Nicolas Cage Wants To Play Lex Luthor

Nicolas Cage Wants To Play Lex Luthor

While at one time he was this close to playing Superman, now Nicolas Cage offers up he wouldn’t mind playing the villain Lex Luthor.

The Guardian notes there has been an online campaign to get Nicolas Cage to play Superman, but the actor laughs at the notion.

“Oh, I think my Superman days are long gone,” he laughs with a little pat of his belly, the article notes.

The interviewer then recommends Lex.

“Oh, that would be GREAT! I’d make a great Lex Luthor!” Cage replied.

Who knows? With Henry Cavill possibly getting recast, maybe the DCEU will also need a new Lex?

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