Look, I’ve got nothing against Jessie Eisenberg, the guy can act. But come on, Lex Luthor!? Superman’s greatest foe should be imposing and personify all that is sinister. He shouldn’t look and sound like the guy who sweeps up the movie theater. Here’s a list of guys who should be running Lexcorp.
Ok, so Don Draper wasn’t cast as Batman. But could you imagine if instead he were cast as Luthor? The guy always commands the screen and rocks a suit like a boss. Oh yeah, and he’s already played Lex in a sketch for Funny or Die.
There’s more to running Lexcorp than being bald and a dick. You need to be conniving, vindictive, and perhaps most important, charming. All three of those traits match well with Law, who has a pretty stellar resume in regards to having those traits (See Closer and Contanion). He certainly has the hairline of a pre-bald Luthor.
Is he bald? No, but this Danish born actor was born to play bad men. Check him out in Casino Royale or on NBC’s Hannibal and tell me he’s not one of the most cerebral and quietly terrifying men in Hollywood. Sounds like the perfect characteristics to run Lexcorp.
What does Rosenbaum have over all of these other actors? The guy has already played Luthor and he was pretty great. The Smallville alum buddied up with and battled Clark Kent for over ten seasons, which makes him the most qualified man to dominate Metropolis.
Reportedly the Academy award nominated actor turned down the role of Luthor, but there’s no doubt he would have killed the role. Phoenix is one of Hollywood’s most talented and multifaceted actors. The guy could sit in a rocking chair & read the dictionary, and it would still come off as better than anything Eisenberg would have spewed as Luthor.
Strong was another actor highly considered for the role of Luthor, until Eisenberg weaseled his way into the part. I mean look at the guy! He is Lex Luthor. The guy looks likes he was the inspiration for the king of DC villains. Sure, he was Sinestro in the horrifyingly terrible Green Lantern movie, but who’s going to remember that dud?
Can you honestly think of any one more bald and more menacing than ol’ Heisenberg? For months, TV’s greatest anti-hero was the odds on favorite to fill the villainous billionaire’s shoes, but those rumors have obviously been put to rest. But damn, couldn’t you just picture him atop the Lexcorp building with some kryptonite vowing , to obliterate Superman?
