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Since James Gunn's Superman started filming, several set photos and videos have emerged. They revealed the first looks at major characters in the film, such as Edi Gathegi's Mister Terrific. A Twitter user noticed an interesting detail: Mister Terrific might have the LORDTECH logo on his suit, which would establish a connection to the Justice League International.
While an argument could be made that the logo on Mister Terrific's suit is actually related to the character's Terrifitech from Dc Comics, another Superman set photo shows a different sign. On this one, the logo from Mister Terrific's suit and the LORDTECH name are separated from the rest. Based on the set photos, a Superman reboot theory claims the film will introduce the Justice League International, as the team is connected to Maxwell Lord in the comics.
Aiding the Superman movie theory is the fact that the Dcu has announced multiple characters from the Justice League International roster for the initial projects of the DCU's Chapter One. Gunn's Superman includes the Guy Gardner version of Green Lantern. The character, who will be played by Nathan Fillion, is one of the biggest players in the Justice League International.
Superman will also include Metamorpho, played by Anthony Carrigan. In the comics, the character was part of the Justice League: Europe, a localized branch of the Justice League: International. Batman was also part of the first version of the Justice League International. The Dark Knight is confirmed to make his Dcu debut in The Brave and the Bold movie alongside Damian Wayne. Booster Gold, another exciting member of the JLI in the comics, will get an irreverent series on Max in the new DC Universe.
Sean Gunn will be playing multiple characters in the DCU between animated and live-action, but his most exciting role is undoubtedly that of Maxwell Lord. The reason for that is the huge potential the character has, as well as the fact that the DCU can fix the mistakes the DCEU made regarding the character.
Maxwell Lord made a single appearance in the DCEU, being the main villain of Wonder Woman 1984. The movie ended up being a major disappointment, and even though Pedro Pascal played Lord, the character was not the best. The DCU can bring a more classic version of the villain to life, with Sean Gunn appearing throughout the DCU's Chapter One to recruit heroes for the Justice League International.
The DCEU only had a couple of teams, something the DCU will certainly expand on, making it a key strength of the new shared universe. Gunn's Superman will already include multiple heroes alongside David Corenswet's Man of Steel, and if that practice is repeated for other projects, the number of characters in the DCU will get high very fast.
As such, the answer to how to balance such a large cast comes from the introduction of multiple teams from Dc Comics. The DCU can thrive with different teams that give the franchise great variety. The Authority movie will follow a violent team of anti-heroes. The reported Teen Titans film focuses on younger heroes in a coming-of-age story. Teams like the Bat-Family, the Terrifics, the Green Lantern Corps, and more are also being set up.