Superman fans are finally getting the news they’ve been waiting for.Man of Steel 2has finally entered active development! Very poor reviews don’t seem to be affecting Warner Bros. and DC Films at the box office as much as one might think. Despite getting trashed on Rotten Tomatoes,Suicide Squadjust shattered virtually every record in the books for an August opening to the tune of $135 million. And it is doing quite well overseas as well. But Warner Bros. knows they can’t keep the rest of the general public on board if their movies keep getting trashed by critics. So it looks like they are turning to their golden boy (or man in this case) to right the ship. Yes, it looks like we are getting a properMan of Steel sequel.
According to a new report fromThe Wrap,Man of Steel 2is in “active development,” which they have learned by a source close to the project. They weren’t able to name the source specifically, but this news doesn’t come as a huge surprise and makes quite a bit of sense. Well, it makes sense as long asZack Snydermanages to bringSupermanback to life inJustice League, which he has already pretty much confirmed to be the case.
Man of Steelkicked off the DC Extended Universe back in 2013 and was the first Superman movie we had seen sinceBryan Singer’s much malignedSuperman Returnsfrom 2006. TheZack Snydertake on Superman did well enough at the box office, bringing in $668 million worldwide, and was enough for Warner Bros. to move ahead with a full slate ofDC Comics movies. Those movies started withBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justiceearlier this year, also directed byZack Snyder, and that did not go nearly as well as anyone would have hoped.
One of the primary issues withBatman V Supermanwas the treatment of Superman in what was essentially a sequel toMan of Steel. He played second fiddle to Batman, and was not handled in a way that made fans happy. Not to mention that, as it stands, he is six feet under after getting stabbed to death by Doomsday. People also weren’t happy about the treatment of the character beyond his origin inMan of Steel, most notably when he brutally killed General Zod on screen and destroyed an entire city, somewhat needlessly. The point is, despiteHenry Cavillbeing pretty much perfect for the role of Superman, Warner Bros. has not handled him very well, and they know it.
The report claims that the studio is very aware that fans are not happy, and that getting the character right is a top priority for Warner Bros. There is no word on if they wantZack Snyderto also helmMan of Steel 2, but it seems unlikely. Not only isSnyderbusy withJustice Leagueat the moment, but if Warner Bros. really wants to get the character right, they will probably want to get a director with a different take and push it in a different direction.
For better or for worse,Man of Steelis currently the most well reviewed movie in theDCEU. BothBatman V SupermanandSuicide Squadhave an abysmal 27 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, whileMan of Steelsits at a bad but better 55 percent approval rating. There is no word on when we can expectMan of Steel 2, but we are likely going to have to wait a while. Warner Bros. has two untitled DC comics movies to be released on Jun 09, 2025 and Aug 16, 2025. Odds are, one of those will be theBen AffleckdirectedBatmanmovie, and the other could very well beMan of Steel 2. We will (probably) next seeCavillas Superman inJustice Leagueon July 11, 2025.
