Luthor - who would you cast?

[Hector]

Giancarlo Esposito although, i think he may be too old now.

Careful, a few will have a fit with that suggestion.

[Hector]

Daniel Day Lewis is the best actor on the planet, but he will never do that Lex Luthor role, he's very picky about his roles.

Lewis refuses to be in big budget action flicks, the studios wanted him to be just that after The Last of the Mohicans, and he told them no.

It is rumored that the role of Zod had both Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Day Lewis in contention, but Lewis would not commit, and Viggo was eventually replaced by Michael Shannon.

Peter Jackson kept asking Lewis to play Aragon in Lord of the Rings to no avail.

[Operation:Mego]

Now it's rumored that Mark Strong is up the role of Lex Luthor.

[Hector]

He'd be good, I loved him in Kick Arse!

[madmarva]

No doubt Strong could do it, but I still have hopes of seeing his Sinestro again.

[BlackKnight]

Can Grant Morrison act?

Only if He doesn't have to Actually Finish His Lines.

[BlackKnight]

No doubt Strong could do it, but I still have hopes of seeing his Sinestro again.

Man Of Steel 2 ..., could be the perfect Set up for the re-introduction of Green Lantern ..., With how Sci-Fi it was. IMO ..., They Should capitalize on this Oppertunity ..., if they Do what something like Justice League to come later.

[sprytel]

Tom Hanks.

[Mego Milk]

chiklis

[MegoSteve]

Someone on Reddit suggested Corey Stoll from House of Cards. That would be interesting.

[bobws]

I really like the idea of Bruce Willis, i may even enjoy seeing a movie with Luther if he plays him. Michael Chiklis could be good as well.
All the other movies, TV shows , cartoons and Smallville just burned me out on seeing Lex. That was one of the things i liked about Man Of Steel - No Lex.

[johnmiic]

Man Of Steel 2 ..., could be the perfect Set up for the re-introduction of Green Lantern ..., With how Sci-Fi it was. IMO ..., They Should capitalize on this Oppertunity ..., if they Do what something like Justice League to come later.

Having Kryptonians, thought extinct, show up all of a sudden on Earth, would certainly raise the eyebrows of the Lanterns enough for them to want to investigate. That would really work.

[jwyblejr]

^If it was me,I'd have it the Lanterns shrink them down and that's how you get Kandor.

[Brazoo]

Idris Elba, A.K.A. "Luther".

[Brazoo]

Usually I'm a traditionalist, but I like the idea of the mega-wealthy industrialist Luthor. I think it's a cool update of the character that comments on current events. I know people are tired of Luthor because they want to see Supes tackle a physical superpower, but I was always more interested in Luthor because of how he forces us (and hopefully, especially, kids) to consider what 'power' means in reality.