Mikaela Hoover is stunning, so we're not exactly shocked that Gunn cast her as The Daily Planet's bombshell gossip columnist.
Cat Grant has been portrayed in a lot of different ways over the years, sometimes cutting a tragic figure and others a busty flirt who leaves poor Clark tripping over his words. For Superman, it looks - on the surface, at least - like we're getting the latter.
We've no doubt that Clark will have a thing for Lois Lane in this movie (whether they're a couple at this stage remains to be seen). However, adding Cat to the mix could lend some humour to the Planet's newsroom.
From the start, Gunn has said the DCU will be connected across all forms of media. That extends beyond just film and television to animated and video game projects, with one character all over this franchise during its earliest days.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier star Frank Grillo will first play Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos before making the leap to Peacemaker season 2 where he'll target Christopher Smith to avenge his son's death. In Superman, he'll be joined by The Engineer (a member of The Authority) and a mysterious masked villain when, along with the military, they apprehend the hero.
We know Flag Sr. works for Amanda Waller because the Creature Commandos are all she's allowed to assemble after her past actions were exposed in Peacemaker. Regardless, it seems A.R.G.U.S. will be getting involved here.
We've yet to see Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor in his entirety, but these must-see snaps reveal the Superman villain has seen some action because there are petty nasty-looking cuts on his head.
His forehead and chin are also bleeding, suggesting Lex has been involved in a pretty serious incident. It would be easy to jump to the conclusion that this must be from a scrap with Superman, though with so much destruction on Metropolis' streets, the possibilities are endless.
If we had to present a theory, it's possible Lex has found himself on the wrong end of an altercation with one of his creations. Allow us to explain...
By far the biggest spoiler this week was the arrival of a hulking brute of a villain on set who appears to be the DCU's Ultraman. Rumours he'll appear have swirled for months, though Gunn appears to have unique plans for the Multiversal Superman doppelganger.
He's supposedly a clone created by Lex Luthor in Superman and, given his size, something tells us the villain succeeded in making something that is more "ultra" than "super."
However, as we theorised earlier today, there's a very good chance Ultraman is an amalgamation of four different DC Comics villains. Gunn insists that Lex is Superman's lead villain, but the title character needs someone to fight and we're guessing that's where this guy comes in.
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