James Gunn Calls Peacemaker Season 2 the Man of Tomorrow 'Prequel,' Says It 'Directly' Leads Into the 2027 Movie

James Gunn has erstwhile again teased the value of Peacemaker Season 2 to the wide DCU, describing it arsenic a "prequel" to the just-announced Man of Tomorrow.

Going 1 measurement further, Gunn said that Peacemaker Season 2 "directly" builds up to Man of Tomorrow, owed retired July 9, 2027.

“Watch the Man of Tomorrow Prequel AKA Peacemaker Season 2, airing a caller occurrence contiguous connected HBOMax astatine 9pm EST / 6pm PST,” Gunn wrote successful a station connected Instagram.

Then, responding to 1 instrumentality who doubted Peacemaker Season 2 would pb straight into Man of Tomorrow fixed determination are different DCU projects acceptable to travel retired successful between, Gunn responded to marque it clear, saying: "directly."

It’s an absorbing assertion from Gunn, with 2026 acceptable to spot Supergirl, Lanterns, and Clayface each travel retired arsenic portion of the continuing DCU, good earlier Man of Tomorrow a twelvemonth later. But this isn’t the archetypal clip Gunn has stressed Peacemaker Season 2’s cardinal relation successful the overarching story, with appearances from Justice Gang members who starred successful July’s DCU kickstarter Superman already successful place.

All eyes volition beryllium connected Peacemaker Season 2, then, to spot however it sets up Man of Tomorrow, which Gunn announced connected societal media alongside a acceptable of images that person surely acceptable tongues wagging. Check retired IGN’s speculation astir what benignant of movie Man of Tomorrow is for more.

Last month, Gunn revealed the 'Superman Saga’ portion discussing his ongoing enactment connected the follow-up to this summer’s Superman. Man of Tomorrow is not called Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Gunn clarified successful different caller societal media post, simply Man of Tomorrow. But it is the adjacent installment of the Superman Saga, helium said. Is Supergirl besides portion of the Superman Saga? Gunn is yet to say.

The favoritism betwixt Superman: Man of Tomorrow and Man of Tomorrow is important, fixed the speculation astir what benignant of movie it volition be. Based connected the teaser images, we'll spot Superman and a Power Armor-wearing Lex Luthor perchance joining forces to look a greater threat, portion besides continuing their bitter rivalry. Could Man of Tomorrow arsenic the sanction of the movie suggest it's really astir Superman and Lex Luthor warring to presume the rubric role?

Superman is considered a container bureau deed and a palmy commencement for Gunn's rebooted DCU. It's made much than $600 cardinal successful theaters, making it the archetypal and apt lone superhero movie of 2025 to bash so. Most of that wealth was made successful North American theaters (Gunn has offered his thoughts connected wherefore Superman is doing amended domestically than internationally).

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