The Official Lex Luthor Casting Thread

[Jake Cassidy]

Patrick Wilson would be an awesome Lex.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Patrick Wilson would be an awesome Lex.

 

[Sky Captain]

What about...

DICAPRIO?

 

[combocaz]

What about...

DICAPRIO?

meh... i cant see it. Great actor though.

 

[DorkyFresh]

Dicaprio is a great actor, but he doesn't have a good look nor voice for Lex.

 

[ALP]

Patrick Wilson or Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

 

[XxDelta09xX]

They need to go with either Daniel Craig or Jefferey Donovan.

 

[DorkyFresh]

even though i think Daniel would make a great Lex, i also think he's a bit too old. even if that weren't the case, him being involved with "Cowboys and Aliens" as well as being James Bond probably puts him out of the running.

 

[SuperDaniel]

^ I wouldn`t want Jeffrey Donovan because I don`t want Lex to look evil.

 

[DarkSuperman]

Corrupt Business man/Inventor

oh and BILLY ZANE t:

http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/14267/Billy%20Zane%20-%20Lex%20Luthor.jpg

Can't you just see him strutting about his luxury penthouse office all charming and smooth...then without warning he turns sociopathic like orders one of his employees "terminated" for making him look bad? Zane has the arrogant charm in his voice and presence to pull off lex. been saying so for years.

 

[Octoberist]

Who knows. Maybe if Billy stops acting in 20 direct to DVD movies a year, he should audition for Lex.

 

[flickchick85]

Whoa, I'm kind of loving the idea of Patrick Wilson as Lex. That could be brilliant.

 

[Micah12345]

Hmmm...the choices of josh brolin and patrick wilson really intrigue me the more I consider them.

 

[DorkyFresh]

Whoa, I'm kind of loving the idea of Patrick Wilson as Lex. That could be brilliant.

yay!! we agree on something!

 

[flickchick85]

yay!! we agree on something!

It's a miracle! BFFs!

 

[Wilde]

Jeffery Donovan:

 

[Sawyer]

Pipedream: James Callis

 

[Rhiannon]

Corrupt Business man/Inventor

oh and BILLY ZANE t:

http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/14267/Billy%20Zane%20-%20Lex%20Luthor.jpg

The first time I saw this picture, I was stunned at how much it reminded me of STAS Lex. I know little else about this actor, but he certainly has the look in this particular image.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

My picks are:

1. Patrick Wilson
2. Timothy Olyphant
3. Josh Brolin
4. Jon Hamm
5. Daniel Craig

 

[Changeling]

The casting of Billy Zane would immediately make the movie look cheap. Casting a direct to video actor as one of Superman's greatest enemies is a very very bad move, no matter how much he looks like the character.

That being said Daniel Craig, Jeffery Donovan, Hamm, Patrick Wilson, Brolin, and Joaquin Phoenix would all be GREAT choices.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Whoever they cast, I just hope it's a great actor, someone who I can be excited about filling the role. I've said it before, but I think Lex Luthor has the potential to rival The Joker in The Dark Knight in the "awesome film villain" stakes if handled right.

 

[terry78]

Whoever they cast, I just hope it's a great actor, someone who I can be excited about filling the role. I've said it before, but I think Lex Luthor has the potential to rival The Joker in The Dark Knight in the "awesome film villain" stakes if handled right.

Depends on the route they go with him though. He's obviously not as insane as Joker, but he's just as obsessive.

 

[sf2]

wouldn't it be hilarious/ironic/awesome if cavill's co-star from the tudors, jonathan rhys meyers was cast as lex???

perfect!
I love it!
Bring it on!

 

[Timstuff]

The only reason that I never suggested Meyers as Lex was because I almost felt like it was too obvious, since both actors are from The Tudors. He really could sell the role in a big way though, and I wouldn't complain one peep if they picked him. In fact, I'd be pretty excited!

 

[sf2]

he is really perfect for the role i think. he can act and he has these piercing cunning eyes.