The unknown-knowns of Man of Tomorrow have some DC followers working wild with hypothesis. Naturally, the one inflicting the largest stir is the id of Adria Arjona’s character, with stories that she is likely to be the DC villain Maxima or is definitely the DCU’s Surprise Lady, fueling guesses throughout (together with a guess that Arjona herself made). This week noticed one other actor confirmed for Man of Tomorrow develop into the topic of main rumors which have followers questioning what the large secret actually is. In line with stories, Matthew Lillard‘s character will share scenes with the Each day Bugle employees and reportedly have a biracial household, which led many followers to leap the gun and assume the Scream star was taking over the position of The Flash.
It’s simple to see why individuals would assume this, as a result of variations of Barry Allen’s household have been biracial up to now (each The CW’s The Flash sequence and WB’s The Flash film had African American actresses taking part in Iris West). The rumor unfold like wildfire regardless of solely circumstantial proof, and it’s reached the purpose the place James Gunn has commented on it. When requested immediately concerning the rumor that Lillard will play Barry Allen, the DC boss merely mentioned, “No.” Naturally, this begs the query: then who’s he taking part in? We now have a guess, nevertheless it’s simply that.
Matthew Lillard’s DCU Position Attracts a James Gunn Response
It’s price noting that Lillard’s position in Man of Tomorrow was technically one thing of a secret when it was confirmed to the world, however that itself doesn’t imply that he’s taking part in a serious half within the DCU as a superhero or perhaps a villain. Not lengthy after he was confirmed, a photograph from the set with Lillard and Gunn revealed him to be on set in a daily outfit and in a standard workplace setting. Contemplating yesterday’s report revealed he would share scenes with employees members of The Each day Planet, like Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen (one other unconfirmed element), it appears possible that Lillard is… simply taking part in a daily man, possibly even a brand new reporter on the newspaper itself
Regardless of the debunking from Gunn himself, the speculation that Lillard is likely to be taking part in a unique DC hero from The Flash does appear to have some weight to it. Whereas a lot have been satisfied Lillard was the scarlet speedster, others thought possibly he could be taking part in the position of Ted Kord. The proof in favor of that is that Xolo Maridueña will reprise his position as Blue Beetle from the 2023 film, and that movie arrange the arrival of Kord in some type, however even then, it’s all simply hypothesis.
With all of this in thoughts, it’s simple to see why followers assume that Lillard has a giant half to play within the film in addition to the DCU itself. Not solely is the actor a fan favourite, however he’s a frequent collaborator with Gunn himself. That mentioned, at what level within the entirety of the DCU has DC Studios stored a serious superhero’s position in a movie a serious secret? By no means.
The casting of Superman, Lex Luthor, Mister Terrific, Man Gardner, Supergirl, Lobo, and extra have been all introduced with no veil that they is likely to be taking part in another person or that it was so secret nobody might say. To date, solely Adria Arjona’s has had some thriller, however even that got here with the preliminary stories that she’s taking part in Maxima. To that finish, as Gunn himself has identified about Man of Tomorrow: “Individuals shouldn’t anticipate substantial quantities of different characters.”
What do you assume? Is Matthew Lillard’s DC position some large secret or just a bit half for an outdated pal of Gunn’s? Pontificate within the feedback under.