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[Revolutionary]

Dude is an underrated actor IMO (most recently killed it in The Menu). He's gonna be awesome as Lex.

 

[Meicyn]

Witness me!

 

[DeafTourette]

Great casting!

 

[FeralEcho]

Yeah I can see it.And he's a great actor so good casting on their part.

 

[SJRB]

Yeah good choice.

 

[Dr.D00p]

He was (still is) my outside bet for the James Bond role.

 

[Soodanim]

He's come a long way since getting hit by that bus

 

[FunkMiller]

Great casting... but nothing about this project so far has me excited that we're going to see a fresh take on Superman. Luthor... again. And some villain team that nobody has ever heard of?

Where's Brainiac? Or Metallo? Bizarro? Parasite? Mongul?

Why is it the same thing, over and over? Why is Hollywood terrified of giving us an actual comic book accurate Superman, with all the wild shit?

 

[Little Mac]

It's almost a mirror image.

 

[Ownage]

So Hoult will be playing Beast and Flex Luther?

 

[DeafTourette]

Great casting... but nothing about this project so far has me excited that we're going to see a fresh take on Superman. Luthor... again. And some villain team that nobody has ever heard of?

Where's Brainiac? Or Metallo? Bizarro? Parasite? Mongul?

Why is it the same thing, over and over? Why is Hollywood terrified of giving us an actual comic book accurate Superman, with all the wild shit?

Rumors say the villain is brainiac.

The Authority comes from Wildstorm. Picture The Authority as a more powerful version of The Elite.

I'm Wildstorm comics, the Authority were kind of a dark parody of the Justice League... Kinda like The Seven but not evil.

Wildstorm Comics were officially absorbed into DC proper a few years ago. That's why you see some Wildcats characters in the comics every now and then.

 

[FunkMiller]

Rumors say the villain is brainiac.

The Authority comes from Wildstorm. Picture The Authority as a more powerful version of The Elite.

I'm Wildstorm comics, the Authority were kind of a dark parody of the Justice League... Kinda like The Seven but not evil.

Wildstorm Comics were officially absorbed into DC proper a few years ago. That's why you see some Wildcats characters in the comics every now and then.

Well, I hope that’s true about Brainiac. I think the inclusion of these small scale characters is a mistake. Wildstorm was a very niche brand. Feels like Gunn is just trying to recreate GotG, which is a mistake in this day and age.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[bitbydeath]

Great casting... but nothing about this project so far has me excited that we're going to see a fresh take on Superman. Luthor... again. And some villain team that nobody has ever heard of?

Where's Brainiac? Or Metallo? Bizarro? Parasite? Mongul?

Why is it the same thing, over and over? Why is Hollywood terrified of giving us an actual comic book accurate Superman, with all the wild shit?

Don’t forget Green Lantern.

He joins a cast that includes David Corenswet in the title role, and Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. They’re joined by Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Maria Gabriela de Faria as The Engineer, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

Nic Hoult Is Lex Luthor In "Superman: Legacy" - Dark Horizons

British actor Nicholas Hoult has been set to play Superman’s nemesis Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman: Legacy” film according to several sources for Deadline. Hoult follows such actors as Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, John Shea, Michael Rosenbaum, Clancy Brown, Jon Cryer, Michael...

www.darkhorizons.com

 

[Madflavor]

Makes more sense than Jesse Eisenberg.

 

[Punished Miku]

Gunn is a master of casting. It's one of his best skills. I'm not immediately blown away by this choice, but he must have seen something.

 

[Ownage]

Gunn is a master of casting. It's one of his best skills. I'm not immediately blown away by this choice, but he must have seen something.

Is Gunn bringing back Grammar as Beast?

 

[Punished Miku]

Is Gunn bringing back Grammar as Beast?

u wut m8

 

[AJUMP23]

This guy is in a ton of stuff. Pretty good actor.

 

[Mossybrew]

Solid, good choice.

 

[GymWolf]

Makes more sense than Jesse Eisenberg.

That was an extremely low bar tho, dude made me cringe into a ball during bats vs sups.

 

[DeafTourette]

Is Gunn bringing back Grammar as Beast?

Different company and universe, mate. This is DC... Not Marvel. Gunn is the co-head of DC now.

 

[Billbofet]

This is a good call. Never would have thought of him as Lex, but after reading this, it's perfect.
Way better than the Marvel casting lately.

 

[Sleepwalker]

The more I hear about this project the less I care about it.

 

[Trilobit]

Dude was hilarious in The Menu. But I really want Lex with a clean shaved head in the movie. If Rosenbaum could do it for many season I think Hoult can do it for a few months of filming.

 

[bitbydeath]

Dude was hilarious in The Menu. But I really want Lex with a clean shaved head in the movie. If Rosenbaum could do it for many season I think Hoult can do it for a few months of filming.

He was bald in Mad Max.

 

[Ownage]

Different company and universe, mate. This is DC... Not Marvel. Gunn is the co-head of DC now.

All the same to me.

Thanos was right.

 

[VulcanRaven]

They should cast someone older. Billy Zane would be great:

 

[The Cockatrice]

He was bald in Mad Max.

I should rewatch all Mad Max movies.

 

[Pagusas]

Perfect! Dude made The Great watchable

 

[ManaByte]

Gunn is actually including Jimmy Olsen and not leaving him to be some dumb easter egg joke.

James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' Finds Its Jimmy Olsen and Eve Teschmacher - TheWrap

James Gunn's upcoming "Superman: Legacy" is rounding out the rest of the cast and has found its Jimmy Olsen and Eve Teschmacher.

www.thewrap.com

 

[chromhound]

Something like that

 

[bitbydeath]

Gunn is actually including Jimmy Olsen and not leaving him to be some dumb easter egg joke.

James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' Finds Its Jimmy Olsen and Eve Teschmacher - TheWrap

James Gunn's upcoming "Superman: Legacy" is rounding out the rest of the cast and has found its Jimmy Olsen and Eve Teschmacher.

www.thewrap.com

Skyler’s a great choice for Jimmy, underrated actor.

 

[j0hnnix]

They should cast someone older. Billy Zane would be great:

 

[GloveSlap]

They should cast someone older. Billy Zane would be great:

That would be awesome. Plus Zane has the voice. Maybe it's because i grew up with the Superman animated stuff, but my idea of Lex speaks with gravitas.

 

[belmarduk]

How was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?
I never saw the movie.

 

[DeafTourette]

How was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?
I never saw the movie.

He was basically Mark Zuckerberg with ADHD

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

He was basically Mark Zuckerberg with ADHD

Made me so angry lol

 

[SJRB]

How was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?
I never saw the movie.

Beyond dreadful. I don't know if it was Snyder or Eisenberg who decided to make him basically a spazz on the spectrum, but holy shit what a bizarre take on such an established character.

 

[bitbydeath]

Gunn has just finalised the deal.

 

[thefool]

Hopefully he isn't bald. I'm sick of bald Luthor

 

[VulcanRaven]

Hopefully he isn't bald. I'm sick of bald Luthor

He has had hair or a wig in most of the movies.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Sonik]

How was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?
I never saw the movie.

One of the worst casting decisions of the last 10 years. I have no idea what kind of imbecile thought this would look good