The Wire Actor Andre Royo Joins Superman Sequel Man of Tomorrow Cast

The Wire histrion Andre Royo has officially joined the formed of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow successful a enigma role, but fans deliberation they’ve already figured retired who he’ll beryllium playing.

Director, writer, and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn shared the announcement himself successful a station connected Threads. He didn’t stock who precisely Royo volition look as, leaving fans lone to speculate portion they hold for the superhero follow-up movie to premiere adjacent summer.

“After 15 years it's large to beryllium moving with Andre again!” Gunn shared successful his post.

Andre Royo. Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO.

Royo has had a vocation successful Hollywood that has seen him look successful TV and movies since the ‘90s. He’s popped successful for the occasional Law & Order occurrence and besides played a relation successful Empire, but astir TV watchers volition astir apt admit him for his portion arsenic Reginald ‘Bubbles’ Cousins successful The Wire. Royo’s resume besides includes appearances successful To Leslie, Beautiful Boy, and Gunn’s 2010 superhero comedy, Super.

The Man of Tomorrow Director refrained from revealing who Royo volition play successful the Superman sequel, but that isn’t stopping fans from sharing who they’d similar to spot him represent successful the comic publication movie universe. Some judge Gunn picked Royo to play J’onn J’onzz a.k.a. Martian Manhunter. The quality is simply a superpowered alien with shapeshifting abilities, and portion shows similar Justice League Unlimited person helped him stay an important quality for DC, he’s not gotten overmuch clip to radiance successful the movie world.

Movie watchers online person already started sharing their hopes to spot Royo play Martian Manhunter, mostly, it seems, due to the fact that they conscionable deliberation he’d bash the relation justice. Adding substance to the rumor occurrence is the information that Gunn has teased an quality from the quality successful the past, including 1 notation to Chocos, an Oreo-like dainty that J’onn J’onzz loves.

Fans judge Man of Tomorrow could springiness Martian Manhunter clip to radiance adjacent to David Corenswet’s Clark Kent, though thing astir Royo’s relation successful the movie has been confirmed rather yet. Other casting additions that person been confirmed see Adria Arjona arsenic Maxima, Aaron Pierre arsenic Green Lantern John Stewart, and Lars Eidinger arsenic Brainiac.

The Man of Tomorrow Superman sequel is acceptable to premiere July 9, 2027. For much portion we wait, you tin larn much astir Supergirl, which stars Milly Alcock and swoops into theaters June 26, 2026. You tin besides work astir wherefore Pierce Brosnan is teasing a imaginable instrumentality for his portrayal of Doctor Fate.

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO.

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