The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 4

[Project862006]

i dont want old man luthor anymore

spacey and hackman were enough

time for either a younger(same age as henry 28-32 range)

or middle aged (actor in 40 - 47 age range)

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

i dont want old man luthor anymore

spacey and hackman were enough

time for either a younger(same age as henry 28-32 range)

or middle aged (actor in 40 - 47 age range)

Late 40's is old? Gene Hackman was 48 in 1978 and Kevin Spacey was 47 in 2006. I agree that Stewart is a WELL experienced man at 72, but he sure doesn't look his age at all!

 

[Lily Adler]

i dont want old man luthor anymore

spacey and hackman were enough

time for either a younger(same age as henry 28-32 range)

or middle aged (actor in 40 - 47 age range)

I can practically hear the threatening yelling at kids to keep off his lawn.

 

[BH/HHH]

Patrick Stewart would be wrong for the part in my opinion and I think he's too old.

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

I can practically hear the threatening yelling at kids to keep off his lawn.

HAHAHAHA, while waving his fist about yelling "DAMN YOU YOUNG PEOPLE!"

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

Patrick Stewart would be wrong for the part in my opinion and I think he's too old.

Oh I agree. Like I said, I'm not lobbying for him to get the part. I just like his acting ability and wanted to see what people would say about the suggestion. I knew the age thing would come into play, but I was hoping people would base it on acting ability as well. I understand that he's not the greatest actor, and I know that there is FAR better talent out there, but I was just curious.

 

[Project862006]

Late 40's is old? Gene Hackman was 48 in 1978 and Kevin Spacey was 47 in 2006. I agree that Stewart is a WELL experienced man at 72, but he sure doesn't look his age at all!

let me put it this way jason isaacs is almost 50(turns 49 in 5 months) and he still looks younger than when spacey was lex

spacey has always had a middle aged man look even in usual suspects lol

 

[Rockstar]

Lex is supposed to be a man in his 40s, 40-50.

Even in the 1986 reboot.

 

[Lily Adler]

As long as he doesn't pull off another real estate scheme...

 

[Mad Love]

Yeah, but this isn't 1986 lol. You know they're updating Superman right? Chances are that includes Lex.

 

[Rockstar]

If updating Superman means making everyone younger, why is the Lois Lane actress approaching 40?

It doesn't make much sense to make Luthor drastically younger than the age he should be.

 

[HighFivingMF]

If updating Superman means making everyone younger, why is the Lois Lane actress approaching 40?

If it weren't for IMDb and Wikipedia. You'd have no idea she was that old.

 

[Mad Love]

Because updating Superman does not mean making everyone younger.

However, recent retellings have all used a younger Lex. Birthright, Secret Origins, Smallville.

 

[Project862006]

exactly

 

[Rockstar]

If it weren't for IMDb and Wikipedia. You'd have no idea she was that old.

I did. She looks it. Obvious in "The Muppets"

Because updating Superman does not mean making everyone younger.

However, recent retellings have all used a younger Lex. Birthright, Secret Origins, Smallville.

So basically, you want them to "update" Lex by making him younger akin to CW's "Smallville" and the recent books inspired by it?


Personally, I think taking any inspiration from "Smallville" for this film would be a huge misstep. Did you see how they were forced to completely butcher his character:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h4XfpqyG04

But it's unlikely they'll do Lex's "Birthright" story regardless . We're getting Clark's "Smallville" years explored in good detail for this film, and thus far we have no young Lex in Smallville interacting with Clark.


And last time I checked, Lex Luthor IS actually in his 40s in the current comics.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I don't think the age of the actor really matters, as long as they are a refreshing choice that will bring something new to the table.

Most of my suggestions are of the 'not too old but not too young' variety.

I want him to be about 10-15 years older than Clark. I think Lex should look 'distinguished'.

Like any one of these guys

 

[Project862006]

^thank you age does'nt matter t is what you look like

hackman and spacey just looked like old grandpa's

spacey always looked middle aged even in his 30's

 

[Rockstar]

Brad Pitt, George Clooney....Lex Luthor? Terrible

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I'm just illustrating the 'distinguished' look really... there is like zero chance that either of them would play Luthor IMO.

I wouldn't say no though... why would it be a bad thing? They are both talented and charismatic actors with star power, who are normally not assosiated with villain roles like Lex, so could pull out an unexpected performance.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Pitt would ****ing rule.

 

[Project862006]

problem is pitt is just like matt damon

he is just playing brad pitt

 

[HighFivingMF]

problem is pitt is just like matt damon

he is just playing brad pitt

No.

It's impossible to think Early Grayce, Floyd, Mills, Tyler Durden, Aldo Raine, Benjamin Button, Billy Beane, Chad Feldheimer, and Jesse James are the same character, much less someone just playing themselves. Why would Lex be any different?

 

[KRIM]

problem is pitt is just like matt damon

he is just playing brad pitt

Surely you jest. Pitt has rarely ever just played himself. He has one of the most diverse roles and set of distinct performances an actor could have.

 

[elgaz]

Have to agree, I've never considered Brad Pitt as an actor who plays 'himself' - not like many other actors I could name. Harrison Ford is a prime example, one of the world's most loved actors but it's been a long time since I seen anything resembling acting 'range' from him. To name a few others who always come across the same in their films - Seth Rogen, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Stiller, Hugh Grant, Al Pacino (recently, at least) .....................................

When someone just reads lines off a script in the same accent, manner and style in every film they're in, I don't consider them an accomplished actor. A good actor will convince you they're someone else - Kevin Spacey does it often, as does Daniel Day-Lewis, Johny Depp, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Fassbender, Russell Crowe.

Watch Se7en, then Inglorious Basterds & Snatch, then Troy and finish it off with Fight Club and 12 Monkeys. Then come back here and tell us Pitt comes across the same in all of them. That's only a few examples too, he's very diverse in all his work. It took Pitt a long time to get the respect he was due as an actor, for many of his early years in Hollywood he wasn't really taken seriously (despite his ability) because so many women's magazines and the like had him on their front pages as hunk of the year.

 

[Project862006]

might of misspoke i just hate pitt for the role

pitt is too big of a star that i only see brad pitt acting and not the character