The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 7

[KRYPTON INC.]

LEX: (sucking a lollipop): "Who's gonna kill ya with Kryptonite, baby?"

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Corey Stoll

I can't see that guy being ruthless at all.

 

[Lencho01]

I can't see that guy being ruthless at all.

Why not?

 

[Bruce Malone]

I can't see that guy being ruthless at all.

Have you seen him on House of Cards? I wouldn't say he was ruthless but he showed a pretty broad ranges of emotion.

I really feel we need to move away from the bald actor typecast though. We should broaden out the horzion.

I want to see someone play luthor that you would not expect right off the bat, that's what the franchise needs.

 

[dru-zod2501]

 

[TheFlamingCoco]

^ I like Vin, but I don't think he'd come across as articulate enough for Lex.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Why not?

I don't know. He just seems to have this average non-threatening look -- like a bartender maybe. I've never watched House of Cards though, so I'm only going by the one pic.

 

[Lencho01]

Luthor doesn't need a threatening look.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I agree. He should be seen by the public as metropolis golden boy, only behind the scenes do you see his real nature.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Vin is my choice for Martian Manhunter.... But, yeah. That might work. I know he has a spotty track record BO and quality wise with his films. And maybe he has played a lot of roles where the character is not the most sophisticated person, but I think he could do it and deliver something interesting. His Lex would have swagger and charm at least. As well as an intimidating sense about him.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Luthor doesn't need a threatening look.

I think there should be something sinister about him -- a hidden darkness that only certain people (like Superman) can see.

 

[Serpico Jones]

Bruce Willis

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Bruce would need that Looper time machine, cuz the brother man is looking more and more haggard with each new movie.

 

[Sawyer]

Willis looks great for his age. Don't know that he's LL, but I wouldn't be opposed to someone that age.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Bruce Willis

 

[Lencho01]

Willis was great as this Luthor...

I think there should be something sinister about him -- a hidden darkness that only certain people (like Superman) can see.

Dude looks shady enough to me.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Willis looks great for his age. Don't know that he's LL, but I wouldn't be opposed to someone that age.

Sorry, but while his body is in great shape for a man his age, look at all the mileage his face gives off. And look at his press interviews for his recent films. He looks more grizzled each time. I just think he is too old to play a Luthor that I feel would be consistent with the MOS world. Just my opinion mind you.

 

[Serpico Jones]

Never underestimate the Willis.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Never underestimate the Willis.

That is actually true I guess. He has had more lives than a cat, cinematically. Anyone that could survive HUDSON HAWK is cunning enough to take on Superman.

 

[BH/HHH]

Well Bryan Cranston won a poll on digital spy so he's looking a popular choice.

Hell no to Willis I love the guy in Die Hards but he can't act for ****.

 

[Project862006]

cranston is popular and bald

majority of fans have no imagination

 

[Bruce Malone]

Exactly.

We would have never gotten heath ledger had we had such limited vision of who can play a character.

I say we start a new thread the "no bald actors allowed lex casting thread".

 

[Brian Braddock]

I dont particuarly dig the 'older' actor suggestions.

I mean, I see Lex as a vital and ultra-rich alpha male with looks [Lex wouldnt exactly look out of place on the cover of GQ] and charisma which the general public responds to but there's a dark [and sinister] side that the public do not see.

Basically, the evil version of Bruce Wayne.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Exactly.

We would have never gotten heath ledger had we had such limited vision of who can play a character.

I say we start a new thread the "no bald actors allowed lex casting thread".

See, I really feel they are going to throw us for a curve with Lex, just as they did with much of MOS. I am betting that Luthor has hair for like 75%-!00% of the movie. Enemy or ally to Superman he will lose his hair by the end of the film or in a '89 BATMAN Joker "Mirror?" kind of mid credits scene.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I dont particuarly dig the 'older' actor suggestions.

I mean, I see Lex as a vital and ultra-rich alpha male with looks [Lex wouldnt exactly look out of place on the cover of GQ] and charisma which the general public responds to but there's a dark [and sinister] side that the public do not see.

Basically, the evil version of Bruce Wayne.

I think you're right. It's not that an older actor would be out of the question. But to sell him as a self made billionaire genius type that's made his fortune off of the high tech sector I think it's best to have the actor be 41-51, in that range.