Jesse Eisenberg Open To DC Return Or Marvel
It would be a pleasant shock.
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Jesse Eisenberg Never Saw Justice League; Clueless About Henry Cavill’s Mustache
In a new interview, Lex Luthor actor Jesse Eisenberg reveals that he never saw the theatrical release of Justice League, isn’t aware of the “Snyder Cut,” and never knew about the controversy surrounding the Henry Cavill Superman mustache. Speaking with the Lights, Camera, Pod podcast, Jesse Eisenberg is asked if the Snyder Cut of Justice …
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Jesse Eisenberg Jokes About Not Playing Lex Luthor Anymore
While promoting Zombieland: Double Tap, both Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson are asked about where they will be next playing their respective comic book characters, Lex Luthor and Carnage. The two actors are rather mum to the line of questioning and both answer, “Yes.” Jesse Eisenberg then says “different venues” and proceeds to joke how …
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Jesse Eisenberg Done As Lex Luthor
Following Ben Affleck and possibly Henry Cavill, now Jesse Eisenberg has apparently exited the Lex Luthor role for the DCEU. Jesse Eisenberg recently spoke to MTV’s Josh Horowitz as part of the Happy Sad Confused podcast where Horowitz told Eisenberg that a Justice League 2 probably isn’t happening; now Eisenberg says he is done with the …
Justice League 2 ‘Probably Isn’t Happening’ Told To Jesse Eisenberg
The DCEU Lex Luthor, Jesse Eisenberg, has been told Justice League 2 “probably isn’t happening.” The news isn’t that surprising as Warner Bros. moves away from the big Zack Snyder shared DC cinematic universe. MTV’s Josh Horowitz tweeted, “Today I think I broke the news to Jesse Eisenberg that despite it being listed on his …
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Jesse Eisenberg Wants A Return As Lex Luthor
Following the poor reception of Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman, Justice League and in addition to the departure of Zack Snyder from the DCEU, will Jesse Eisenberg ever be back as Lex Luthor? Last we saw of Lex Luthor was in the Justice League post-credit scene (watch below) with Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke, which …
Justice League: Jesse Eisenberg Lex Luthor Said To Be Cut
It’s once again stated that Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor has been cut from the Justice League movie. Last month saw it said Jesse Eisenberg no longer has a role in Justice League with it speculated as a result of all the changes due to Joss Whedon coming on board. Now following word of last night’s Justice …
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Watch: Batman Vs. Superman 101: Lex Luthor
DC released another Batman vs. Superman “101” video, this time for Lex Luthor.
If you weren’t a big fan of Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal, I suggest you watch the Ultimate Edition, which does a lot better job at explaining things.
You can watch three more BVS 101 videos here.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
New Henry Cavill Batman Vs. Superman BTS Image
Batman Vs. Superman photographer Clay Enos has posted another new image, this time featuring Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg and Zack Snyder.
The Batman Vs. Superman Ultimate Edition can be purchased through Amazon.
“Jesse and Henry square off as Zack frames up,” Enos posted on Twitter.
Check out the pic below.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
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Bryan Cranston As Lex Luthor Still Possible (Batman vs. Superman Ultimate Edition Spoilers)
This would be quite the doozy if WB could pull this one off…
We know Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige like to please their fans; Marvel and Feige even went and released the “All Hail The King” short as a result of negative fan reaction to the Mandarin in Iron Man 3.
Could WB do something similar with Lex Luthor?
Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman Ultimate Edition.
Fan reaction was mixed (at best) to Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor. We know Eisenberg wasn’t their first choice to play Lex. Actually, Eisenberg was set to play the role of Jimmy Olsen, who was killed off in the movie. Things changed and the script was rewritten to accommodate a younger Lex and the casting of Eisenberg.
