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Lex Luthor's Evil Plan in James Gunn's 'Superman' Calls Back to Gene Hackman's Version in the 1978 Classic

Part of what's so gratifying about seeing James Gunn's Supermanachieve the success that it has so far is how it manages to live up to the legacy of Richard Donner's Supermanwhile still forging its own ...
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Superman: Every Live-Action Lex Luthor Actor Ranked

Images of Nicholas Hoult, Michael Rosenbaum, and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, edited together - Static Media Billionaire. Sociopath. Supervillain. While Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne might be more beloved ...
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James Gunn's 'Man of Tomorrow' Is Just as Much Lex Luthor's Story as It Is Superman's [Exclusive]

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...
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Gene Hackman Was Nearly Hannibal Lecter and That’s So Weird

Before Anthony Hopkins was cast as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, Lex Luthor himself, Gene Hackman, nearly played him. Emmy winner Brian Cox (Succession) has a long and storied career in ...