Man Of Tomorrow BTS Look Reveals Nicholas Hoult As A Battle-Damaged Lex Luthor

Man Of Tomorrow BTS Look Reveals Nicholas Hoult As A Battle-Damaged Lex Luthor

Man of Tomorrow actor Frank Grillo (Rick Flag Sr.) has taken to Instagram to share a first look at returning star Nicholas Hoult as the villainous Lex Luthor...

By MarkCassidy - May 13, 2026 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Man of Tomorrow

Filming has been underway on James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow in Atlanta for a couple of weeks at this stage, but we have yet to see any photos from the set make their way online.

Frank Grillo, who will reprise his Superman and Peacemaker role as Rick Flag Sr., has been sharing some behind-the-scenes clips on Instagram, however, and the Captain America: Civil War actor has now revealed a first look at returning star Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Hoult is sitting beside Grillo in the makeup chair, as both actors are in the process of getting some cuts and bruises applied.

"The building of a broken face courtesy of many. They can't take me down alone. Not even Lex Luthor," writes Grillo.

Luthor and Flag are clearly going to see some action in the movie, but is Grillo indicating that they'll take a few swings at each other here?

Check out the BTS shots below, along with a new teaser for Supergirl.

The plot of Gunn's Superman follow-up will focus on the Man of Steel (Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) putting their differences aside and joining forces to defend the planet against Brainiac (Lars Eidinger).

Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) have all been confirmed to return, and we recently learned that Aaron Pierre will reprise his Lanterns role as John Stewart.

Adria Arjona is also set to appear as Maxima (though there's a lot of speculation that she's actually been cast as Wonder Woman). It might be worth noting that Deadline lists the Andor star as Maxima in their casting reports, but THR only mentions that she has joined the cast.

"At its core, it’s about Clark and Lex," Gunn said in a recent interview. "I relate to both of them. I relate to Lex’s ambition and obsession — minus the murder. And I relate to Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of me."

Man of Tomorrow will hit theaters on July 9, 2027.

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MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/13/2026, 3:21 PM
First!

man, i miss those days

also, this movie seems wayyyy overstuffed but i hope its good
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/13/2026, 3:22 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - it will be.

Join us #DCAlliance

dragon316
dragon316 - 5/13/2026, 4:38 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - your first what’s prize private island
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/13/2026, 9:24 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - overstuffed but in a good way we hope?
Hopefully makes up for the Superman films that literally had no one else in the DC world but him .... er, and Lex. er, and Zod.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/14/2026, 8:11 AM
@lazlodaytona - hopefully its just a good movie, thats all I care about... regardless if there's 1 main character or 7 main characters
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/14/2026, 12:03 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - right there with you buddy
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/13/2026, 3:25 PM
Battle-damaged Lex already? Oh for [frick]’s sake, inject this directly into my [frick]ing veins 😂

This is exactly why Hoult was such a [frick]ing smart casting choice. The guy can do arrogant, intelligent, unhinged, and [frick]ing weirdly human all at the same [frick]ing time.

And let’s not ignore what Gunn’s clearly setting up here:
Lex isn’t just sitting in a chair barking orders like another generic [frick]ing billionaire villain.

This [frick]ing version is getting dragged through the mud physically and [frick]ing psychologically.

Meanwhile DC haters were crying that the DCU had “no direction” while Gunn’s over here building actual character dynamics between Superman, Lex, Flag Sr, Brainiac, Lanterns, Supergirl…

The connective tissue is already there if people would stop doomposting for five [frick]ing bloody minutes.

#DCAlliance

For [frick]s Sake
SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 5/13/2026, 7:23 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - '#DCAlliance'

There's like 4 of you

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TheRevelation
TheRevelation - 5/13/2026, 8:08 PM
@SenorTwats - @THEKENDOMAN...

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I will join you.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/13/2026, 9:30 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - [frickin] Brainiac will help ease the pain of Superman cinematic villains
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 5/13/2026, 10:14 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - Gunn DC for Dummies. You're the same ppl that was excited to se HAWK GIRL in a film😂😂😂. This movie has more supporting actors than Avengers. It WILl FAIL ALSO. $500 Million total. Superman 2025 underperformed & made $615 Million😂🤣😂
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SenorTwats - 5/14/2026, 5:28 AM
@TheRevelation - don't its a lost cause.

