It’s impossible to think of a new Superman story without Lex Luthor, but that’s almost exactly what we got with James Gunn’s Superman. His hubris is also the perfect match for Superman’s home-grown humility, a clash that David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult enthusiastically embody in Superman. Gunn even “considered” featuring Brainiac in Superman once upon a time, signaling a very different ordeal for the hero. As formidable as the villain is on the pages of the comics, he’s never gotten a chance to prove his mettle in live-action. DC StudiosThough Brainiac didn’t make the cut for Superman, Gunn may be saving the villain for a bigger film down the line.