Fan theory that LordTech might be sponsoring Justice League International in James Gunn's 2025 'Superman' movie, since both Mister Terrific's and Guy Gardner's suits are sporting Maxwell Lord's LordTech logo on their chest piece of their suit. The LordTech logo looks like JL with an I in the middle.
SpoilerRUMORIt's definitely not an accident that he not one but three DC billionaires cast in his film. Stagg, Luthor, and Lord... Not to mention Wayne exists in this universe and will be in future movies.
The team is going to be looking for financing and they're gonna wind up with Wayne down the road, but not until they have a lot of problems.
My bet is Lord manipulates the win from Luthor and Stagg
Luthor attempts to clone Superman to compete and we get Bizarro
Stagg tries to compete and creates Metamorpho to get the powers from the team.
The team fights Metamorpho but Supes stops them and converts him to the good side instead, then they all team up against Bizarro.
End credit scene is Batman breaking into Clarks apartment to investigate "the alien" with Robin talking to him through an earpiece being his awesome annoying self.
If Batman breaking into Clark's apartment to investigate the alien (after an encounter with smarmy Robin) goes anything like it did in American Alien I am ready to laugh my ass off.
"I'm trying to decide which headline is better: "Batman is Real" or "Batman is Bruce Wayne."
Gunn could absolutely execute that scene.
Those two finding out each other's secret identity is always priceless. My personal favorites are the Worlds Finest movie, the comic where they both end up on the same cruise ship together and the else words where they meet as kids and Bruce just cracks a stick over Clarks head to test his invulnerability without permission.
I don't think they get enough credit for how funny they can be
Would they cast Batman already though?
They wouldn't really have to if it's all moving through the shadows and first person perspective breaking and entering. And having Robin monologuing in his ear the whole time without acknowledging which Robin it is... Yes please
I posted this a while ago and it definitely seems possible now.
"With everything going on in the new DCU and with certain characters being cast/confirmed (Batman, Guy Gardner's Green Lantern, Maxwell Lord, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle), I feel like we may get a live action adaptation of the Justice League International just like what this show did.
I kinda headcanon for now that Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Hawkgirl, and Guy Gardner's Green Lantern may be members of it with the team being pre-established by now with Maxwell Lord as their goverment liason and are not only Superman's "superfriends" but are trying to recruit him to join the team as well in the Superman movie.
Eventually, Superman and Wonder Woman will join the team later on, and it'll will be more accurate to the original team."
I wonder if Batman will also have the JLI logo somewhere on him in "Brave and the Bold", unless he pulled a Batman and is a part time member without any company branding. If not, he could join it later on like Superman and Wonder Woman mentioned above to form the true Justice League.
I wouldn't be surprised if Batman was out of Lords scope and was actively looking into him. I could see a great batman/superman lead movie about taking Lord down
I wanna see a bromance between Clark and Bruce.
Batman might not be LordTech funded because maybe he and/or Damian are the "far too violent" heroes we've heard of. Maybe Brave and the Bold will be about Bruce learning to be less violent through the lens of Damian's aggression. Him being "too violent" could also play well with the idea of Superman being this new inspiration amongst the world too.
And now I'm wondering how Nightwing and the Teen Titans would fit into this. My hope is that the Teen Titans (led by Dick) are created out of inspiration of Superman's hero style and are jaded with the other adults. Either that or just run the whole "found family" shtick again.
Yeah, a Young Justice style inspiration of "We don't like how they operate" would be nice
That makes sense to me. I think Superman is gonna be the one to shake things up and give heroes their individuality back.
I hope that’s the case because I’m a bit disappointed right now for Guy’s look.
so basically The Boys but instead of Homelander we have Superman who is a good guy
I honestly really hope this is the case because it actually sounds like a pretty cool idea. Plus if this is mean to be the Justice League International then it'll fit in the movie pretty well.
so the boys basically?
There is a certain crowd of Superman fans that are going to be pissed Superman will be anti capitalist.
