Man Of Tomorrow Set Photos Reveal First Look At Van Kull Maximum Security Prison

Man Of Tomorrow Set Photos Reveal First Look At Van Kull Maximum Security Prison

James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow is now shooting, and a couple of set photos revealing a first look at Van Kull Prison have found their way online...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 21, 2026 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Man of Tomorrow

Director and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn took to social media on Monday to announce that filming is now underway on Man of Tomorrow. The filmmaker shared a photo from inside Van Kull Maximum Security Prison, while also revealing an obscured first glimpse of the movie's logo.

We're not sure if cameras are actually rolling outside yet, but we do have a couple of photos from the first filming location, giving us a look at the building that's doubling for Van Kull.

Lex Luthor was incarcerated in Metahuman prison, Belle Reve, at the end of Superman, but the villain cut a deal with Rick Flag Sr. to move to Van Kull in exchange for sharing everything he knows about the Quantum Unfolding Chamber technology being used by Christoipher Smith in Peacemaker season 2.

We also have a video shared by Rick Flag actor Frank Grillo, who has confirmed that he begins shooting his scenes today.

Grillo has previously revealed that his character - who became a full-on villain at the end of Peacemaker season 2 - will have a significant role in Man of Tomorrow.

During Warner Bros.' CinemaCon presentation, star David Corenswet said the movie would explore what it's like to "save the world with your sworn enemy." Nicholas Hoult added, "Man of Tomorrow continues the Superman Saga with a new villain, and an unlikely alliance."

The plot of Gunn's Superman follow-up will focus on the Man of Steel (Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (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).

"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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Sominan
Sominan - 4/21/2026, 7:47 AM
Can't wait to see this!!
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/21/2026, 8:02 AM
@Sominan - Join the DC Alliance
Sominan
Sominan - 4/21/2026, 10:34 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - hell yeah. Where do I sign up?
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/21/2026, 11:20 AM
@Sominan - Welcome the #DCAlliance

Meet @Nolanite 👊🏿

Nolanite
Nolanite - 4/21/2026, 11:46 AM
@Sominan -

Welcome aboard to the ever growing and only alliance that matters!

Make sure you hashtag #DCAlliance on your comments!

#DCAlliance

Nolanite out
Sominan
Sominan - 4/21/2026, 12:10 PM
@Nolanite - #DCAlliance

Hell yeah comrades. Honored
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 4/21/2026, 8:00 AM
I don't wanna say the logo looks like shit, so I'll just stop typing now.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/21/2026, 8:02 AM
@Lisa89 - Join the DC Alliance
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 4/21/2026, 8:06 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - Will my joining redesign the logo with straight lines?
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/21/2026, 8:07 AM
@Lisa89 - Join us ✋
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/21/2026, 8:01 AM
Filming just started, and you’re already dissecting prison walls like it’s a finished film?

Van Kull, Lex setup, Flag back in play, that’s groundwork for the world, not a teaser reel.

This is how you build a universe, piece by [frick]ing piece.

#DCAlliance

For [frick]s Sake.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 4/21/2026, 8:32 AM
Love that this is filming already!
JackDeth
JackDeth - 4/21/2026, 8:34 AM
PEAK INCOMING !!!
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 4/21/2026, 8:35 AM
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SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 4/21/2026, 8:50 AM
@MaxPaint - join the #AntiDCUAlliance
TheVisionary26
TheVisionary26 - 4/21/2026, 9:45 AM
@SenorTwats - Join the #AntiWokeAlliance
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 4/21/2026, 9:48 AM
@SenorTwats - No need to create a cult groupie like the gunn fangirls from around here. DC is doing a great job at creating low quality projects with such lack of appeal that there's no hype surging from them. It's falling under its own weight.
SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 4/21/2026, 11:40 AM
@MaxPaint - LMAO 🤣
SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 4/21/2026, 11:41 AM
@TheVisionary26 - 🤨

Touch grass!
TheVisionary26
TheVisionary26 - 4/21/2026, 11:47 AM
@SenorTwats - Wokie sounds upset. Aww.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/21/2026, 12:08 PM
@TheVisionary26 - we all know you really are. This is pathetic
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 4/21/2026, 7:11 PM
@MaxPaint - riiigght.

