Superman
Summary
James Gunn shared a glimpse ofSuperman : Legacy ’s Lex Luthor , and it demonstrate the DCU is learning from the DCEU ’s failures . Gunn , Centennial State - chair and co - CEO of DC Studios and the author / director ofSuperman : Legacy , recently share a behind - the - scenes exposure onThreadsof himself with the picture ’s cast . The pic was taken after the cast ’s first table understand and sport many intimate faces , like Nathan Fillion , Rachel Brosnahan , andSuperman himself , David Corenswet . Another far-famed person in the photo is Nicholas Hoult , who is bet Lex Luthor , Superman ’s arch - bane .
Lex antecedently appear in the DCEU inBatman V. Superman : Dawn of Justiceand wasportrayed by Jesse Eisenberg . The thespian ’s portrayal was met with mixed reactions , and many of the decisions regarding his fiber were meet with recoil . He was more animated than citizenry were used to , and he did n’t have the same level of power and deterrence expected of the fictional character . However , Hoult ’s appearing in the photo include one key feature that proves the DCU is already pick up from the DCEU ’s mistakes .
Superman will be the first flick free in James Gunn and Peter Safran ’s DC Universe , and the Man of Steel reboot sport an telling cast .
Nicholas Hoult Already Has A Shaved Head For His Role As Lex Luthor
While the cast photo seems to be just a celebration of their first table read , Hoult ’s coming into court is meaningful . TheX - Men : First Classactor is rocking a knock off head , resemble Lex ’s look from the comicsand many other culture medium . It ’s an obvious choice and show that Hoult is already begin his prep for playing the iconic villain . It ’s also a change from Eisenberg ’s appearance in the DCEU .
InBatman v Superman , Eisenberg ’s Lex has long haircloth that does n’t get cut off until the end of the film . When he appeared again in a post - credits panorama inJustice League , he looked closer to how many imagined Lex to appear . unluckily , Eisenberg never get the opportunity to full sweep up the Lex Luthor haircut as that was his final appearance , but he did start to resemble the comic book fictional character nigher , even in his performance , once he run bald .
How Superman: Legacy’s Lex Luthor Will Be Different From Batman V Superman
Superman : Legacyis not an origin history . So , Superman will already be a known superhero within this world , meaning he will most likely already come into conflict with Lex Luthor before the movie protrude . If that ’s the font , the movie wo n’t have to spend prison term building up their rivalry likeBatman V. Supermandid . There are also othersuperheroes in the film , like Hawkgirland Mister Terrific , meaning this is a population where superheroes have existed for a long time , so the idea of aliens or other powerful , intergalactic organism wo n’t be new to anyone .
to boot , Hoult ’s haircut suggest Lex will already be the knock-down leader of LexCorp rather than the son of Lex Luthor who is grow into the position . An important character inSuperman : Legacyis Eve Teschmacher , play by Sara Sampaio . Eve is Lex ’s assistant — and sometimes girlfriend — suggest that Lex will already be up to his billionaire power shenanigans when the picture starts . Instead of becoming the Lex that comical al-Qur’an readers recognize by the end , Hoult will be that version of the character from the scratch .
Is Lex Luthor The Main Villain Of Superman: Legacy?
There are still very few patch details known aboutSuperman : Legacyas Gunn is stay placid on the narrative . It ’s unreadable if Lex Luthor is the key villain , and there are many other characters involved in this film . However , all the other characters , such as Hawkgirl , Metamorpho , and Guy Gardner , are superheroes . Lex is theonly confirmed villain forSuperman : Legacy , so at the moment , it looks like he could be the main opposer .
Still , Lex is an crucial scoundrel from DC Comics , and Hoult is a well - known actor who most likely would n’t be cast for a one - off part . Even if he is the main opposer , Lex should have an important role to trifle move forward . He could have a smaller role inSuperman : Legacybefore getting a central use in a subsequence or aJustice Leagueteam - up photographic film . Whether his role is big or small , it ’s good to see that Gunn and Hoult are taking the role seriously and delivering something that should satisfy fans .
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