Superman, James Gunn and Lex Luthor
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"Superman" director James Gunn spoke with "CBS Mornings" about the movie's debut, character relationships and how it relates to everyday life.
Superman features a very brief voice cameo from a second Lex Luthor actor besides Nicholas Hoult, Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum.
James Gunn's 'Superman' debuted to $220 million worldwide. Industry insiders are divided over whether that's a success or not.
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,
Nicholas Hoult co-stars as criminal mastermind Lex Luthor, who twists public opinion to turn the world against the superhero, while pitting him against metahuman adversaries.
The composers also had to navigate the IP’s legacy, in particular, that of John Williams ’ original heroic themes – the very DNA of Superman. Murphy had put together an electric guitar arrangement of the theme which was used at a pivotal moment. “It was so clearly being embraced.”