Sequels Lex Corp

[The Overlord]

Do you think Lex should use what's left of that old widow's money to start Lex Corp in the next film, after he gets off that island? I mean it might be tricky to link him to this scheme in SR, so I don't see why he couldn't do it.

 

[DorkyFresh]

well first they have to worry about coming up with a way for Lex to escape being locked up for the rest of his life, hehe.

 

[NotFadeAway]

There will NEVER be a Lexcorp as long as Singer's in charge

 

[NotFadeAway]

I don't even want Lex in the sequel if he is going to act like a doof........either he is written like he was in the beatdown scene but for the whole movie, or nothing.

And NO god damn Kitty!!!!

 

[The Overlord]

well first they have to worry about coming up with a way for Lex to escape being locked up for the rest of his life, hehe.

What evidence is there to link him to that scheme in SR?

 

[NotFadeAway]

My biggest gripe with Superman Returns......Lex Luthor!!!!!!!!!

 

[Eros]

What evidence is there to link him to that scheme in SR?

the testimony/witnesses of Lois Lane[top level reporter],Richard white [newphew of Perry white], SUPERMAN[who can provide proof], Jason White, among many other things. so no the chances of Lex starting Luthor corp after trying to destroy America is 0 percent.

 

[Spike_x1]

There will NEVER be a Lexcorp as long as Singer's in charge

Sadly, this is probably true

 

[Sub-Zero]

well he is a capitalist bastard so i think that if lex does come back there may be a way to start up lex corp. he could always pay off judges and others and get off scot free. money is power and if you have enough you can get away with murder. i would've loved if superman came back and:
1.lois was married to someone else(no kid)
2.pa kent was still alive.
3. luthor is running for president(and leading in the polls).
4. luthor secretly behind CADMUS orders the creation of metallo to distract and eventually kill supes so he doesn't get in the way of luthor's master plan to be the most powerful man in world.

 

[Lt. Figgnuts]

In the movie continuity, I doubt that we'll see LexCorp. He's a known criminal, and after the events of SR he's probably wanted again.

This is because, obviously, SR is based off of Donner's first two films, which were made Pre-Crisis. Pre-Crisis Lex wasn't a billionare businessman, but a wacky evil genius bent on destroying Superman. Donner changed him a bit for the film, but Hackman's Lex still has more Pre-Crisis in him than Post-Crisis.

SR does what it can to update Lex so he's more in line with the Post-Crisis version (such as him inheriting a fortune from an old woman), but there's only so much they can do with the continuity that's been set in place for the movies.

I don't see it happening in the films.

 

[NotFadeAway]

well he is a capitalist bastard so i think that if lex does come back there may be a way to start up lex corp. he could always pay off judges and others and get off scot free. money is power and if you have enough you can get away with murder. i would've loved if superman came back and:
1.lois was married to someone else(no kid)
2.pa kent was still alive.
3. luthor is running for president(and leading in the polls).
4. luthor secretly behind CADMUS orders the creation of metallo to distract and eventually kill supes so he doesn't get in the way of luthor's master plan to be the most powerful man in world.

Venom likes those idea's.....

 

[CGHulk]

The fortune Lex swindled out of the old women, he'll now use that money to build Lex Corp, now that Kitty ruined his last venture by throwing out the crystals!

 

[Kroc1138]

I'm sorry But ppl should get over the fact that Lex is not a Tycoon in this movie. It wouldn't work and did barely worked in any medium, including the comics. The main reason it fails to work is because Lex isn't really a proactive lead Villain anymore. He's just a brooding side character with an obsession with Superman. In all mediums in which Lex has been portrayed as a Tycoon/CEO, he is aways summarily removed from that title. The reason is Obvious. Regardless, what should matter to Lex's Portrayal is that he can stand up to Superman b/c of his Smarts and not his status.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Bryan Singer :

What the hell is Lexcorp? That wasn't in Richard Donner's film!

 

[Sub-Zero]

Venom likes those idea's.....

those were my thoughts when i heard it would be called "superman returns." boy was i wrong. not that the movie was bad. i just wish there was more action, and less nonsense.

 

[Lt. Figgnuts]

Bryan Singer :

What the hell is Lexcorp? That wasn't in Richard Donner's film!

Nor was it in the comics until 1986.

 

[Sub-Zero]

well that was the whole 80s revamp. what's the most evil thing during the eighties? corupt businessmen.

 

[Spike_x1]

well that was the whole 80s revamp. what's the most evil thing during the eighties? corupt businessmen.

And, despite what Kroc says, the business man angle did work. He manipulated innocent and guilty people alike into doing his bidding and getting the s**t end of the stick all of the time. He tormented naive people with temptations of fame and fortune at huge expense for his own enjoyment. He blew up Metropolis as a contingency plan when he lost control of his city. He traded his soul for a body in peak human conditioning (why is he so skinny in the comics now?), and he built his empire through his own genius and manipulation skills that are second to none. And he traded his own infant daughter for technology from the future.

I'm sorry, but Lex's business man angle worked so much better for Superman's arch nemesis than just another mad scientist.

 

[GL1]

First of all, Lex in SR was an eccentric business man, not a mad scientist... he had an aggressive, illegal and fundamentally revolutionary business plan... he did not have any mad science going on at all. He was there to make money... period.

the testimony/witnesses of Lois Lane[top level reporter],Richard white [newphew of Perry white], SUPERMAN[who can provide proof], Jason White, among many other things. so no the chances of Lex starting Luthor corp after trying to destroy America is 0 percent.

