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As the DCU expands with Supergirl and TV shows like Peacemaker season 2 and Lanterns, it's no surprise that we're getting a follow-up to this year's Superman – though James Gunn has been upfront about the fact that it won't be your typical "Superman 2" and is more on an ensemble-led flick.
Fortunately for Big Blue fans, though, the writer-director assured them during a recent appearance on Deadline's Crew Call podcast that the Man of Steel will still be "an important element" in the sequel, and that it takes place "within the group of characters we've already met".
Bucking the origin story trend, Superman picks up with a grown Clark Kent (David Corenswet), three years after he's publicly announced himself as the titular world saver. Despite priding himself on his do-gooder deeds, Supes' reputation throughout Metropolis is in tatters after inserting himself into the delicate conflict between the nations of Boravia and Jahranpur – a political faux pas that Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) has used to fuel a smear campaign against the Kryptonian.
