James Gunn Is Trying to Temper Your ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Expectations
These days, people will often read and speculate about things for so long that they somehow become real, even if they’re not. Then, when those promises aren’t met, it can lead to all manner of disappointment. We build something in our heads that isn’t reality.
- ▪These days, people will often read and speculate about things for so long that they somehow become real, even if they’re not.
- ▪Then, when those promises aren’t met, it can lead to all manner of disappointment.
- ▪We build something in our heads that isn’t reality.
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| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:16 +0000 |
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Expectations can be a killer. These days, people will often read and speculate about things for so long that they somehow become real, even if they’re not. Then, when those promises aren’t met, it can lead to all manner of disappointment. We build something in our heads that isn’t reality. It happens all the time, and James Gunn is already trying to stop it for his upcoming movie, Man of Tomorrow. In the months since the film was announced, all manner of rumors have circulated about the movie. Some have been confirmed by Gunn. Others have not. Some are potentially true. Others are not. But this week, when asked about a timeline to reveal the film’s “secret characters,” Gunn had an eye-opening reply. “What secret characters?” Gunn posted on Threads. “It’s [a] movie about Lex and Clark.
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