While Gene Hackman would eventually be cast as Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie, the producers offered the role to Dustin Hoffman originally, who turned it down. Many actors have played the role ...

James Gunn is taking the time to celebrate an iconic supervillain on the 85th Anniversary of his first appearance with a look at his upcoming take on Lex Luthor. Nicholas Hoult will star as Lex in the ...

It also won't be an origin story. Beyond that, the film is a bit of a mystery, though, from the cast, which we dive into below, we can assume that Lex Luthor will be the movie's villain ...

Nobody can lose their shit and start yelling quite like Gene Hackman. The actor, who was discovered dead in his home at the age of 95 this week ( under bizarre-sounding circumstances ), appeared in ...

The late Gene Hackman left behind an esteemed career of acclaimed performances that any actor could be proud of. Whether it was 1970s features like The Conversation, Night Moves, or The French ...

Turns out, that although he was very much a rich man, Hackman was not on the same level as his billionaire alter-ego, the Superman villain, Lex Luthor ... The cast of "The Royal Tenenbaums ...

To many, he will always be Superman supervillain Lex Luthor, but with a career spanning six decades, Gene Hackman's acting CV was as varied as it was long. A former Marine, his work on the screen ...

Hoult hopes to portray Lex Luthor for a long time, exploring multiple character directions. The Superman film will hit theaters on July 11, 2025, with David Corenswet as the new Superman.

Superman director James Gunn has shared a new look at Nicholas Hoult as the DCU’s Lex Luthor, offering a glimpse at what’s to come when this version of the villain takes on David Corenswet’s Man of ...