydance has not seen Man of Tomorrow, which means no sweeping changes are underway. The takeover handed Skydance the keys to the studio, and the internet quickly assumed the new owners had already started moving the furniture. Principal photography on the film finished earlier this fall, so the cameras have stopped rolling.
“There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen,” Gunn wrote on his Threads account.
He then added, “No one from Skydance has even seen the movie.”
Only Peter Safran and a very small circle of trusted friends and family have watched it, which makes the rumored overhaul fiction.
The rumor pile did not stop at a secret screening. Rumors suggested Skydance executives disliked Man of Tomorrow and were weighing additional filming, possibly without Gunn involved. Other whispers said the filmmaker would lose his say in the final cut, and that cameos from returning DCU players would be deleted. Gunn used Threads to answer the loudest version, signing off with a heart and a merman emoji.
While one Man of Tomorrow rumor gets a firm answer, another is sharpening its cape, and this one involves a sequel nobody has announced.
James Gunn and the Superman 3 rumor after Man of Tomorrow
No confirmation exists that James Gunn is working on Superman 3, and the claim remains speculation. The rumor gained traction when the X account Superman Saga News attributed the claim to industry insider DanielRPK. That post leaned on a Threads update in which Gunn said he was writing his next film. He never named the project, so a third Superman outing is a fan theory wearing a cape.
Variety reported on October 5 that Gunn was writing his next screenplay while waiting for the assembly cut of Man of Tomorrow. Speculation about the mystery script ranges from Superman 3 to a Justice League film, though Gunn has never named the project. Jeremy Latcham takes over as DC Studios chief on December 1, so the final call on future plans belongs to him. As for a secret Skydance cut of Man of Tomorrow, Gunn says no such version exists, and the rumor can go back to the drawing board.
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