The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread - Part 7

[br0adband]

Joaquin Phoenix

He screams more than Shannon does so, no, can't handle that.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Yes.

 

[MrMaooz]

Yes.

Willem Dafoe.

 

[regwec]

As awesome as that would be, Luthor won't be Black*.

On top of that, Denzel is nearly 30 years Cavill's senior.






*I'm a Black guy*

I'm interested to know why you think that. I don't myself think there is anything about Lex which is especially 'white', apart from the way he is drawn. I mean, the 'old money aristocrat' Bruce Wayne or the blue-collar Kansas boy Clark Kent both have fundamental cultural aspects that make a change of this type difficult. I can't think of any for Lex.

 

[ThePhantasm]

How about Mr.-suggested-for-every-role-ever Idris Elba as Lex.

 

[regwec]

Someone had to!

Benedict Cumberbatch is no doubt coming up.

 

[MrMaooz]

Zach Galifianakis

 

[Asr]

Denzel would be awesome. I mean, literally awesome. He'd be perfect! And even though he's old now, he doesn't really look like it that much. I think my head would explode if Denzel was actually cast!

Someone had to!

Benedict Cumberbatch is no doubt coming up.

I was going to suggest Cumberbatch too. He played an awesome villain in STID. But I think he'd be way better as Brainiac.

 

[Project862006]

 

[Lily Adler]

How about Ryan Reynolds? His Green Lantern single-handedly destroyed a potential DCCU. If that ain't Luthor-esque than I don't know what is.

 

[regwec]

The GL movie comes in for a lot more loathing than it really deserves.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[regwec]

Oh, it's not great. But I don't think it is any worse than most of what churns off the Marvel assembly line.

 

[TheHeatKitchen]

That escalated quickly


But you're right.

 

[Lily Adler]

Escalation, Batman. They bring out a Hulk that can punch out Thor, we bring a Superman that can destroy twelve skyscrapers in a single punch and level an entire city block. THIS. IS. ESCALATION! Everything burns.

 

[T"Challa]

Damn, Denzel as Lex. that would be bonkers. He would kill it in every way possible.
But then you know how crazy fanboys get over race-blind casting. Things could get ugly.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

Someone had to!

Benedict Cumberbatch is no doubt coming up.

i think he would be a better Brainiac rather than Lex

 

[shauner111]

It's going to be a massive actor. Snyder said it this past week. He's going to be on the level of Russel Crowe, Kevin Costner.

So that excludes Benedict Cumberbatch.

They'll be looking at the Matt Damon's, Brad Pitt's of the world.

Denzel would be bananas! But I don't see them changing the race again since they did it with Perry White.

 

[Lily Adler]

Liam Hemsworth and Hayden Christensen.

 

[Tra-El]

It's going to be a massive actor. Snyder said it this past week. He's going to be on the level of Russel Crowe, Kevin Costner.

So that excludes Benedict Cumberbatch.

They'll be looking at the Matt Damon's, Brad Pitt's of the world.

Denzel would be bananas! But I don't see them changing the race again since they did it with Perry White.

As big as Crowe? HOT DAMN. I've listened to Kevin Smith's podcast recently, and even though he DESPISES him and loathes him, he brought up THIS GUY:

Bruce Willis. Too old? Him and Cavill are familiar with each other filming together in a recent action movie. Wonder if that dynamic can work....

 

[Eddie Dean]

Javier Bardem is cornering the market on crazy haired villians, so let him go the opposite way and play the bald Lex Luthor.

 

[Sabaoth]

That would be spectacular.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I'd prefer mchonaughay but i wouldn't mind.

 

[shauner111]

I don't think Bruce or Denzel is gonna happen. Not after Snyders description of the character.

As of this week, we know this...

He's going to be a big actor. On the level of Crowe, Costner. He's going to be the powerful multi-billionaire business-man version of "Brad Pitt". Meaning he's going to be good looking and have that personality while being ruthless.

So bald or with hair, both could be possible.

I don't think Matt Damon falls under the Pitt category of being a good looking ladies man type. But somebody like Bradley Cooper does. So does Ryan Gosling. So does "fill in the blank"......so let's hear from everyone else, who would fit that description? McConaughey? Remember, he's working with Nolan this year so Chris might hook them up.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Sounds like only one actor fits the criteria... BILLY ZANE!