We break down the epic ending to James Gunn's Superman, how it sets up future movies, and why it's a good thing that Gunn isn't necessarily focused on what's next for the DCU.

A new theory about Superman and the overall direction of the DCU suggests that Ultraman, portrayed by David Corenswet in the first movie, could return as Bizarro in parts 2 or 3. Neither Superman 2 nor Superman 3 has been officially confirmed by DC Studios as of now.

Man of Steel prompted a lot of incensed and opinionated responses when it premiered, but none of Snyder’s choices in the film drew as much ire as the decision to have Superman kill Michael Shannon’s General Zod during their Metropolis-destroying battle.

Superman could be setting Ultraman up to be a totally different and extremely iconic DC villain in a future sequel.

In Superman(2025), we see that Ultraman is possibly dead, making people think that Superman killed him. Learn if he died or not here.

You’ve seen one version of Ultraman in James Gunn’s Superman, but what about his comic origins as the tyrant of Earth-3 in the comics? What if Superman weren’t a hero? What if he used

Artist Matthew Eberle, who served as the on-set lead of the visual effects for the DCU feature Superman, offered details of a gruesome scene that was ultimately left out of the theatrical version of the movie.

At this point, Superman and Ultraman duke it out. It’s revealed that he’s a clone of Superman, created by Lex to be the “most powerful being on Earth” and controlled with an expansive, brutal moveset. Of course, Superman wins… but at what cost?

A hilarious behind-the-scenes video features David Corenswet as Superman playing baseball alongside Ultraman. Earlier this month, James Gunn’s Superman was released in theaters across the world on July 11. The movie has been met with positive reception and has till date garnered more than $232 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.

Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky for 1964's Justice League of America #29, "Crisis on Earth-Three," Ultraman was introduced as a Superman figure from an alternate reality, called Earth-Three.