Lex Luthor? ‘Peacemaker’s Wild Cameo Just Created A Clear Path For ‘Man of Tomorrow’

As revealed by James Gunn, the 2027 Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, will feature a kind of team-up between Lex Luthor and Superman. Many fan theories suggest the two could be working together to stop the infamous DC villain Brainiac, who, to date, has never featured in a live-action Superman movie. (Though it has popped up on several of the TV show incarnations.)

In Peacemaker, Luthor is now directly in contact with A.R.G.U.S., which, just like at the start of the Superman movie, means he’s working with Rick Flag. If this partnership continues, it seems pretty obvious that Luthor could have quasi-freedom by the time Man of Tomorrow rolls around. And, if Luthor is straight-up running A.R.G.U.S. by that time, it would make perfect sense for him to team up with Superman to stop a larger threat.

In other words, Peacemaker knocks out two plot birds with one Luthor-shaped stone. In the Peacemaker storyline, Luthor can help Flag track down Chris. But this also means that when Man of Tomorrow comes out, Luthor’s ability to work in an official capacity for A.R.G.U.S. won’t need to be explained. The present conflict of Peacemaker has now become the backstory for Man of Tomorrow.

And because of this move, it seems highly likely that we should expect to see many more characters from the Superman movie, well before Man of Tomorrow hits theaters.

Superman and Peacemaker stream on HBO Max.