Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons cast in Batman/ Superman Film

He pretty much played Lex Luthor already in Social Network.

Irons is fine. He has a cool voice.

I just feel like there is going to be WAY too much going on in this movie and it'll be a huge clusterf*ck. I really hope I'm wrong though.

He was the total package though. Yeah, he is bald, but he also plays an awesome villain pretty much every time he's called upon to do it. He would have made a very good Lex imo, and he seems perfect for a Lex pursuing the White House.

I like Mark Strong as an actor, but out of selfish reasons I was hoping he wouldn't be cast as Lex. If this is a hit and a retconned Green Lantern becomes a part of fold, then I hope they "pull a Bond" and keep Strong as Sinestro because that truly was perfect casting.

Well I'm with you there too. I get the impression that the GL universe created in 2011 is going to be isolated to that one film though. I know I'm in a very small minority but I did enjoy GL, and am hoping that world stays alive for JLA as well. I like all of Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner and Hal, and I'm annoyed by the idea that John Stewart would be interjected into this film when he is the worst of the bunch imo. But it does cover the spectrum of diversity. Apparently that's more important these days than anything else.

POTENTIAL SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXCLUSIVE: Just Who Exactly Is Lex Luthor In ‘Batman Vs Superman’

Last week Warners shocked the world when they announced that Queens native Jesse Eisenberg bagged the role of Lex Luthor in the upcoming Batman Vs Superman.
I’m not gonna lie, at first I was on the side of fandom that was against Eisenberg and bitched like everyone else. But guess what?
I was wrong. Big time.
On one hand, like many of you, I had preconceived notions of what the character SHOULD BE that was pretty much based on conditioning of watching DC animated cartoons for too many years.
On the other hand, what Lex Luthor is GOING TO BE in Batman Vs Superman is pretty damn cool. More of that in a bit.
There have been some theories of what Lex is going to represent in the upcoming film. My wonderful colleague Drew McWeeney wrote a good piece over at HitFix that you guys should check out as a prerequisite before reading what we have to say. Just this morning Hollywood Reporter dropped a piece that was more inside baseball that didn’t really offer any info new info.
So, just who exactly is ALEXANDER “LEX” LUTHOR?
Kellvin went all out, hit up sources, came up aces, and bagged DETAILS.
DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS SO IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW THEN DON’T READ BELOW. ALSO, SINCE CHRIS TERRIO IS CURRENTLY REWRITING THE SCRIPT EVERYTHING BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
For starters, let’s get this out of the way immediately: Lex Luthor is BALD. His head is shaven to be exact. But that is not all. He has another physical trait. You see, Lex Luthor is also into body art and has a detailed sleeve tattoo of the Metropolis skyline on his right arm. Lex is also the richest man on the planet who became a self made billionaire at 18. Lex is currently the CEO of Lexcorp who is one part tech genius, one part ruthless business man and two parts Metropolis street tough. Yes, street tough.
At 14 Lex was living on the streets and for survival was initiated into a street gang. He learned early on that there was someone always bigger and stronger but never smarter. By 15 that street gang was answering to him. According to Lex, strength isn’t everything. RESOLVE is.
So Lex Luthor is the Metropolis street kid turned mogul. My kind of tough guy.
Don’t think of Lex as some goon because his eyes say it all. Behind them burn the fires of unparallelled genius. A powerful intellect enabling him to accomplish anything he bends his will toward. In the boundaries of his mind he is godlike but not a God.
We meet Lex early on in the story when Bruce Wayne first pays him a visit at his 125th floor penthouse located inside Lexcorp Tower. Lex is sitting at his desk in front of an array of computer screens. Take a wild guess what he is watching on the monitors?
The Man Of Steel.
Don’t for a second think that Bruce and Lex are cool because they got no love for each other. They have a past. You see Bruce once called Lex as an amoral, arrogant brat. Lex thinks of Bruce as a trust fund baby. Lex considers he got himself to where he is at by innovation and hard work while Bruce by accident of birth.
Bruce considers Superman an impressive specimen. Lex considers him an alien, and a trespasser that doesn’t belong on this planet. Superman is just one of the reasons Bruce came to visit Metropolis. He has an interest in the city’s tragic circumstances. More like profitable circumstances according to Lex.
The rebuilding of Metropolis is Bruce Wayne’s main priority and is in town to help. Bruce believes pooling their resources would better serve the citizens of Metropolis and Bruce is willing to put his differences with Lex aside and let bygones be bygones.
Lex believes Wayne Enterprises is a powerful company but not enough to challenge him in his own backyard. Lex Luthor is Lexcorp and Lexcorp is Metropolis. Despite the limitations of Wayne Enterprises, there are some things Lex believes he can use the company for. Lex’s secretary will send Wayne the contracts.
In terms of Superman, Lex believes Superman can die. For all it’s abilities its not immortal. Bruce believes there can be a peaceful solution to the Superman problem. One that doesn’t involve going toe to toe with a God. Lex doesn’t intend to go toe to toe with anybody because he believes you don’t get to be a general by charging the frontlines with the rest of the troops.
As Wayne leaves, you know who Lex is thinking about?
THE BATMAN.
But that is another story, folks.

