Like his animated counterpart, the Luthor in the 2025 Superman is carrying out a complicated war against Superman that comes with a huge cash outlay: He covertly supplies the fictional nation of Boravia with $80 billion in weapons, plotting with the Boravian president to seize control of neighboring Jarhanpur, then split the country between them.

Prior to casting Nicholas Hoult to play Lex Luthor, James Gunn revealed that he had asked a Guardians of the Galaxy star to play Superman's nemesis.

The following contains spoilers from James Gunn’s Superman movie, now in theaters. A significant plot element from James Gunn’s Superman film will factor into Peacemaker Season 2. Vice versa, actually.

Superman is here and it has definitely met many of the expectations that were set for it. It has everything you could want from a summer blockbuster movie, and its biggest strength is its characters.

When taking on a timeless role like Lex Luthor for James Gunn’s Superman movie, it helps to get advice from actors who’ve been in the villainous role before. Batman V. Superman ’s Lex Luthor’s Jesse Eisenberg's blunt advice to Nicholas Hoult was… basically not to watch his performance.

Before the ink dried on James Gunn 's contract with DC Studios, his plans for relaunching the Superman franchise hit a snag: Henry Cavill had announced his return as the Man of Steel. The director, though,