So that means originally they were going with an older version of Lex Luthor, and I was told it was Bryan Cranston (who starred with Affleck in Argo). A friend who does work for WB filled me in that Bryan Cranston had been cast in Batman Vs. Superman. I knew the source personally and trusted the source completely — so much so that I put my money where my mouth was (how many “scoopers” ever do that?). Obviously, my info didn’t pan out (I was told Cranston changed his mind as he didn’t want to do another big villain role following Breaking Bad), and I made a donation to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor On E! News:
My news of Bryan Cranston being cast as Lex Luthor hit all the major newspapers and television stations (how may “scoopers” get that?). In the months to follow, Cranston would deny any involvement in Batman Vs. Superman, and it was the right thing to do as it wouldn’t have been professional to take the spotlight away from the actor that would be cast as Lex (Eisenberg).
“In the minds of fans, it’s true. In the minds of the hierarchy of Warner Bros. it’s not true,” Cranston told Howard Stern. “No. I was not involved in any of that whatsoever.”
However, following the release of Batman Vs. Superman, Zack Snyder revealed they did interview Bryan Cranston for the role, and Snyder’s comments sound as if he wanted Cranston. Check it out (via EW):
At that point, they had were still interviewing actors about the Luthor role – most of them older, more imposing figures, such as Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston.
“We talked about the usual suspects that you would imagine; any actor who has been bald, probably,” Synder says. “Bryan Cranston would have been great, right? And by the way, he’s an amazing actor. Can you imagine how different the movie would be?”
“Can you imagine how different the movie would be?” — Sounds like they really wanted Cranston, no?
Now on to the relevant info in the Batman Vs. Superman Ultimate Edition.
A new scene between Lex (Eisenberg) and Senator Finch seemingly reveals that Lex Sr. may be alive. That’s right, Eisenberg is playing Lex Jr. in the movie.
“Maybe if I keep everything the same, Dad will come back,” Lex Jr. tells Senator Finch.
A Tumblr fan who has seen the footage describes the scene as: “He talks about his Dad almost as if he’s not dead.”
So does that mean Lex Sr. is not actually dead – that he can come back?
It was first thought that Lex Sr. was dead due to a joint promotion between WB and Fortune magazine. A promo “interview” with Lex Jr. revealed that Lex Sr. had “passed away unexpectedly in 2000.” But does that mean Lex Sr. actually died? Or did he disappear and was presumed dead? We can even speculate that the promo interview may simply have nothing do with the movie as it’s just a part of a viral marketing campaign (or even incorrect).
The good news is that if WB does decide to bring back Lex Sr., that quite possibly Bryan Cranston may want the role. Cranston changed his tune in regards to playing a villain as last October saw Cranston make mention he would like to play a “big superhero villain,” though at the time he mentioned for a Marvel movie (as possibly he thought he dropped the ball in regards to DC’s Lex?).
Now that we see there is a way for Lex Sr. to come back, what do you say Mr. Cranston? Will you make the Justice League say your name?
Jesse Eisenberg Confirms Lex Luthor For Justice League
Following Batman Vs. Superman, Jesse Eisenberg will be back as Lex Luthor for Justice League.
Eisenberg appeared at this weekend’s MCM London Comic-Con and confirmed the news (via Digital Spy).
“I’m kind of in wait,” he said. “They just started filming Justice League, so I’m kind of like waiting for my crack at it.
“I don’t know what I’m allowed to say, because I feel like there’s probably some drone following me from DC, and if I say anything wrong I get, you know, picked off. But yeah I think so, and I love it, and I love everybody who’s in it. You know, it’s a really talented group of people.”
Last we saw of Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor, he was a babbling idiot in jail, which saw Batman pay a visit. Audiences seemed so confused by the scene that Warner Bros. actually released a deleted scene days after Batman Vs. Superman premiered in order to help explain what was going on.
“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Willem Dafoe in an unknown role.
Batman Vs. Superman’s LexCorp Teases Something Big In 2017: Justice League?
Following the news that LexCorp had parted ways with Jesse Eiseberg’s Lex Luthor following the events of Batman Vs. Superman, now LexCorp has announced something big is coming in 2017, which also coincides with the release of the Justice League movie.
