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Lex Luthor uncovers Jor-El’s fascist Earth-domination plan

6/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and Engineer (María Gabriela de Faria) break into Solitude and decrypt recording that Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara Lor-Van (Angela Sarafyan) intended Earth as ground.
Film shows Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara Lor-Van (Angela Sarafyan) as fascists wanting Kal-El to rule Earth and repopulate Krypton, flashbacks that reverse James Gunn’s 2025 *Superman* twist.
Superman depends on parents Jonathan (Pruitt Taylor Vince) and Martha (Neva Howell).

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Story summary

Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and Engineer (María Gabriela de Faria) break into Solitude and decrypt recording that Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara Lor-Van (Angela Sarafyan) intended Earth as ground.
Film shows Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara Lor-Van (Angela Sarafyan) as fascists wanting Kal-El to rule Earth and repopulate Krypton, flashbacks that reverse James Gunn’s 2025 *Superman* twist.
Superman depends on parents Jonathan (Pruitt Taylor Vince) and Martha (Neva Howell).