Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor

Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor

If people were shocked when Ben Affleck was announced as the actor that will play Batman in the upcoming movie Superman vs Batman then they are surely going to have an interesting surprise when they find out who will be playing his arch nemesis.

Jesse Eisenberg, the Oscar nominated actor for his role as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was cast as the villain in the upcoming superhero movie that will also star Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck. But Eisenberg isn’t the only new addition to the cast with Oscar winner Jeremy Irons being cast as Batman’s faithful butler Alfred. Gal Gadot of Fast and Furious fame was also cast as wonder Woman and Amy Adams will be reprising her role as Superman’s love interest Lois Lane.

The new movie will be combining two of the world’s most popular comic book universes in a movie expected to top revolutionize superhero movies. Director Zack Snyder praised Lex Luthor as an interesting villain calling him complex, sophisticated and the only worthy adversary to Superman’s force due to his influence, charm an immense wealth.

Snyder also said that it is a huge honor to work with Jeremy Irons, and praised the importance of Alfred, the voice of reason and mentor of billionaire turned superhero Bruce Wayne.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Sunday February 02 2014, 7:35 AM EST. Ref: telegraph. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0