See you in 2034.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 4/21/2026, 9:16 AM
I know it’s early for stuff but Gunn just doesn’t know how to hype up the DCU. Theres no showmanship with him.
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/21/2026, 9:18 AM
@slickrickdesigns - there was no excitement with dragonball super hero’s released in theaters that movie was number one movie to see in theaters
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/21/2026, 9:18 AM
Honestly , I think Rick Flagg Sr is alright and has had a decent arc so far though it definitely could have been stronger in some regards no doubt…

He’s been shown to be easily manipulated such as Princess Illyana and now Lex most certainly but as someone who nearly got killed by a metahuman and had a team in which he still viewed them as criminals since he wasn’t privy to their backstory aswell as them becoming a bigger power on a global stage as we saw in Superman which he was wary about , it makes sense that he would come up with Salvation as a way to deal with the bad seeds & such with Peacemaker as stated both being a test subject to see whether life can survive on that world aswell as punishment for killing Rick Flagg Jr.

However him becoming so buddy buddy with Luthor’s minions (even with it being during a montage which emphasized time passing) felt odd and I think is where the issue lies in his more villainous turn otherwise he’s been somewhat of a grey character though veering moreso to the light then the dark till Peacemaker S2.

Anyway , I’m interested to see where he goes in MOT tbh!!.

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 4/21/2026, 9:20 AM
Nitpick but the Brainiac symbol upside down is kind of weird
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 4/21/2026, 9:36 AM
68 years since Brainiac debuted, we've had 7-arguably 8, live action Superman movies - not one of them featured Brainiac before now. It's been a long road. I hope the wait is worth it. I've wanted to see this showdown on the big screen for nearly 30 years. I want to champion this movie, I'll probably give it the benefit of a doubt with a lot of things until opening day, but I really need Gunn to pull that Guardians 1 magic and make this one an unparalleled Classic. It really needs to be the Dark Knight (in terms of quality) of Superman movies.
mck13
mck13 - 4/21/2026, 11:05 AM
Gunns DC is DEAD! He's alienated the fan base & sells less than HALF as many movie tickets Chris Nolans/Zack Snyders DCU. His Superman is the worst in the pantheon of version of the character. The costumes suck badly, as well as the scripts, forced comedy, weird sexual innuendos & political views. We just wanted a decent universe. I recently watched Zacks films after watching Gunns Superman....a whole epic/cinematic different style. Looks like Zack was unfairly criticized. His Man Of Steel, BvS & JLA has a superior look & feel compared to Gunns on HBO. The costumes, scripts, actors & cinematography was phenomenal compared to Gunns wacky, goofy film that only is liked by Gunns followers which is a small community. Bad idea to please this small cult followings opposed to what Zack Snyder has in a Worldwide following in China etc. Bad financial move.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 4/21/2026, 11:32 AM
@mck13 - cool story bro.

See you in 2034.
SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 4/21/2026, 11:41 AM
@UltimaRex - what does this mean?

Im actually interested.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 4/21/2026, 12:23 PM
@SenorTwats - just the likely year Gunn's DCU will be over.

2025, Superman.

2027, MOT.

2029, Superman saga 3.

2031, Superman saga 4.

2033, Kingdom Come and the end of Gunn's DCU?

That's... quite a wait. But actually less than a decade so there's that?
SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 4/21/2026, 5:29 PM
@UltimaRex - ahhh gotcha,

Even though I thought superman was shite, I dont think Gunn is getting the boot, so you're probably right in regards to his tenure.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/21/2026, 12:09 PM
This movie is going to make more than Batman versus Superman. Book it. [frick] the Snyder cult. It's over jabronis
FireGunn
FireGunn - 4/21/2026, 2:42 PM
@bobevanz - Didn't you say Supershit was going to make 1 billion?

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