BvS Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 3

[GreenKToo]

I dnt know if they want a younger or older lex.
For me, if hes younger, fassbender or decaprio.
Older, hanks or will patton.

 

[Wise]

Here's Billy Crudup without the blue face lol

I could get behind Crudup for the role. Love anything he's in.

 

[Afrobean]

It has been suggested and I think it would be an incredibly bold choice, but while Superman fans griped about changing Perry's race. I think there would be pure outrage if they made Lex black.

I hear that a lot of fans already thought Lex was Black in DCAU due to his darker skin tone and larger lips. I think the creators said they were just trying to make him look Mediterranean though.

I don't know if I could see them race-lifting Luthor though. The character is already compared to Kingpin because of the business leanings, and I can only see that comparison popping up again if they change his race as they did for Kingpin. It worked for Kingpin, yes, but physical size was a consideration there. Luthor can be played by most any capable actor of at least average build.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I remember Goyer said this when MOS was about to come out or barely after it came out:

"There is musing about Lex Luther, conversations that Zack and I have had on set, but it all depends on what happens over the next month. There are obviously those Lexcorp easter eggs in the film and clearly you can see from that, to the extent to which we can intuit things about Lex, it’s not the Gene Hackman version. This is a Bill Gates-like Lex that is probably worth 50, 60, 70 billion dollars. It’s a very different Lex."

So....that doesn't tell us if it's going to be a an older/middle aged Lex or younger Lex LOL.

 

[charl_huntress]

I hear that a lot of fans already thought Lex was Black in DCAU due to his darker skin tone and larger lips. I think the creators said they were just trying to make him look Mediterranean though.

Yeah... That was a HUGE issue at the time. It was insane. On the WF forum there was a 30 page debate about his race, which is why I KNOW there would be outrage.

I don't know if I could see them race-lifting Luthor though. The character is already compared to Kingpin because of the business leanings, and I can only see that comparison popping up again if they change his race as they did for Kingpin. It worked for Kingpin, yes, but physical size was a consideration there. Luthor can be played by most any capable actor of at least average build.

I doubt this seriously. That would be like them making Lois black and I am black and I would have a problem with that. Just because it's not the way I see the character...lol

I agree though that Lex can be played by any good actor...but Elba might be too bold a choice for some. t:

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Ejiofor for Lex.

If he was president Lex or CEO Lex, maybe it'd be more fitting if he was black?

We do live in a time where the trustworthy model leader figure is a charming black guy in a suit after all (generalizing here).

(I also think he'd be a great John Stewart, if Elba is off limits)

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Ejiofor would be great. That dude is just finally starting to go places.

 

[charl_huntress]

Very true...he was one of the best parts of Serenity.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Ejiofar is the ****, but there's no real need to change Luthor's race. a white actor could turn in just as good of a performance, so there's no real need

 

[Dk1201]

Patrick Wilson because he would essentially be the same character as the Villian of the a-team

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Wilson also work I think. Always been a fan of his.

 

[Jekecy]

If he was president Lex or CEO Lex, maybe it'd be more fitting if he was black?

We do live in a time where the trustworthy model leader figure is a charming black guy in a suit after all (generalizing here).

Approval ratings haven't been so great for Obama these past few years...

Ejiofar is the ****, but there's no real need to change Luthor's race. a white actor could turn in just as good of a performance, so there's no real need

I'm usually the one who advocates for as much literal translation of physical characteristics (down to even eye and hair color), but this is one of those cases where I would be willing to ease up.

Growing up, this was my Lex:

So I'm easily less inclined to absolutely vouch for a caucasian actor.

 

[charl_huntress]

LOLOL...he was meant look Clancy...but people got that confused.

They thought he looked like this guy

 

[Lencho01]

This is who DCAU Lex was based on...

For whatever reason, his skin tone and fuller lips (like Black men were usually drawn in the DCAU) made many to think that version of the character was a Black guy. Notice once we see him in JL/JLU, they lightened his skin.

 

[charl_huntress]

This is who DCAU Lex was based on...

For whatever reason, his skin tone and fuller lips (like Black men were usually drawn in the DCAU) made many to think that version of the character was a Black guy. Notice once we see him in JL/JLU, they lightened his skin.

Yes, with some attributes known to Clancy...lol. Though people really didn't see that. t: Clancy has full lips and bushy eyebrows.

edit

The debate go SO bad at WF Bruce Timm had to clarify this himself....lololololol

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Unrelated: Telly Savalas' Blofeld>>Donald Pleasence Blofeld.

 

[Lencho01]

Yes, with some attributes known to Clancy...lol. Though people really didn't see that. t: Clancy has full lips and bushy eyebrows.

edit

The debate go SO bad at WF Bruce Timm had to clarify this himself....lololololol

How so? Luthor just looks like a younger Savalas to me.

 

[sf2]

prefer a younger version of Lex...

 

[smallville fan]

Nic Cage as Lex Luthor would immediately make BVS my favourite film, ever.

If Nic Cage was Luthor I'd fully expect his dastardly plans to insert his face everywhere and transplant his face on everyone using a death machine entitled the "Cage-genator"

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I still say Cage would make an awesome Joker.

 

[Lencho01]

Didn't he want to be Luthor in the Burton film, but they wanted him for Superman?

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I think Spacey was approached for Lex and Cage was slated to be Superman.

 

[charl_huntress]

How so? Luthor just looks like a younger Savalas to me.

You would think, but it was because of the darker toned skin (in contrast to other characters) and the lips. It just threw people off. Plus, Clancy has such a deep voice people automatically thought he was black. They had no idea he was white. t:

prefer a younger version of Lex...

Me too

 

[Lencho01]

You would think, but it was because of the darker toned skin (in contrast to other characters) and the lips. It just threw people off. Plus, Clancy has such a deep voice people automatically thought he was black. They had no idea he was white. t:

Lex looked and sounded like a White guy to me back then. He just happened to have a darker skin tone and fuller lips compared to some of the other characters.

I actually laughed when I first read some people thought he was Black years ago.

 

[smallville fan]

I think Spacey was approached for Lex and Cage was slated to be Superman.

That is correct. According to this:

it had:

Burton's version would've had Nicolas Cage playing Superman. Kevin Spacey was approached for Lex Luthor, Chris Rock was set for Jimmy Olsen, Courtney Cox was up for Lois Lane, and Tim Allen claims he was negotiating with Warner Bros. for the Brainiac part. The film quickly went into pre-production with an expected release in the summer of 1998.
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