“We hope we haven’t lost you as our valuable client,” The official LexCorp Industries Instagram account posted. “Something big is coming. Our newest project will be fully functioning by 2017. Thank you for standing by our side.”
The account also posted the hashtag: #timeforchange.
Obviously this may not mean much as it’s just part of the LexCorp viral marketing strategy, but seeing how many fans were disappointed with Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor, perhaps it is time for a change?
Zack Snyder starts filming Justice League on April 11th for a November 17, 2017 release.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Jesse Eisenberg Doesn’t Know If He Will Be Back For Justice League
Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman
Let’s see: Zack Snyder turned Superman into a killing machine, destroyed Metropolis, had Pa Kent commit suicide, killed Jimmy Olsen, killed Mercy Graves, killed Lex Sr., turned Jr. into a Mark Zuckerburg on Prozac, put Jr. in jail, closed LexCorp, killed Superman and Clark Kent, and did whatever he did with Doomsday. Am I missing anything?
So are the chances good for a return of Jesse Eisenberg in the near future as Lex Luthor? In Justice League? Not looking likely.
Business Insider caught up with Eisenberg to question the actor in regards to what’s next for Lex Luthor; however, Eisenberg doesn’t know.
“I don’t know if they are so settled on where my character goes,” Eisenberg said about Luthor showing up in future movies. “I only hope I have another opportunity to work with these wonderful people and play this interesting character.”
Eisenberg does offer he does think about Lex potentially showing up down the road.
“The character has so many different faces,” Eisenberg said. “He has a public persona that appears charming and friendly and then a deeply disturbed private persona, so it will be interesting to see where he goes.”
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
LexCorp Fate Revealed Following Batman Vs. Superman
Batman Vs. Superman Lex Luthor / Darkseid General Deleted Scene
Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman.
Not only did Zack Snyder release a deleted scene from Batman Vs. Superman, which helped explain what Lex Luthor was babbling about at the end of the movie to Batman (watch above), but now we learn what becomes of LexCorp following the movie.
During promotion of Batman Vs. Superman, WB launched a LexCorp viral campaign with web sites, video, NYCC promotion and social media networks. Now LexCorp has offered an update.
Spoiler Recap: After the heroes defeated Doomsday, a scene revealed that Lex Luthor has been put in prison (interesting if it was Arkham) and that while in prison, his head was shaved (is he up for he electric chair?). See images below.
Now as a result of Lex’s actions and imprisonment in Batman Vs. Superman, the LexCorp Industries Instagram account announces LexCorp is suspending their operations:
Due to unfortunate circumstances, LexCorp Industries will be temporarily suspending it’s global operations. When interviewed about his actions against a fallen alien, Lex Luthor responded with; “Ding, ding, ding, ding. Are we entering the second round?” We do not understand Mr. Luthor’s actions and LexCorp does not take responsibility for his actions. Thank you for being patient.
It would be intersting if they were actually paving the way for the return of Lex Sr., but a previous LexCorp promo did say he died. Maybe Lex Sr. simply disappeared?
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Batman Vs. SupermanLex Luthor prison images:
Batman Vs. Superman: Sorry Eisenberg Haters, Lex Sr. Is Dead
Forget Eisenberg, we want Heisenberg?
Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor has been met with lukewarm reception in Batman Vs. Superman (well actually, lukewarm might be charitable).
Eisenberg’s portrayal of the Superman nemsis came off as a bit over the top, a bit too much like his Social Network performance of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Prozac, and just downright annoying.
To be honest, this is just another aspect of the Superman mythos I feel Zack Snyder is disconnected with.
I wasn’t happy with the Man of Steel Pa Kent death scene that saw Clark let his father die. Superman would have never done that, and before you argue that he wasn’t Superman, yet — he’s always been Superman! It’s not his powers that make him super, but his core values. Regarding Jonathan’s argument that the world wasn’t ready for Superman, later in the movie Zod forced Superman to come out, so that really didn’t matter (lol), which I suppose was the point, but Pa Kent “sacrificing” himself? No.
