The newest iteration of Superman and the DC Universe, as seen to by James Gunn, certainly introduced a lot of up-to-date faces to audiences but it’s fair to say not many generated as much discourse as one in particular. While a lot of characters had classic looks, like Clark Kent, Lex Luthor or Lois Lane, one in particular did not look like fans expected, and it delighted some while horrifying others. Now, though, a substantial change is coming.
Nathan Fillion (The Rookie) has confirmed that Guy Gardner’s hairstyle is being changed for Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn’s upcoming sequel to Superman. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Fillion revealed that while the same bowl-cut wig was used for Superman and Lanterns, his next DCU appearance will feature an updated look. “We updated the hairdo just a little bit,” Fillion revealed.
Of course, comic book readers will know the hairstyle wasn’t simply invented to make Fillion look ridiculous; Gardner has famously worn variations of it on the page for decades. Exactly how dramatic that update will be remains to be seen. Fillion didn’t suggest Gardner is completely ditching the character’s trademark hairstyle, so fans probably shouldn’t expect him to suddenly arrive looking like Clark Kent.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re candid about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t facilitate but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are tough to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle petite, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is extensive, raucous, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Nathan Fillion Is Becoming the DCU’s Most Recurring Star
Whatever happens to the hair, audiences should probably get used to seeing Fillion’s Guy Gardner. The actor has quietly become one of the most frequently recurring performers in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s interconnected DCU. Million debuted as Gardner in Superman before briefly reprising the role in Peacemaker Season 2. He’s currently appearing in HBO’s Lanterns and is filming Man of Tomorrow, while he will also voice Gardner in DC Studios’ upcoming animated Mister Miracle series.
Speaking about his increasingly prominent place within the franchise, Fillion stopped compact of calling Gardner an “anchor being,” instead describing himself as something slightly different.
“I do think I am a thread being. The quilt of the DC universe is being assembled before us. We’re witnessing the pieces coming forth, and now we’re starting to see threads between those pieces tying them together.”
Fillion will next bring his newly tweaked Guy Gardner — haircut and all — to Man of Tomorrow, which is scheduled to open in theaters on July 9, 2027.
