Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-3974095-20130611233337/@comment-1895174-20140131185420

Casting Update:


 * Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor
 * Jeremy Irons is Alfred

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I like both of these actors, but Eisenberg is a weird choice for Lex. I suppose the guys in charge of casting this saw his performance as Mark Zuckerberg and thought that perfect for their own cold, conniving head of a absurdly large corporation he started from the ground up. But Zuckerberg and Lex are really different characters. Lex is an imposing figure, owning the room the moment he walks in. Eisenberg isn't that. His Zuckerberg was the guy everyone wrote off and had to prove he was the one in control, like a Napoleon or inferiority complex taken to billion-dollar corporations. Maybe Eisenberg can pull it off, maybe Zack Snyder et al are going for a really different take on Lex - who knows? Irons is certainly a good choice for Alfred, though.

At least it's better than the mess that is the casting for the Fantastic Four reboot...