Matthew Lillard Joins ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’

(Left) Mr. Charles (Matthew Lillard) in Marvel Television's 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Jojo Whilden. © 2026 Marvel. (Right) David Corwnswet as Superman in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Superman', a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

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Matthew Lillard will appear in ‘Man of Tomorrow’.
His role is a mystery for now.
James Gunn is writing and directing the ‘Superman’ follow-up.

Everything’s coming up Lillard! Enjoying something of a career renaissance (and defence from cine-grump Quentin Tarantino’s criticism of him), Matthew Lillard has landed another plum role, according to Deadline.

He’s joining the cast of ‘Man of Tomorrow’, James Gunn’s follow-up to ‘Superman’, in a mystery role.

Man of Tomorrow

Adventure Action Science Fiction

Release Jul 9, 2027Budget $330M

The move reunites Gunn with Lillard, following the pair both working on the ‘Scooby-Doo’ live-action/CGI movies years ago (Gunn as writer, Lillard playing Shaggy).

What’s the story for ‘Man of Tomorrow’?

(L to R) Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, David Corenswet as Superman and Director James Gunn in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Superman', a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jessica Miglio. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Here’s what Gunn said about the new movie:

“It’s a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat. It’s more complicated than that but that’s a big part of it. It’s as much a Lex movie as it is a Superman movie. I loved working with Nicholas Hoult. I relate to the character of Lex, sadly. I really wanted to create something extraordinary with the two of them. I Just love the script so much.”

So, who could Matthew Lillard be playing in ‘Man of Tomorrow’?

Matthew Lillard on Prime Video's 'Bosch' season 2. Credit: Aaron Epstein. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

The internet has lit up with speculation about the actor’s potential role in the movie, with guesses including everything from Plastic Man to Ted Kord/Blue Beetle. That said, the picture that Gunn posted of himself and Lillard makes it look like the actor could be Jim Gordon, teeing up a chance to introduce the Batman characters in a stealthy fashion.