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UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 5/14/2026, 6:14 AM
@SenorTwats - you'd know.

See you in 2034.
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SenorTwats - 5/14/2026, 6:49 AM
@UltimaRex - #You'reObsessed 😘
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 5/14/2026, 6:59 AM
@SenorTwats - I'm two steps away from Comic Book Guy and you're on CBM. What did you expect lol?...
JayBird
JayBird - 5/14/2026, 7:10 AM
@SenorTwats - There are 5 of us now my dude, 6 with @TheRevelation
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SenorTwats - 5/14/2026, 10:47 AM
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SenorTwats - 5/14/2026, 10:48 AM
@UltimaRex - from now on I will read 'see you in 2034' in comicbook guy's voice 😅🤣

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 1:31 PM
@SenorTwats - Lord, not this [frick]er again 😂
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 1:32 PM
@lazlodaytona - He is coming. How are you??

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THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 1:35 PM
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THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 1:37 PM
@ClarkJoeKent - 😂😂😂

Join #DCAlliance

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 2:24 PM
@JayBird - Welcome to #DCAlliance

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🖕 @SenorTwats 😂
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/14/2026, 3:23 PM
@SenorTwats -

I've always had a keen eye on you, and you were meant to be part of the alliance.

Welcome aboard! 7 is better than 6.

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THEKENDOMAN - 5/14/2026, 6:49 PM
@UltimaRex - Join us #DCAlliance
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 5/15/2026, 8:17 AM
@SenorTwats - two octaves lower and you're pretty much there.

A boss once said I have the telephone manner of the Terminator.
TheRevelation
TheRevelation - 5/15/2026, 11:42 AM
@SenorTwats - I can't help myself...I have hope

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TheRevelation
TheRevelation - 5/15/2026, 11:44 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - 👊🏿
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/15/2026, 3:44 PM
@THEKENDOMAN -

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/16/2026, 9:55 AM
@TheRevelation - My brother 👊🏿

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 5/13/2026, 3:25 PM
When Rick Flag finally dies in MOT
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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 5/13/2026, 3:33 PM
@MisterBones - I liked Rick as a protagonist in CC. Don't know why they chose to ruin him along with everyone else in Peacemaker season 2.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/13/2026, 9:31 PM
@MisterBones - God I hope so
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 5/13/2026, 3:31 PM
Superman, Lex, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific, Maxima, Engineer, and Rick Flag vs. Brainiac.

Is this not just a Justice League International movie?
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/13/2026, 4:23 PM
@InfinitePunches -

Most definitely not. It's a Superman movie with a whole lot of side characters who will gracefully share the screen with the best.

There was just as many in the first round, and they didn't take anything from the man himself.

Join the DC Alliance, the only alliance that matters.

#DCAlliance

Nolanite out
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 5/13/2026, 4:29 PM
@Nolanite -
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Riiiiight...
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/13/2026, 9:34 PM
@InfinitePunches - nah, most of them will tag out because they feel like they'd never be able to be affective against Brainiac and they feel they'd be a deterent.
Just watch it happen. Then bizzaro suds will come back to help outta nowhere
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 5/14/2026, 10:08 AM
@lazlodaytona - Green Lanterns don't tag out. The rest of the JLI will be fighting the faceless robo grunts while Lex and Clark blow up the central mainframe reactor or whatever.

Definitely no Bizarro/Ultraman in this movie. If anyone makes the ultimate sacrifice, it'll be Rick or Lex.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/14/2026, 12:08 PM
@InfinitePunches - yeah, Lex ain't going anywhere this early in the DCU.
But I do agree with your synopsis.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/13/2026, 3:40 PM
RE :>>>>""I relate to both of them. I relate to Lex’s ambition and obsession — minus the murder. And I relate to Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of me.""

"Midwestern values" with otherwise inexplicable Southern (or Southern-coded) parents.

Also, can we finally bury this fiction that Midwesterners have some kind of ineffable moral superiority or 'Salt-of-the-Earth' goodness-superiorty over their Coastal (And big city) 'Librul' cousins?

If Superman existed in the America that we know in reality, Midwesterners would be demanding his deportation as an undocumented "illegal (.....literal) alien".

Let's also not forget that Barack Obama was raised by his midwestern mother and grandparents, and yet in the minds of many of these 'midwesterners', it still wasn't enough to overcome the 'black' in him.
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