Im not saying he would've been an extraordinary Lex luther because he's bold no im saying he would've been extraordinary as Lex because of his mannerism it comes off so natural
A wasted opportunity not casting him as Lex in the early 2000s BUT Gunn should casting him as an older Lex in a elseworlds story or if they ever bring back Snyder verse make him as Lex.
If I had one wish let me see a one and done elseworlds Lex starting Billy Zane
I honestly grew up thinking that the animated Lex Luther was a light skinned Black man my *whole* childhood while Billy Zane was in his popularity, so it's hard to see.
He's based of Telly Savalas especially his portrayal as Ernst Starvo Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Wait he wasn’t? Huh I guess he just liked his tans in the animated series
His mannerism was also pitch perfect Lex Luthor.
Have they ever casted the person fancasted because they most looked like the character?
Cavill as superman, maybe?
Does John Krasinksi as Reed Richards count? Also Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider was very popular.
John Krasinski as Reed Richards in the second Doctor Strange film. Although, that was more of a cameo and fan service.
Benedict Cumberbatch was pretty much that.
Christian Bale was a Batman fancast after American Psycho.
Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier. He looks like he leapt off the page.
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke
Idk if it was because he was fancasted, but Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier was something discussed in fan magazines years prior to the first film being made.
David Corenswet
Since people are including movies outside DC, yesterday's Emma Frost casting was fantastic multiple times.
Most recently, Ryan Gosling for Ghost Rider.
You can find a page from a 90s magazine casting Patrick Stewart as Xavier because he was bald and smart in Star Trek
Yeah the new lex doesn’t do it for me. Neither did Snyders.
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I thought he was very comic book like. Helps I watched this kids career since “About a boy” so I might be biased. Curious as to your thoughts on why you didn’t like him!
Snyder lex is base off the birthright comics but I get you lol
Luthor. Lex Luthor.
I always thought he would have made a great Hitman movie. He really had a dark side to his performances.
Damn for real 😮, I can definitely see it
He was the bomb in phantom yo
Ben Affleck was the bomb in phantoms, yo.
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No need to use the past tense
Been saying this years and years. He could have done that so close to the animated Lex.
He was so good as Ansem in Kingdom Hearts 1. I’m still upset they replaced him.
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Zane could’ve been a great Lex. He’s naturally bald, traditionally handsome, charismatic, and funny.
I’ve wanted this forever
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Would? Is he dead?
Better than what we got lmaooo
Well at least he’s already been in a DC project.
People who don't know anything about casting always think is just about "this person looks like this drawing"
That's why I said mannerism Billy has it
Let me guess.. because he’s bald like lex luthor?
Damn that would be so peak. Great fancast
Literally Agent 47
He was already a Luthor type in Titanic as well.
He’s a good dude.
Fan casting, as always, is just a lookalike contest