When James Gunn announced the next Superman movie coming in 2027 as Man of Tomorrow , he released an image by artist Jim Lee of the DCU’s Superman and Lex Luthor together. But this Lex wasn’t the businessman head of LuthorCorp we met in Gunn’s Superman, played by Nicholas Hoult. He’s wearing his purple and green battle armor, often referred to as his “war suit.” This look comes straight from the pages of DC Comics , and evokes an era when Luthor finally became a truly formidable foe for Superman in a physical sense.

Man of Tomorrow. In theatres July 9, 2027 — James Gunn (@jamesgunn.bsky.social) 2025-09-03T16:46:31.775Z

Lex Luthor has been Superman’s greatest nemesis since Action Comics #23 in 1940, when he first appeared as simply “Luthor.” But he wasn’t really a “costume

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