By Chris Snellgrove
| Revealed 1 hour in the past
James Gunn is the grasp of getting nerds overvalued, however he took issues to the subsequent stage not too long ago by previewing the script for Superman 2, titled Man of Tomorrow. It was simply the duvet, however the picture (an anatomical close-up of a person’s head prominently that includes his mind) appeared to closely trace that the Man of Metal can be combating Brainiac in his subsequent solo movie.
Whereas some followers are apprehensive in regards to the alternative of villain (preferring as a substitute somebody extra all the way down to Earth like Metallo), the reality is that Brainiac is the right new DCU villain for Superman to combat.
Brainiac is a novel alternative as a result of we now have by no means seen Superman combat this character in a live-action film. The villain is a staple of the comics and performed a significant function within the Superman: The Animated Sequence, however in live-action, the pc model of this iconic villain has solely appeared in Smallville and Krypton, exhibits that had a really restricted price range. Will probably be nice to see Brainiac on the massive display and powered by an equally huge price range that can hopefully do justice to this character, somebody who’s a significant risk on a galactic stage.
Talking of which, another excuse Brainiac is a good alternative for a Superman villain is that he successfully raises the stakes for this cinematic franchise. In Superman, all of Metropolis was at risk due to an out-of-control dimensional rift that threatened a metropolis of thousands and thousands; it’s solely becoming, then, that the sequel introduces an excellent larger risk, one which makes the risks of the primary movie really feel downright trivial. And Brainiac is an alien menace who might simply threaten your entire world, which ought to make for an efficient, high-stakes sequel.
As an added bonus, Brainiac being a risk to everything of Earth will present the right excuse for Superman and Lex Luthor to workforce up, one thing Gunn has already teased for Superman 2. The interactions between David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult had been arguably the perfect a part of Superman, and I’ve been hoping towards hope that the subsequent movie could have much more. An invasion of the town snatcher, Brainiac, will present a wonderfully logical motive for Earth’s best hero and its best villain to workforce up, and their snappy dialogue is more likely to be simply as entertaining as any combat scene.
Brainiac Doesn’t See Himself As A Villain
Within the palms of the best writers, Brainiac can be a terrific Superman villain as a result of he doesn’t see himself as a villain in any respect; slightly, he sees himself as a power for good, gathering and preserving numerous aliens and cultures all through the galaxy. On this method, he’s just like Lex Luthor, who genuinely believes that he’s saving the world by eradicating Superman, the alien outsider who ensures that humanity not has to combat for itself. Will probably be notably enjoyable to see how Brainiac and Luthor work together with one another: two supervillains who’re satisfied that they’d be superheroes if not for that pesky Man of Metal.
All of that is assuming, after all, that Brainiac is well-written, however after the success of Superman, I’m keen to increase some fanboy religion in the direction of James Gunn. Fairly frankly, his portrayal of the Man of Metal breathed new life into the drained superhero style and really made me excited for tights-and-flights motion pictures as soon as once more. And if Gunn can ship one other movie of the identical or greater high quality with this sequel, it can set up the DCU as a real silver display juggernaut, one with the capability to do what as soon as appeared not possible: lastly put the faltering MCU out of its distress.
