Nicholas Hoult landed the role of Lex Luthor even though he auditioned to play the Man of Steel, but there were no hard feelings, as the British actor knew reading the script that the antagonist role was more in his wheelhouse.

The Superman Good Deeds, Lex Luthor Bad Deeds meme trend took off shortly after the release of Superman (2025), directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult.

Lex Luthor? When it comes to the positive takes critics have shared about James Gunn’s Superman, a considerable amount of praise has been pushed towards the ensemble cast. Lead actor David Corenswet has been praised for his winning performance as the Man of Steel but,

"Superman" director James Gunn spoke with "CBS Mornings" about the movie's debut, character relationships and how it relates to everyday life.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom has a lot to live up to already Robert Downey Jr.'s casting as Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday rocked the internet when it was announced, but I was instantly skeptical.

The actor behind Eve Teschmacher, who estimates she took around 1,000 selfies for the role, was well aware of the discourse around her character before the film opened: "What is she even doing in the movie?

Lex Luthor steals dogs and antagonizes superheroes in "Superman," yet Nicholas Hoult's villain still finds a posse by his side for baddie shenanigans.

A Superman and DCU theory speculates that David Corenswet's Ultraman can return as Bizarro in Superman 2 or Superman 3.