James Gunn Clarifies Wonder Woman & Batman Roles in Man of Tomorrow

James Gunn is currently casting Man of Tomorrow, the highly anticipated follow-up to his hit film, Superman. After the casting announcement that Lars Eidinger would be playing the central villain, Brainiac, fans have been wildly speculating on what other DC characters could appear in the film. Given that Superman featured characters from across DC's history, including Mister Terrific, Guy Gardner, and Hawkgirl, fans expect to see more DC heroes pop up in Man of Tomorrow. The two biggest names rumors have pointed to are Batman and Wonder Woman, who, alongside Superman, form the DC Trinity and have DCU projects coming up. However, James Gunn is debunking those theories. Responding to a fan on threads, via Home of DCU on X, James Gunn shutdown the casting rumors regarding Batman and Wonder Woman in Man of Tomorrow. Gunn said, "All those rumors of Batman and Wonder Woman auditions are false." When another fan asked specifically about the rumors surrounding Wonder Woman being the much-discussed female character being cast for Man of Tomorrow, Gunn said, "No. We are currently casting a female character in [Man of Tomorrow]. My only guess is scopers are taking a stab at guessing [Wonder Woman]." James Gunn is Not Going to Repeat a Mistake the DCEU Made Batman and Wonder Woman are two of DC's most famous heroes, so fans are eagerly awaiting their DCU debut. Wonder Woman is set to get her own solo film, rebooting the character after Patty Jenkins two DCEU films starring Gal Gadot. Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira is penning the Wonder Woman script. With Wonder Woman confirmed not to be in Man of Tomorrow, that opens the door for the female characters in Man of Tomorrow to be a number of different characters, from Maxima to Renee Montoya to Big Barda, who is set to be part of the DCU animated series, Mister Miracle. Batman's DCU film is titled The Brave and the Bold and will feature him and his son, Damian Wayne aka Robin. Brave and the Bold has faced a few delays, and Gunn spoke about not wanting DCU Batman casting or development news to overshadow Matt Reeves' The Batman - Part II, which is set for release in October 2027. That likely means the DCU Batman would make his debut by at least 2028, though fans are hoping for a potential Batman tease in this year's Clayface. It also makes sense for Gunn not to feature Batman and Wonder Woman in Man of Tomorrow, given it would draw too much comparison to Batman v. Superman. Batman v. Superman was a Man of Steel follow-up that also featured Batman as a supporting role, with Wonder Woman squeezed in to set up her solo film the following year. Given how poorly received that movie and the creative decision to turn a Superman sequel into a Justice League prequel, it certainly would not be a good look for Man of Tomorrow, another Superman follow-up, to turn into another backdoor pilot film for the DCU's Justice League.