8 Iconic Superman Villains Yet To Appear On Film

8. Brainiac

The concept of AI overthrowing its human overlords is a hotter topic than ever these days, given recent technological advancements and high-profile hackings, so Brainiac is an apt villain for the modern zeitgeist.

Often depicted as a Kryptonian computer programme which becomes self-aware, and at other times a green-skinned personification of that, this techtastic nasty has enough nouse to outsmart the Man of Steel several times over.

He also has a penchant for shrinking down worlds and placing them inside bottles, a trick he pulled on the Kryptonian capital city of Kandor.

Created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino in 1958, Brainiac is one of the greatest Superman villains yet to make his cinema debut, though he's come close in the past.

The Silver Age bad guy would have served as the villain in a fifth Christopher Reeve movie had that gone ahead, and was included in Kevin Smith's bonkers Superman Lives screenplay.