Just say he’s copying The Boys dude. That’s all he did, he took a plot point from a popular show and decided to twist it into his universe because it’s a “fresh” idea when it’s literally The fucking Boys. Yeah yeah lord help in JLI in older comics. But this is a clear and direct rep from The Boys.
Seems plausible.
I dunno, in all of Gunns forays into superhero movies he only shows characters wearing tights as a joke.
Peacemaker, Judo Master & Javelin were treated either as joke or comedic characters. In his Suicide squad the colorful ones with tights were the ones to get killed off near immediately.
Zack Snyder for all his flaws treats the superhero aesthetic with seriousness. He gave us the first cinematic Batman (Adam West is tv) to wear the grey tights even if they were padded.
It’s part of why I’m still a bit peeved at how baggy & jacketlike Gunns Superman suit is. It’s like Gunn can only take Superman seriously if he’s wearing something like a jacket uniform.
While I agree with your point on Gunn treating DC characters in the past as comedic, there was also an underlay of depth to at least Peacemaker that was explored in the show.
What gives me hope that this treatment will be different is how much praise he's given to very famous comic books such as All Star Superman, For All Seasons, etc. Not to mention his appreciation for the self-awareness of Tom King's work.
Gunn has absolutely shown he can do gravitas and nail emotional beats in the GOTG trilogy, and does so with characters like Rocket Raccoon and Groot, ones the fans never thought they'd connect with on as deep a level as they have.
I think and pray that now he has FULL ownership over the universe he's actually able to embrace the optimistic side of Superheroes fully!
You fan boys will justify anything he does. Gunn can make bad choices you know right??
Give it a rest. We're all speculating. I'm also speculating. Did I say he can do no wrong? We're all talking about set pics from a Superman movie and having fun with it. Relax.
Well then be objective….. the GL suit is straight butt.
I never said otherwise? Set photo suits rarely ever look good. I don't even think the Superman suit looks particularly good from the photos but it'll undoubtedly look better in the final film.
Green lantern…… isn’t green. Not fixing that in post.
Again, how do we know it's not intentional that Maxwell Lord is funding a superhero team and they've got to wear matching outfits? Do you think that's a coincidence or do you genuinely think James Gunn, in the same film, has chosen an incredibly comic book accurate Superman costume and then decided Green Lantern looks better in white? Reserve judgement until the final product is released.
Let folks celebrate pop-culture, mate!
I think it's nice that people are so excited for these larger than life characters, with inspire, entertain, and above all, in a world torn apart by hate, bring us together.
Let's just have fun! 🙂
Weird thing is, why would Mr. Terrific ever need corporate funding?
Well we don’t know where he is in his career or maybe Maxwell Lord was the one who told him to become Mr. terrific. We’ll have to wait and see
It's not just funding, but help with public relations. Many members of JL don't need money much. Batman was part of the Justice League sponsored by Max Lord.
Are you confusing him with Mr miracle? Because I was
Nope! In the comics, Mr Terrific is a self-made millionaire before he becomes a hero. But some people have made some good points in response here so we’ll have to see what happens!
🗣️ Speak on it!
Here's hoping Mister Miracle is part of the Roster and subsequently gets his own show/movie, we all know the DCU loves to adapt Tom King stories, and i certainly wouldn't complain about that one continuing the trend :)
I would love to see that! But I would also be hesitant to see it adapted as I think the ending would be changed as I think it’s a little abstract to the average movie goer. I’m sad that they cancelled the “New Gods” Project that Tom King was also a part of.
Oh definitely, and I feel maybe the Darkseid aspect would have to be changed, cause in classic comic fashion, the power scaling makes him way weaker than some people might be expecting
I need him and Barda. They’re my favorite DC couple.
Absolutely same, one of the most wholesome loves in comics
I like that 'The Terrifics' are a possibility, and with that team, Plastic Man is a possibility too!!!
Plastic Man is a character I feel like Gunn probably really loves too
I've honestly been wanting a Terrifics movie ever since that first issue came out.
So just for my own knowledge is Maxwell Lord when he is tied to the JLI meant to be a hero? Or is he really a villain playing them?
