Despite avoiding superhero franchises throughout his career, Leonardo DiCaprio almost played Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman.
discussed potential candidates who could have played Luthor in BvS. After host Josh Horowitz mentioned Tom Hanks and Adam Driver as potential Luthor candidates, Snyder revealed he had a conversation with DiCaprio about playing Superman’s arch-nemesis.
“Leonardo DiCaprio, I talked to about it,” Snyder said. “I think DiCaprio, he had a lot of great ideas actually just in the meeting. I think in the end, he was like, ‘I don’t know.’ But he was really smart about the material and really smart about the character.” Snyder eventually cast Jesse Eisenberg instead of DiCaprio as Lex Luthor. Yet, DiCaprio’s meeting with Snyder impacted the director’s choices in future films. According to Snyder, DiCaprio suggested a major plot point involving Superman, which became the basis for
“I think he was the one who mentioned to me this idea about Superman fighting the Justice League at some point,” Snyder added. “I was like, ‘OK, that’s good, then. I’m gonna put that over there.'”Dan Girolamo is a multifaceted content creator with nearly a decade of experience in pop culture, sports, and entertainment. Dan has interviewed some of the top stars in the entertainment and sports industry, including Brendan Fraser, Alison Brie, Adam DeVine, Michael Bisping, and Machine Gun Kelly.
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