In a batch of news, Warner Brothers has officially been acquired by Skydance, and multiple changes are already taking effect. However, one rumor in the rumor mill may be doing more damage than necessary to the recently rebooted DC Brand (again).

Folks online have been buzzing that the upcoming Man of Tomorrow sequel, following the events of Superman, has been poorly received by test audiences and will either be canned or tossed onto HBO Max to satisfy Skydance’s agenda. James Gunn, director of the film and also stepping down from his co-CEO post alongside Peter Safran as head of the DC Studios, stated on Threads, “There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen ‘Man of Tomorrow’ and that all sorts of sweeping changes are being made. No one from Skydance has even seen the movie — the only people that have are Peter Safran and a very small trusted group of friends and family. So any stories around this narrative are false.”

The announcement that Gunn and Safran were forced to step down emerged several days ago, which was another bit of a shock, given they’ve gone full throttle with several DC projects in cinemas or on streaming at home, including Superman, Supergirl, and Clayface, as well as television series like Creature Commandos and Lanterns. Gunn has admitted to becoming weary of the corporate position, as his focus remains on filmmaking and upcoming projects.

In any case, we shall see what awaits the sequel coming out next year, and have another discussion about the ramifications for DC (once again).

Man of Tomorrow stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Nicholas Hoult, Lars Eidinger, Rachel Brosnahan, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, Edi Gathegi, and Adria Arjona. It is currently scheduled to hit theaters on July 9.