m.latino-review.com/2014/02/exclusive-just-exactly-lex-luthor-batman-vs-superman/

Hmmm... Thoughts?

a couple of things......

1)the Bruce in Metropolis thing is NML played in reverse.....not a bad idea for having him there.

2)didn't moan about Eisenberg as LL BUt I feel he is unsuitable for this version of him.IMO it will be hard to sell Jesse as any kind of street tough.

3)it really doesn't sound like MOS 2 to me......I hope Supes isn't sidelined.

Producer Michael Uslan leads an enviable life. He's been the producer on every "Batman" film starting with Tim Burton's classic in 1989. Since then he's been with the character through good times (The Dark Knight) and bad times (Batman & Robin). Uslan is already hard at work on the next big screen version of the character that we'll get to see in Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie. Speaking with EP Daily, Uslan talked about the the anticipation for the new project saying:

"I feel great. First of all, Zack's a fanboy, and he loves these characters as much as any of us do. Everybody grows as filmmakers, as actors, all of us in life, if we don't continue to evolve something is radically wrong, and it's so interesting to see the evolution for everybody involved and to see the evolution of Batman, it's exciting and everybody is pumped up about it. Its a chance for a new direction, and it's going to be something that people I think will be just so excited about."

The subject then turned to Ben Affleck's casting as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and having been present for a number of Batman casting sessions, Uslan has a great perspective on the matter.

"It starts with this, I've lived this in the past before and I'm speaking now really more as a Bat-fan than as the Bat-producer. We went through it all with Michael Keaton. I lead the charge from the first time I heard Tim (Burton) was thinking of hiring Michael Keaton to play Batman. I'd go, 'Oh my god, all the work, I've put in all these years to do a dark and serious Batman, he's going to hire a comedian!' I could envision the posters: 'Mr. Mom is Batman,' but then he explained his vision, he had a vision, and he was right. This is all about Bruce Wayne, it's not about Batman, it's all about Bruce Wayne. If you're trying to do a serious, dark superhero, people have to believe in Bruce Wayne as that obsessed driven guy, to the point maybe of almost being psychotic. A guy who would get dressed up as a bat and do what he did. So we went through the hoopla with Michael Keaton. The fans were the same reaction that I had initially, except I had the benefit of hearing a vision right away. Then when they actually went to see the movie they never wanted to anyone else to play Batman, never."

"A number of years go by, and then all of a sudden the torches and the pitchforks go up, 'oh my god, the guy that played the gay cowboy is going to be The Joker? They're going to destroy the greatest super villain in history. And then after Heath Ledger's performance, when they actually went to see it, nobody ever wanted The Joker played by another actor again. So here we are, with an academy award winning filmmaker. You look at his last bunch of movies, Hollywoodland he had me convinced he was George Reeves. The Town, Argo, just really, really great quality of work. Again, I'll go back to what Tim said in the beginning, it's all about Bruce Wayne, and when you focus on it, Bruce Wayne, maybe in his mid-forties, what's he going to be feeling? What's he going to be thinking? What does he have on his plate to deal with? I just couldn't be more excited about it."

www.superherohype.com/news/290529-producer-michael-uslan-talks-batman-vs-superman-casting-ben-affleck

Im fine with Affleck too. Actually all the casting so far(except Gadot)has me fairly hopeful. Also Keaton is my fave Batman too.