I also wasn’t happy with the African scene in Batman Vs. Superman when Lois was held hostage by the terrorist. That had to be the most ridiculous scene: Superman plows the guy through a wall? Really, Zack? That wasn’t cool, dude. You could have used Superman’s heat vision or super speed. Instead, we get Superman the defensive end which was akin to J.J. Watt taking out a fourth grader. Hello.
Snyder also killed not two but FOUR Superman characters (five if you count Clark Kent) in Dawn of Justice with Mercy Graves, who actually made her debut in the Superman animated series as Lex Luthor’s Amazonian bodyguard (Snyder killed her off in the court room explosion). Snyder revealed in an interview the photographer shot in the head working for the CIA was Jimmy Olsen. Question for Zack: Why bother even using these Superman characters just to kill them off? Now down the road if they ever make another Superman movie, they can’t be used. While Mercy Graves might be more minor of a character, Jimmy Olsen is a HUGE part of Superman. Oh, I get it. Jimmy Olsen appears in Supergirl, right? Of course the two other characters killed were Superman himself and Doomsday.
Another big complaint I had about Batman Vs. Superman was we didn’t get a big Superman moment. It was a huge let down for me when Clark was going to save the Mexicans that we didn’t get to see him flying there and making the save. Ditto for the Russian rocket. All we got were after-the-fact scenes just to show us Superman could be super. More than likely the short scenes were a result of having to shoehorn in Wonder Woman and the Justice League, which actually I didn’t mind and was quite happy with to be honest, but some big super moment saving the day (humans) was definitely needed (We also didn’t get a big Batman reveal: everything was just “there.”)
Getting back to Eisenberg’s Luthor, I’m actually on the fence regarding his portrayal, which I guess you could say isn’t a good thing as I’m not sold on it. What I really didn’t like about it was how last we saw Lex: some bumbling drooling crazy idiot. This harkens back to Mercy and Jimmy Olsen: So how are they going to use Lex in another Superman movie? Eisenberg actually made a ridiculous comment that he could see his Lex going good. Huh? Lol. It’s almost like Snyder ruined Lex Luthor, too. What? Somehow he is going to get out of prison? He’s gotta be in for a life term, right? Or did nobody die? And then what? …
That said (rant over), on more than one occassion, I’ve heard from friends where they think WB has an out regarding Eisenberg’s Lex in that they can bring Lex Sr. into follow up movies. Something along the lines of Vince McMahon coming back from an abscence when Stephanie or Shane-O-Mac (Wrestlemania plug!) screws up the business. The problem is that Lex Sr. is dead, and I think Jr. may have killed him.
The info comes from a promo interview done with Fortune magazine for Batman Vs. Superman. The pretend interview is done with Lex Jr. where it’s mentioned Lex Sr. died in 2000 unexpectedly:
Referring to Alexander Luthor Sr. as a “good businessman” is not unlike calling Napoleon Bonaparte a “competent conqueror.” The East German émigré, who passed away unexpectedly in 2000, arrived on our shores with nothing, but managed to carve out an empire of oil and machinery. By all accounts, he accomplished this feat through sheer grit and ferocity. His enemies, of which there are many, would also probably add “viciousness.”
My first impression from “passed away unexpectedly” was that Jr. offed his father to take over for himself. Of course, I could be wrong and Lex Sr. could also be around. WB could simply ignore the article, as it’s not really mentioned in the movie. Another way out could be that Lex Sr. took a sabbatical of some sort, and returned after 16 years.
Still another possibility is that they will simply keep using Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, or similar to the fate of Mercy Graves and Jimmy Olsen — just not use Lex anymore at all.
Hey, we always got Batman. Right, Zack?
Watch: Batman Vs. Superman Lex Luthor Deleted Scene
Even though Batman Vs. Superman just opened, Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder have gone out and released a deleted scene featuring Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor with “Communion.”
Snyder also revealed more deleted scene details here as at least an extra 30 minutes of footage will be in the R-rated director’s cut.
It’s speculated the above scene may feature one of Darkseid’s Generals known as Steppenwolf.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.