Superman, James Gunn and Lex Luthor
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"Superman" director James Gunn spoke with "CBS Mornings" about the movie's debut, character relationships and how it relates to everyday life.
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,
Superman features a very brief voice cameo from a second Lex Luthor actor besides Nicholas Hoult, Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum.
James Gunn’s latest film Superman, with David Corenswet in the titular role as Man of Steel, felt like more than just a reboot—it came across as a subtle, calculated commentary on how superhero universes are constructed,
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.
Nicholas Hoult co-stars as criminal mastermind Lex Luthor, who twists public opinion to turn the world against the superhero, while pitting him against metahuman adversaries.