Supermans next bigscreen villain will be lars eidinger as brainiac – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026

Posted Dec 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM UTC

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Terrence O'Brien

Superman’s next bigscreen villain will be Lars Eidinger as Brainiac.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow is scheduled to hit theaters in 2027, and James Gunn has found his big bad. Lars Eidinger is relatively unknown in the US, but he has been nominated for a European Film Award and appeared in Noah Baumbach’s White Noise.

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