Superman, James Gunn and Lex Luthor
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Lex Luthor? When it comes to the positive takes critics have shared about James Gunn’s Superman, a considerable amount of praise has been pushed towards the ensemble cast. Lead actor David Corenswet has been praised for his winning performance as the Man of Steel but,
Lex Luthor steals dogs and antagonizes superheroes in "Superman," yet Nicholas Hoult's villain still finds a posse by his side for baddie shenanigans.
“Superman” begins with a cute title card that explains, “3 hours ago Superman lost his first battle ever,” but frankly, based on what we see in the rest of the movie, I find that hard to believe. This incarnation of Superman doesn’t seem capable of punching his way out of a wet paper bag.
As the first movie of the new DC Universe, Superman already does a wonderful job showcasing the superpowers of the Man of Steel.
Superman features a very brief voice cameo from a second Lex Luthor actor besides Nicholas Hoult, Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum.
Nicholas Hoult plays the perfect megalomaniac, Lex Luthor, in James Gunn's "Superman." As Superman's arch-nemesis, the powerful owner of LutherCorp, he can't stand that people look up to the Man of Steel and not him.
Explore some of the darkest depths of Lex Luthor's villainy in this ranked list of his most unhinged moments-proof that even geniuses get mad.
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Nerdist on MSNThe DC Comics History of SUPERMAN and Pocket UniversesThe concept of a pocket universe plays a big part in DC Studios' Superman, as well as in DC Comics' Superman stories of the '80s.
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CNET on MSNWhat the Post-Credit Scenes for 'Superman' Mean for the Future of DC's Cinematic UniverseKeep reading if you want a spoiler-free answer to your post-credit queries (and then a spoiler-packed explanation of what happens after the movie). James Gunn's film includes two additional scenes after the end of the movie.
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The actor behind Eve Teschmacher, who estimates she took around 1,000 selfies for the role, was well aware of the discourse around her character before the film opened: "What is she even doing in the movie?
Robert Downey Jr.'s casting as Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday rocked the internet when it was announced, but I was instantly skeptical. To me, bringing back RDJ as a villain felt like a desperate move,