James Gunn (maybe) made a blunder. An innocent shooting photo may well revealed the presence of an emblematic enemy in Supermanand not in any version. Attention SPOILERS !
Since he took over the reins of the DC Universe, with his friend Peter Safran, James Gunn developed his Superman Like a solemn kick -off, supposed to reconcile fans with a franchise that has too often stolen blind. Besides absolutely mastered and millimeter announcements, such as the trailer full of superheroes of superheroes Supermanor the declaration explaining that the new Superman will be between the guards of the Galaxy and the 1978 film, some awkwardness can cause big damage.
And that’s exactly what seems to have happened. By sharing a simple Image of behind the scenes of filming on social networks, James Gunn may have revealed capital information: theAppearance of a key character in the DC Comics universe, in a particularly edgy version. This photo may have revealed one of the major challenges of the film.
Superman’s Super Rouste
The photo in question was posted by James Gunn to wish Edi Gathegi a happy birthday, the actor who will play Mr. Terrific in the film Superman. The director is facing Gathegi in his superhero outfit, and on his left is present Rachel Brosnahan, La Lois Lane du Film. Nothing suspicious at first glance, unless you zoom in on the image in question.
In the background, between Gunn and Brosnahan, we can distinguish a massive, humanoid silhouette, which seems to wear An imposing armor in green and purple colors … A design immediately associated with the armor of Lex Luthor in comics. And not just any: the Power Armor (also called Lexorian Warsuit -Lexian warfare? -) used to face Superman in direct combat, when the megalomaniac billionaire decides to abandon his manipulation and shenanigans of all kinds to head the Kryptonian head.
Lex Luthor version Hardcore
Whether it is a learned communication strategy or a huge blunder, this photo confirms several speculations on the treatment of the character of Luthor in the film. Lex Luthor, embodied by Nicholas Hoult, may not be content to be the cold genius of the previous iterations of Superman (Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey or Jesse Eisenberg), but adopt a much more bellicose version, Justice League Unlimited or as in video games Injustice Gods Among Us.
Thanks to this armor, Luthor becomes an antagonist capable of physically competing with Superman. His Power Armor has gauntlets capable of projecting rays of kryptonite, and is capable of producing radiation equivalent to those of a red sun, which make Kryptonians as fragile as humans.
In other words, Luthor would be sufficiently equipped to stick a good beating to Superman. From there to think that The images revealed so far, which showed the seriously injured hero, are the result of the confrontation between Lex Luthor in armor and Kal-el, there is only one step. It would be the first time that Luthor would appear in his Power Armor in a film in real shots.
In order to know if it is a pure illusion of optics or an involuntary spoiler, and if Lex Luthor will spanking Superman, it will be necessary to wait until July 9, 2025, release date of Superman in the cinema.
