Before Snyder departed the DCEU, we apparently could have gotten the live-action feature debut of Brainiac in “Man of Steel 2”. The villain first appeared in Action Comics #242 and has remained a consistent threat to the Big Blue Boy Scout, obsessed with snatching up species to mold the universe more to his liking. According to Snyder on the Post-Credits Podcast, plans were in place before he left the franchise. “We talked about a Brainiac movie,” the director admitted. But while the steward of slow-motion won’t depict Henry Cavill’s Supes battling Brainiac, there’s a possibility David Corenswet’s version could cross paths with the villain in James Gunn’s reboot.
Rumors have been flying around faster than speeding bullets that the threat Corenswet’s Superman will be going up against, besides Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, will be Brainiac. The close encounter would mark the first time Kal-El would go up against the antagonist on the big screen, and judging by the otherworldly threat present in our first look at the hero, it will be a super-sized one.
For more on the “Man of Steel 2” that could’ve been, head here to learn how Henry Cavill’s Superman story would have ended, according to Zack Snyder.
