Back when Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder was looking for a Lex Luthor to take on the Man of Steel and Caped Crusader in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, one of the names which popped up online was Denzel Washington. The actor would have been a very interesting choice to take on the role of the villain but it obviously never came to pass and Jesse Eisenberg obviously ended up being cast instead.
During a recent interview, Washington was asked if he was ever in talks to take on the role of the iconic villain and he confirmed that he was never speaking to anyone about joining the DC Films Universe.
You know, the last question I have for you, switching gears for a second, there was a huge rumor going around back awhile ago, that Warner Bros. was interested in you playing Lex Luthor in the Superman movie.
Really?
Yeah. Was there any…
I never heard that.
You never heard that?
No, Me?!
Yeah! You would’ve been great!
I never heard. Well, what happened?
I don’t know!
I never heard that. I’ve never heard until just now. Where’d you hear it?
Online [Laughs]
Oh, of course you believe everything you hear.[Laughs] No. I never I’ve never heard that until just now.
It's fair to say that Washington wouldn't be playing coy at this point, especially now that Eisenberg is the DC Films Universe's Lex Luthor and there's no sign he'll be recast any time soon (especially as we have no idea whether or not he'll actually ever take on the role of the fan-favourite villain again).
It would have been amazing to see Washington in the role, though, and you can't help but now wonder what might have been! What do you guys think? As always, share your thoughts in the usual place.
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