I know more about Lord when he is a villain. How would we classify him?
He was never really heroic, but when he was introduced he was definitely an ally. Motivated by greed and happy to cash in on the JLI’s image, sure, but he never did anything sinister or ethically questionable until Prelude to Infinite Crisis, where they outright turned him into a villain.
I've read the first omnibus of Justice League International and that was before Maxwell Lord became a villain. If Gunn is basing Lord off of that era, I'd say Lord is a bit morally grey and kinda wants to control the Justice League, but overall he is a good person and wants the JL to help people.
He's a villain with a front of hero
wonder woman snapped his neck on live tv so i would say he’s done some evil shit
That scene in The Suicide Squad when they shoot Nathan Fillion’s detached arms and it pans to him 20ft away screaming still makes me laugh to this day.
So they’re setting up Checkmate and maybe even Infinite Crisis from the start? Count me in!
I left this on another post.
My guess is, Lord is funding a JL of sorts that keeps the peace while he's secretly up to no good (maybe just him, maybe a whole legion of evil dudes) and the introduction of Superman shakes things up. Causes all the heroes to question everything. Then over the course of several films we'll earn a full Justice league that have sussed out the grand evil conspiracy going on.
Furthermore... I had a thought. I wonder if this Latern will be killed in this film, and thats what brings Hal and John to earth for their show. They arrive on earth to investigate the death of a lantern and uncover more of the grand mystery going on.
I mean superman's fit is much more colorful than the bland ones of the others. It's 100% intentional.
All I want to know is if the Samsung Galaxy flagships in James Gunn's DCU get Snapdragon chips, or is everyone in that universe suffering, with their devices shipping with Exynos chips, running hot, and being awful.
I will show myself out.
Asking the real questions.
bows
If Metropolis is located in USA, then Samsungs probably have the Snapdragons.
This guy Samsungs!
That is a pretty good theory. And I want to add that I think, the jackets are like the JLI standard patrol uniform or tracksuits, Terrific, Guy and Hawkgirl only wear jackets for simple stuff. They all have their own tactical battle suits for serious situation.
I think the matching leather suits are a bit/reference to the X-Men 2000 suits
Has the JLI ever existed before the actual Justice League?
Do you think that Superman is already in the classic JL with the original 7, or that this JLI seeming team was the first Justice League? Or do you think they'll have a different name like the Terrifics.
I fucking love the Justice League International comics by Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire/Sears/Hughes/etc.
LOVE! It's the first comic book super hero team I regularly started buying first in 1987 when I was 8. But then I stopped being a comics collector. But I do want to get the Omnibus'!
Getting so many 80s / 90s vibes from these leaks... are we sure that movie is set in todays time? :D
My fan-theory is that this film is definitely based on characters appearing in DC comics.
Unpopular opinion.
I get the idea of "Cheap, corporate Max Lord" etc but that doesn't mean they have to look THIS bad. i get the concept, would just prefer them in default iconography.
The fabrics the costume designers are using i'm not a fan of. Superman's is puffy and ridged, the rest are leather. Thought we'd moved on from that style?
Y'all really like ruining movies for yourself before they even come out, huh?
No shit.
We sure that Supeman's suit is not a jump suit version without the lord tech logo? it's very similar..
That would be a little disappointing, since JLI was good.
Everything Gunn decides boggles my mind.
I'm almost 100% certain that Gunn is playing this is a critique on the homogenization of Superhero teams in this universe. The Superheroes have lost their individual identity and are corporate sponsored, wearing matching outfits, possibly killing (IDK about this one though). This rings especially true for Guy Gardner literally losing his super individual GL outfit in favour of this one.
I find it hard to believe someone like Gunn, who clearly loves and respects the vibrant suits of the source material and has no trouble embracing campiness and silliness (please see the massive talking tree and his raccoon best friend), also thinks these suits are actually BETTER than the source material. Especially when we look at how bright the Superman suit is!
Superman is very literally going to be a beacon of hope in this universe and I would imagine its a central theme of the film too.