DCEU villains from Ares to Joker run the gamut from totally uninteresting to thoroughly compelling, but where exactly does each villain fall?
Since its inception, the DC Extended Universe has been quite a bit more troubled than its Marvel counterpart. There never seemed to be the same level of rigorous planning involved, but that also meant that, on occasion, there were flashes of total brilliance.
13. Enchantress Suicide Squad was pretty underwhelming on the villain front, and Enchantress doesn’t fair much better than Joker. Because the movie is chock full of villains, Enchantress has trouble standing out, and with so many other movie stars fighting for the spotlight, she becomes almost totally forgotten whenever she isn’t on screen. Even if you do remember her, it’s for that silly little dance she does when she’s about to attack.
10. Lex Luthor It’s hard to argue that Jesse Eisenberg isn’t committed to his performance as Lex Luthor, but what comes of that commitment is a bit strange. Eisenberg simply has too much energy for this role, and the decision to make Luthor a tech bro makes sense in theory but feels like too much in reality. His motivations are also incredibly murky and indirect, and that ultimately just makes him feel like a lesser version of the character.
7. General Zod Zod earns his spot near the middle thanks almost entirely to Michael Shannon’s commitment to the role. Shannon’s version of Zod is an egomaniac determined to restore his planet’s power at all costs, and he also works well as a match for Superman as a Kryptonian who is also harnessing the power of the sun. Shannon goes big as Zod, and for the most part, it works. But he’s no Terence Stamp, who perfected the villain decades ago in Superman II.
4. Dr. Sivana Mark Strong may be the most frequent villain in acting today, and his work as Dr. Sivana is exactly what Shazam needs to succeed. Sivana is a villain taking himself too seriously inside a movie that he doesn’t realize isn’t about him. There are plenty of great jokes built around Sivana’s seriousness, but perhaps none is better than the monologue he delivers, only to realize that Shazam can’t hear him because they are floating too far away from one another.
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