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What If Bryan Cranston Had Played Lex Luthor In Batman v Superman


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Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman almost went from fan-cast to reality, but how different would the movie have been with the actor?

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If the writing was the same, it still would had been terrible. As good an actor that Cranston is.

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It wasn't meant to be. Zach Snyder wanted Luthor to be the same age as Superman.

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James Woods would've made an amazing Lex Luther, especially had they made a Superman movie in the 90's.

Kevin Spacey was the best part of Superman Returns

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Yes on both actors. Missed opportunity with James Woods. Billy Zane would had been great too.

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I think they need somone younger. an actor who can play both serious evil genius and be a physical threat. it'd be pretty easy to do, have the actor be in great shape, show him working out in his office before a meeting, then get dressed all professional and go into the room and outsmart them and show they fear him. a literal 3 minute scene could show us all we needed to know about Luthor.

instead we got social media cringe Eisenberg......

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That casting rumor was the only thing that had me interested in the film.

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Awful choice. Luthor needs to be physically intimidating too which is why it’s so stupid they keep casting wimpy actors.

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