My Adventures With Superman

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My dangerous undertaking with Supermanproves how much every alive - actionSupermanmovie has wasted an iconicDCsupervillain , and it record how the DCU’sSupermansequels can use him . The inspire seriesMy Adventures with Supermanpresents a clean take on Superman ’s DC lore with a focus on Clark Kent , Lois Lane , and Jimmy Olsen ’s early history together . My dangerous undertaking with Supermanseasons 1 and 2have enclose its take on various DC villain such as Deathstroke , Parasite , and Mr. Mxyzptlk , but there ’s one overarching villain who ’s pulling the twine in the show .

Throughout the age , most live - activity Superman movieshave focused on Superman ’s timeless feud with Lex Luthor , who has been translated to the big screen door four times . General Zod appear twice — once in Richard Donner’sSuperman IIand once in the DCEU’sMan of Steel . The only other twoSupermanmovie antagonist , Ross Webster and Nuclear Man , were original case created only for their respective film , Superman IIIandthe widely dislikedSupermanIV : The Quest for Peace . By now , a raw Superman moving picture villain with antecedent in the strip is long delinquent .

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Brainiac Might Be Superman’s Secret Villain In James Gunn’s 2025 Movie

The DCU ’s first officialSupermanimage not only break David Corenswet ’s full costume , but also a cryptical light electron beam piercing the sky . Little is know about the light beam , but it seems to come from a huge , spherical contraption that floats above Metropolis . Some have hypothesise thatBrainiac is a occult villain in James Gunn’sSupermangiven thatthe spherical material body inSuperman ’s first image could be either Brainiac ’s ship or a weapon designed by the villain .

One of the comic confirmed to have inspired James Gunn’sSupermanis 2008’sSuperman : Brainiac , written by Geoff Johns and illustrate by Gary Frank . InSuperman : Brainiac , Superman attempts to stop Brainiac from expanding his collection of miniaturized cities . At one point , Brainiac successfully captures Metropolis and gets ready to destroy the rest of the planet by get a massive solar flare pass that could esily swallow the Earth . James Gunn’sSupermanmoviecould feature a similar threat , with Brainiac rather using a small , contrived sunshine to squander up the major planet .

My Adventures With Superman Shows Just How Good A Brainiac Movie Debut Could Be

My Adventures With Superman’s Brainiac Is A Truly Unstoppable Threat

Brainiac is the main adversary inMy Adventures with Superman , where he intends to expand his cosmic empire by take over the Earth . InMy Adventures with Superman , Brainiac is an advanced AI system of rules create by the Kryptonians to protect and cope the Kryptonian Empire . After the Kryptonian Empire fell due to its rulers ' hubris , Brainiac used Krypton ’s remnant resources and enrol Supergirl to get going his conquest . Brainiac being both Krypton ’s defender and refilling score him Superman ’s definitive villain inMy Adventures with Superman , and his AI nature makes him more life-threatening and cruel than other version of the character .

Brainiac is spookily composed , yet implacable in his crusade to conquer and eliminate anybody who engender in his way .

My Adventures with Superman ’s Brainiac shares certain constituent with the DCEU ’s Zod : they ’re both hardwired to serve Krypton , and they ca n’t leave their delegacy behind after Krypton is destroyed . As a result , both Brainiac and Zod become unpitying conquerors who see Earth as the perfect addition to their flowering imperium . However , what makes Brainiac more dangerous than any other Superman villain is that he ’s incapable of bear witness any emotion . Brainiac is spookily composed , yet implacable in his movement to conquer and eliminate anybody who gets in his way . He does n’t finger pity , compunction , or fear .

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The DCU Needs Brainiac To Make Up For The Villain’s Tragic Movie History

The DCU Could Break Brainiac’s 42-Year Live-Action Movie Curse

Despite being one of Superman ’s most famous and powerful villains for more than 66 years , Brainiac has never appeared in a unrecorded - action DC moving picture . Richard Donner in the beginning plannedSuperman 3to feature Brainiac in the main villain role . Before Richard Lester ’s final script trash Brainiac altogether , a draft of theSuperman 3script include both Brainiac and Mr. Mxyzptlk , and inquisitively enough , Brainiac adopted Supergirl in that handling — not unlike their kinetics inMy Adventures with Superman .

My Adventures with Superman feature a cameo by a superhero whose powers may make her more powerful than the whole DCEU and the full DCU .

Thirty years later , Man of Steelfeatured subtle denotation to Brainiacin the Kryptonian mothership . Unfortunately , Zack Snyder ’s prospective plans for Brainiac could n’t materialize due toMan of Steel 2 ’s cancelation and the DCEU ’s former conclusion . Now , James Gunn’sSupermancan arrange up Brainiac ’s impending comer with Lex Luthor and the Engineer ’s potential connections to the scoundrel . Borrowing a page fromMy Adventures with Superman ’s book , a DCUSupermansequel could then see Brainiac make his grand entry and attempt to annex Earth to his empire .

Clark Kent frowning in My Adventures with Superman and the Kryptonian El crest in the DCU’s Superman movie

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