The announcement from Warner Bros. today that Jesse Eisenberg had been cast as Lex Luthor in the untitled Superman-Batman sequel scheduled for 2016 was met with howls from the blogosphere.

Out of all the iterations of Lex Luthor in the Superman film franchise, Nicholas Hoult's version was the first to nail this aspect of the villain's character.

Eisenberg, who briefly reprised the Luthor role in 2017's Justice League, added, "I've been in poorly received things that just don't see the light of day, and for the most part, no one knows.

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Eisenberg also expressed dismay at the response to his portrayal of Lex Luthor in the 2016 blockbuster Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I felt very personal about it,” he said.

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