Published: May 19, 2025, 20:15 IST | Updated: May 22, 2025, 12:47 IST
Be it Lobo, Lex Luthor or Ultraman, these popular supervillains are now part of James Gunn's DC cinematic world. These characters will be portrayed by renowned actors.
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James Gunn's supervillains
James Gunn's supervillains in DC's cinematic world
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Lobo
Lobo is one of the powerful character in DC comics. He is an alien from the utopian planet of Czarnia and works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. Lobo can survive unaided in the vacuum of space ( cannot die by any means). Aquaman star Jason Momoa is rumoured to play the character.
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Hammer of Boravia
Hammer of Boravia represents the fictional nation of Boravia. The supervillain will be playing a major role in the upcoming Superman film. The character was specifically created by James Gunn for this film.
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Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor is one of the most popular villains of all time. Lex Luthor always his uses his power and influence for not helping the mankind, but destroy to only one man on the whole planet who makes him feel worthless, i.e, Superman. The X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult will be portraying this role in upcoming Superman movie. The film is scheduled to release in cinemas on July 11.
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The Engineer
The Engineer is a secondary villain to main antagonist Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman film. She has a liquid body due to nanites in her bloodstream. With this metal alloy, she can create solid objects. The character is played by Maria Gabriela De Faria in the upcoming James Gunn's Superman movie.
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Ultraman
Ultraman, is an evil alternate counterpart of Superman and leader of the Crime Syndicate. Ultraman had first appeared in Justice League of America. Tom Welling had played the role of this character in TV series titled Smallville.
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Clayface
Clayface is a shape-shifting monster who always creates havoc in Gotham City, but interestingly has served as an ally to Batman. The character gained the term after he got disfigured in a car accident and later used the chemical Re-Nu to restore his face. He later transformed into a clay-like metahuman after an overdose.