The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 5

[Clarkman]

Rosenbaum was really the ultimate Luthor. They need someone like him, and they need to give Lex that kind of depth.

That.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Worst suggestion in a while. Way to up the ante guys.

Don't sell him so short. He was really good in The Lincoln Lawyer. He's actually a very good actor when he's not doing sh**ty rom-coms or crappy action movies set in the desert.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Ryan Reynolds!

 

[Rowsdower!]

LOL

Please, let's not go there.

 

[Project862006]

Don't sell him so short. He was really good in The Lincoln Lawyer. He's actually a very good actor when he's not doing sh**ty rom-coms or crappy action movies set in the desert.

especially since he is doing a lot more serious films as of Late

including Lincoln Lawyer he has the upcoming Killer Joe,Lee Daniel's(Precious)The Paper Boy,Jeff Nichols(Take Shelter)MUD all coming out

 

[Rodrigo90]

LOL

Please, let's not go there.

Come on! Just pull a Jon Peters and feel that pretty picture!

 

[Adenjo]

He would make a good Joker.

Personally I think Jim Carrey would make an amazing Joker....

As for Lex? I'd love John Travolta to get the role

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

 

[Rowsdower!]

especially since he is doing a lot more serious films as of Late

including Lincoln Lawyer he has the upcoming Killer Joe,Lee Daniel's(Precious)The Paper Boy,Jeff Nichols(Take Shelter)MUD all coming out

Yeah. Killer Joe looks awesome, too.

 

[Brian2887]

Ya know who could portray Lex better than just about anyone? Someone who could be believably classy, intelligent, vicious, arrogant, and villainous. He can be everything Lex traditionally is. Well, except white.

Chiwetel Ejiofor. (Children of Men, Serenity, American Gangster)

 

[Majik1387]

If only he were a good actor.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Majik, I really don't understand you.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Majik, I really don't understand you.

Select actor. Call them bad. It's simple, really.

 

[Majik1387]

Read bad actor suggestion. Call them bad. It's simple, really.

Fixed.

I'll say he's not the worst suggestion in the thread, but I'll say he's one of the worst serious suggestions ignoring the clearly horrible suggestions.

 

[Project862006]

majik hates everything i thought it was common knowledge lol it should of been a meme several years ago

 

[Majik1387]

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Majik is the authority on who can and can't act. Don't question him. You should all know that by now.

 

[flickchick85]

Chiwetel Ejiofor is a brilliant actor. Just had to throw that in.

 

[Brian2887]

Agreed. People can say they don't like him for Lex because of his race. I disagree with using that as a reason not to cast him, but I understand it. But, to call him a bad actor is ridiculous.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Chiwetel Ejiofor is a brilliant actor. Just had to throw that in.

Ejiofor is straight up THEE man (stellar actor) I recently casted a Nolanized Metal Gear Solid adaptation and I could think of no one else (other than Idris Elba) to play Drebin. The guy has incredible range.

Sorry Majik, but you're dead wrong on this topic. And anything dealing with The Bourne Series (Bourne Ultimatum outclasses Quantum of Solace via landslide).

 

[N7 Joseph Shepard]

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Lex.......no......I have only seen him in Serenity and from that....no way would he be good as Lex. As for the race card, all I'll say is that whenever a comic book character is changed in movies/tv shows its never a good thing, the only exception to that based on what I have seen is Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (yes I know the Ultimate's Fury is black, but the original is not).

Can anyone actually name one other race switch that actually worked?....I actually do want to know cause like I said Jackson is the only acceptation I got, would be nice if there were more.

Off the top of my head the ones that just didnt work.....

Will Smith as Jim West
Michael Clarke Duncan as King Pin
Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang
Sam Jones III as Pete Ross
Frank Langella as Perry White (HUGE shocker to me since I think the guy is awesome)
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm
Beyonce as Wonder Woman (never happened but was rumored but OMG that was a train wreck waiting to happen)
Halle Berry as Catwoman would be on the list, however she did not play Selena Kyle, there for she doesn't count as its a totally different character....still sucked but for a different reason lol

Oh the guy from THOR...Heimdall or whatever, he was decent (he was hardly there and didnt do all that much), still waiting on Laurence Fishburne as Perry White (plz be good lol).

Bottom line....stick with the basics cause when you screw with the character like that, chances are your gonna mess up...badly..

 

[Majik1387]

Duncan was fine as Kingpin, and Alba was fine in the first FF movie(they made her alien-esque in the 2nd).

 

[Rust]

Reminds me too much of

who's already in the movie. Could be his older brother.

Besides, black actors dont make as good cold and snobby villans as white actors imo. Black actors just arent creepy enough, which I guess is a compliment.
A black actor for Lex would just have too much groove and not enough cold unemotional distance. I cant explain it better.

 

[Majik1387]

Reminds me too much of



who's already in the movie. Could be his older brother.

Besides, black actors dont make as good cold and snobby villans as white actors imo. Black actors just arent creepy enough, which I guess is a compliment.
A black actor for Lex would just have too much groove and not enough cold unemotional distance. I cant explain it better.

Say what?

 

[Rust]

It's probably just me, but I really dont think I've seen a black actor coming of convincingly as cold, distant, snobby, aristocratic. Which I think is needed for Lex. I just cant imagine any black actor with that kinda creep-factor.

Bad example maybe, but imagine a black actor playing someone like Lucius Malfoy who has some of Lex' features.

But of course, that could depend on how Lex is portrayed.

Also, there's already a black Perry. A black Lex might feel a little forced.