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All I can say is...woah, this came out of nowhere! Warner Bros. has just issued a press release naming Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Networf) as Superman's most infamous enemy, Lex Luthor. And, the excellent Jeremy Irons will be joining him as Batman's faithful butler Alfred.
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Well.....I can't see I saw that coming...
@Crazay Actually Jeremy Irons has been one of the most requested actors by the fans for the part of Alfred.
People always do that, due to multiple reasons, but it's better to wait and see what happens before getting all mad.
hahaha this is getting really hilarious. Im starting to think they deliberately want to make this movie bad...
What a joke cast worse then ben affleck as Batman.
I have no problem with jesse but hes no lex luthor, too nerdy.
I'm actually okay with this casting. While it's not at all what I expected, I think Eisenberg can pull it off.
I think people are forgetting Jesse Eisenberg has had some more serious films in the recent years.
He played in Now You See Me(which I loved, probably because I grew up with a father who was always teaching us magic and how to understand it. A lot of people complained about the 'hand holding' story telling for the FBI, but I see it more as a lot of people do not understand magic, and don't know not to look at the main event - that it is all in the distraction), The Social Network, and even guest starred on Modern Family which were all much more serious roles.
He has played some nerdy roles but he is moving away from that typecast pretty easily.
He is the same age as Henry Cavill(Superman), by the way. the one that is older is Ben Affleck. it would of been nice to see a older Lex, but I think Eisenberg will do just fine. they just need to use *gasp* makeup(I know, they never use that, right?) to change his age, as well as make Affleck look younger - which I am sure they already had planned.
Not to mention in some comic lines Lex is considered to be the same age as Superman. it all depends on what they decide to pull out of themselves to make a movie. We have learned that a lot of super hero movies have just chosen to leave accuracy in the dust and make a good film. which is fine, considering the amount of comic lines currently out there. as long as the don't make a horrible movie.
I'm more upset about Alfred, Michael Caine was PERFECT for the role. I'll give the new actor a chance before I make up my mind.