Bringing the HACKman BACK to Metropolis.

Sorry fella I agree with '@Pure Justice', gene Hackman although a good actor was given a bad role - although Donner's Superman films were iconic the villains were always campy in nature and the past is best left in the past.

I agree that Superman should die in the Nolan film and/or the villain should be darker in genre with a real mind set of ending Supes.

I think Superman Returns got really interesting with the kryptonite expansion and almost killing Superman, but it was too late to have a real impact.

Lex Luthor in SR was pretty boring to be honest, i think lex is a very textural character with a lot of history and a lot of character elements all shown repetitively on Smallville which make him more than the criminal mastermind that he is portrayed to be. That extra dimension needs to be expressed on film ASAP.

sorry guys i thought i discribed a darker character for lex luthor than the one that he portrayed in the donner films. he would not be campy in this later version. just saying. thanks for your input.

I hated Hackman's luthor. Too comedy-ish and gimmicky. He was less threatening than a pooch. My choice for Luthor would be Billy Zane...he actually looks like Lex when he's bald and he's very good at playing an evil, rich socialite which is what Lex is SUPPOSED to be.

No 1 with a bullet: Daniel Day Lewis. No 2 (who would kill to do it and bring his A-game): Nicolas Cage. No 3: Viggo Mortensen.

hey guys ...thanks for your input
@LP4 read the article again...this new portrayal of Luthor by Hackman wouldnt be the same campy comic relief Luthor that was in the earlier films. We have all seen Hackman in films where he has taken on roles (UNFORGIVEN, ENEMY OF THE STATE, RUNAWAY JURY) that would constitute the kinda LUTHOR that we could all enjoy. We know he can act.... with that in mind it would be awesome to see him back in Metropolis.

@ROMACK ...nah i dont think he is too old for the role right now. He would be classic. the old billionaire who has connections...who stays hidden behind the scenes with a cigar in his mouth. I think that he would a great old "boss" type that you would really want Superman to put away. Superman would never pound on him...or any human being he has swore to protect....he pounds on other aliens. i only bring that up because people want to see punches thrown... Luthor is just the instigator...and i believe that HACKMAN could be the classic instigator between villain and super hero.

@ ultimarex....i could see DDL as a LL. i loved his latest movie THERE WILL BE BLOOD. i thought he was epic in that....not so sure about CAGE or MORTENSEN.

@ Pure Justice...I also am a little biased and am a HUGE SMALLVILLE FAN but in order to use ROSEN i think we would need to bring on WELLING to fill the tights...wHIch i also am not opposed to...thanks for your input man.

@jokesonyou... i agree with you that he was campy in the 70's and 80's...but lets face it...everything in those coupple decades was campy....hollywood was campy. lets not also forget that HE WAS LEX LUTHOR....there were no other incarnations of LEX LUTHOR that were any different before then. Even in the old tv shows...Luthor was even campier than Hackmans. TImes have changed and im sure if Hackman were brought back...he wouldnt disappoint a soul with his ruthlessness on the Last SOn.

ahahha i know there are at least a few people that have posted here that understand that im not asking for the same Hackman portrayal of Luthor....can those of you that understand this explain it to the rest since i think all they do is read the headline and not the article.... bastards,,,,hehheheh

thanks ROMACK... i totally think HACKMAN would fit right in with the NOLANVERSE bringing out some dark villainny for this next SUPERMAN film. You just have to imagine a Lex Luthor that has been behind bars for 30 years and has had nothing on his mind other than obliterating the MOS the first chance he gets. I know that it probably wouldnt happen but i would totally dig a Lex Luthor of this kind rather than a YOUNG BIlly Zane....If people want an older Superman then they need an "experienced in mischief and evil" Lex Luthor.