Lois Lane-- She had NO evidence.
Richard White-- Was NOT an eyewitness
Jason White-- Is a child and can be dismissed easily. Nor is it safe for Lois to put him on stand to testify how he shoved a piano and killed a guy.
Superman-- Doesn't make court dates, read miranda rights (as per the movie) and has no physical evidence that Luthor was involved.

The only thing Luthor has against him is Lois' eyewitness account that Lex had a plan to drown the world... which is rediculous. With no evidence linking Luthor to the island, any lawyer could get Lex off the hook, and with a fortune in his pocket, Luthor can afford the very best.

As far as LexCorp goes, it could be natural for Luthor to create a LexCorp as he bides his time until the next big thing comes along, or to establish a powerbase to make more aggressive comprehensive business moves...

But if Singer decides to have Luthor bide his time some other way that'd be cool... I don't see a reason to turn Luthor all suave and debonair, though, putting on the act for an upscale party would be cool, so we could "see" Post-Crisis lex and at the same time realize acting fufu is not essential to his character...

 

[Kroc1138]

And, despite what Kroc says, the business man angle did work. He manipulated innocent and guilty people alike into doing his bidding and getting the s**t end of the stick all of the time. He tormented naive people with temptations of fame and fortune at huge expense for his own enjoyment. He blew up Metropolis as a contingency plan when he lost control of his city. He traded his soul for a body in peak human conditioning (why is he so skinny in the comics now?), and he built his empire through his own genius and manipulation skills that are second to none. And he traded his own infant daughter for technology from the future.

I'm sorry, but Lex's business man angle worked so much better for Superman's arch nemesis than just another mad scientist.

And when has he shown that he can truly stand up to Superman instead of Brooding about how he want to destroy him. The Truth is that Both versions of Lex were flawed. One was a Super smart Deus Ex Machina and the other was Brooding side character. Those were their Flaws. I just found corporate Lex boring because he rarely took the fight to Superman. Which is what make a villain like Lex interesting. Despite the fact that he is no Physical match for Superman, his boldness and his brains made up for it in spades. However a merit to Corporate Lex is that he is very manipulative which is a Lex Trademark.

To me I think that we should stop trying to adhere to one era of Superman storytelling and appreciate both sides. There's always a middleground for everything.

 

[Katsuro]

If they can somehow write a way for Lex to avoid prison, I'd love for him to start up LexCorp. Perhaps Brainiac could ally with Lex, and somehow keep Luthor out of prison, who knows, I aint a writer. I definatley wouldn't mind seeing Lex who's a tad bit closer too Post-Crisis (although I still loved Spacey's portrayal).

 

[NotFadeAway]

Nor was it in the comics until 1986.

Bryan Singer: Superman was in a comic book, get out!!!!

 

[Spike_x1]

First of all, Lex in SR was an eccentric business man, not a mad scientist... he had an aggressive, illegal and fundamentally revolutionary business plan... he did not have any mad science going on at all. He was there to make money... period.

Lex might've only worn business suits throughout the movie (except in the museum scene), but he was still the mad scientist of pre-crisis years. He stole Krytonian technology and tried to grow his own continent, for Pete's sakes. If that's not mad science at its prime, than I'd like to see what is.

The fact that he was going to capitalize on it doesn't change it from being mad science in the least. Lex's final intent might have been business oriented, but the means by which he went about it (and the whole plan in general) was pure science fiction, as well as being villainous; therefore, we have mad science.

 

[Spike_x1]

And whenm has he shown that he can truly stand up to Superman instead of Brooding about how he want to destroy him. The Truth is that Both versions of Lex were flawed. One was a Super smart Deus Ex Machina and the other was Brooding side character. Those were their Flaws. I just found corporate Lex boring because he rarely took the fight to Superman. Which is what make a villain like Lex interesting. Despite the fact that he is no Physical match for Superman, his boldness and his brains made up for it in spades. However a merit to Corporate Lex is that he is very manipulative which is a Lex Trademark.

To me I think that we should stop trying to adhere to on era of Superman storytelling and appreciate both sides. There's always a middleground for everything.

I'll agree with that.

 

[The Overlord]

And when has he shown that he can truly stand up to Superman instead of Brooding about how he want to destroy him. The Truth is that Both versions of Lex were flawed. One was a Super smart Deus Ex Machina and the other was Brooding side character. Those were their Flaws. I just found corporate Lex boring because he rarely took the fight to Superman. Which is what make a villain like Lex interesting. Despite the fact that he is no Physical match for Superman, his boldness and his brains made up for it in spades. However a merit to Corporate Lex is that he is very manipulative which is a Lex Trademark.

To me I think that we should stop trying to adhere to one era of Superman storytelling and appreciate both sides. There's always a middleground for everything.

Corporate Lex is a far better villain than Superman, because he is truly Superman's opposite. Lex represents the worst of America: greed, arrogance and ruthlessness, while Superman represents the best of America: kindness, compansion and mercy. That's a far better dynamic than superman vs. a generic mad scienctist. Plus Post crisis has a better motive, he is jealous of superman, angry about how he is no longer the most powerful man in Metropolis and he believes Superman is a threat, because Lex is corrupt, he believes Superman will become corrupt and will impose his will on the Earth, Lex sees himself as Earth's defender who has a duty to stop an alien invader with the more power than any one being should have. That is far more interesting than being mad at Superman because he lost his hair.