The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 5

[Rodrigo90]

Oh you know what you did

I do???!!!

 

[GreenKToo]

Matt Damon, Jude Law, Viggo Mortensen?? heck, I don't know.
I still don't think Lex is in it, or at least not a face shot of him.

 

[Lily Adler]

Viggo Mortensen? Not a bad choice...

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Matt Damon, Jude Law, Viggo Mortensen?? heck, I don't know.
I still don't think Lex is in it, or at least not a face shot of him.

Nah he's defo not IMO, but it's fun to speculate for sequels

There are so many good actors, and I think it's easy enough to make someone look the part of Lex.

I mean, they just gotta be bald right

 

[Rowsdower!]

Let's think outside the box!

BRILLIANT!

I'm your Luthor
I'm your zero
Kryptonite in your dreams of glass

 

[BuddhaWasABat]

Well Guy Pearce was my first choice for a while now, but now that Marvel has got to him first (DAMN YOU MARVEL!!) looks like that's all over with. My second choice is Matt Damon. Those pictures of him on set for Elysium look like Lex Luthor to me, and he definitely has the attitude. He's bulky too, and Lex is usually pretty buff. I'm shooting for Damon.

Third choice is Viggo Mortensen.

 

[Lone]

Luke Goss.

 

[Rust]

Damian Lewis jr. Too young maybe. Or just wrong.

 

[Rodrigo90]

I want him for Batman

 

[Nokio]

I like Matt Damon. Is Lex even in the MOS? I've not been following Superman cause their hasn't been much news.

 

[Compi716]

Damian Lewis jr. Too young maybe. Or just wrong.

How about Damian Lewis Sr.?

 

[Rockstar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-XOO_LTlw&feature=related

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Ralph Fiennes would make a stellar Lex Luthor.

So would Mark Strong (since he's probably done as Sinestro )

 

[flickchick85]

Mark Strong has been my choice for the longest time...but that was before he played every villain under the sun. Oh well, I still think he'd be great. Same goes for Fiennes. I don't care if they're both best known as villains now. They're awesome.

 

[Rust]

Fiennes and Strong are terrific actors and villains, especially Strong. Which is why none of them will ever be Lex. Like you said. Typecasting.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Mark Strong has been my choice for the longest time...but that was before he played every villain under the sun. Oh well, I still think he'd be great. Same goes for Fiennes. I don't care if they're both best known as villains now. They're awesome.

Yeah. I don't care if they're typecasted already. They're freaking awesome villain material. In fact, they're the definition of the classic villain. Look at Liam Neeson, he's sort of been typecasted but he's still incredible to watch in the same roles.

 

[Rust]

Yeah. I don't care if they're typecasted already. They're freaking awesome villain material. In fact, they're the definition of the classic villain.

Except I dont want a classic villain here. I'd like a fresh take and face for Lex. Meaning I'd rather pass on the two awesome actors mentioned above and have someone I wouldnt expect.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Except I dont want a classic villain here. I'd like a fresh take and face for Lex. Meaning I'd rather pass on the two awesome actors mentioned above and have someone I wouldnt expect.

There, technically, is no fresh face for Lex Luthor. The character has been interpreted many ways since his birth. From sympathetic and misunderstood to *****ey and pure evil.

If you wish to go in another directon, what about Clive Owen (I was 'saving' him for Ares in a WW adaptation)?

 

[Rust]

If you wish to go in another directon, what about Clive Owen (I was 'saving' him for Ares in a WW adaptation)?

Better, but I think I'd want to go even further as in someone you really wouldnt expect without being completely malplaced. Someone you might even be unsure of. Like Ledger as the Joker.

But then again, if they went with the very classic villain-route and gave us an older Lex casting some one like Christophe Waltz or someone who was a big name in the 90s I wouldnt object.

 

[DKDetective]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-XOO_LTlw&feature=related

Fiennes is almost certainly a no go. It's all but confirmed that he's taken a major recurring role in the Bond film series, so I don't think he has enough time to be Luthor, his Bond character, and do independent projects.

 

[Steve Holt]

i know he is the next robo cop but joel kinnaman would'nt be a bad younger lex

could definitely get behind this choice

 

[hopefuldreamer]

If you wish to go in another directon, what about Clive Owen (I was 'saving' him for Ares in a WW adaptation)?

So so in agreement. I've been rooting for him as an outside choice for a long time

Here's an old manip Alex Spider made for me on request back in July last year:

Yeah. I don't care if they're typecasted already. They're freaking awesome villain material. In fact, they're the definition of the classic villain. Look at Liam Neeson, he's sort of been typecasted but he's still incredible to watch in the same roles.

Agreed. Tho if we're going with guys who have been typecast as villains, I still say Jason Isaacs is the man

Another choice I like, who's played a villain for Synder before is Dominic West:

 

[The Guard]

I suppose there's no hope in getting Daniel Day Lewis.

He passed on Moriarty, but maybe Lex Luthor...

 

[DoomsdayApex]

So so in agreement. I've been rooting for him as an outside choice for a long time

Here's an old manip Alex Spider made for me on request back in July last year:

That is so cool.

I love Clive Owen. The guy should get bigger parts in summer blockbusters. I recently re-watched The International (immensely underrated and scary accurate movie like Ridley Scott's Body of Lies) and kicked major ass in it.

Agreed. Tho if we're going with guys who have been typecast as villains, I still say Jason Isaacs is the man

Another choice I like, who's played a villain for Synder before is Dominic West:

I like those two selections as well. I prefer Jason a bit more but I wouldn't mind Dominic as a villain in a Snyder film again.

 

[That person]

We let America win! We're very generous people

Unless the Scottish stopped being British, I'm not gonna buy that explanation.