Man of Steel: Five Villains We Could See in the Sequel

For weeks now, Warner Bros. executives and the creative types behind Man of Steel have suggested that the box office performance of the film will determine the future of the DC Cinematic Universe. Now, with what looks to be a record-setting opening weekend that will make it second only to Iron Man 3 for the year so far, Man of Steel is arguably already a big enough success to dismiss any doubts about future installments.So leaving aside all that exciting, sexy Justice League speculation for now, who might Superman square off against in his next solo movie? Here are our ideas…(Lex Luthor, obviously, will be involved in some way, but we’re going to assume that he’s either there or he’s not and you don’t need us to tell you why he makes sense.)