Following a not-so-subtle tease from James Gunn that Brainiac will be the main villain in the next DCU Superman movie, titled Man of Tomorrow, one obvious question arises: Who should play him? So, let’s take things a step further and examine five others who could star as DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow. Our top picks to play Brainiac in Superman 2Dave BautistaDave Bautista has repeatedly said that he wants to be a part of Gunn’s DCU. But consider this, for a second: What if we didn’t see Bradley Cooper as Jor-El in 2025’s Superman? What if we actually saw Bradley Cooper as Brainiac, who is merely pretending to be Jor-El, in 2025’s Superman?