Would you kneel before this man?
It'll be curious to see whether or not they surround him with updated versions of Ursa and Non, as well. I suppose the story of Zod and the Phantom Zone is pretty easily mixed back into the Superman origin story, should they be interested in retelling it, so I can't say that this doesn't make sense. Now we just have to see what role Luthor will play in the film, and who they cast as him. Any ideas? I think an evil Morgan Freeman might be fun, but Luthor has always been represented as somewhat playfully evil in the film. Maybe a silly Keanu Reeves? A smirky Bruce Willis? I suppose we'll find out soon, as the casting appears to be proceeding apace. Just don't forget who you're supposed to kneel before.Zod is not only one of Superman's most formidable enemies, but one of the most significant because he has insights into Superman that others don't. Michael is a powerful actor who can project both the intelligence and the malice of the character, making him perfect for the role.
Also, enough of LEx Luthor, we don't need him as a villain in this movie or any subsequent movies, he has been done to death
He's Superman's Joker. He needs to be there, even if it's just something of a cameo toward the end. Given all of the destruction that a fight between Superman and Zod would cause, it'd be the perfect excuse for him to go public with his hatred of the Superman.
Given that WB is already planning on turning Green Lantern into a trilogy, I can't imagine they wouldn't be thinking the same thing with Superman. As such, setting up Lex Luthor as the villain for the next film makes a lot of sense, even if he really isn't used in Man of Steel. Besides, a large majority of Superman's rouges gallery has ties back to Luthor. As such, not having Luthor means, all you get to throw at Superman are aliens, which would become incredibly uninteresting pretty fast.
The idea of a man standing up to a Superman and the fact that that man thinks he is right is one of the only things about Superman that makes him compelling. Luthor is the ultimate example of how humanity would react to a being like Superman on the negative end, so he's incredibly necessary to make Superman any kind of compelling. Otherwise, he's just an alien punching other aliens through buildings and you just root for him because he's the good one (in the case of Zod) or the human looking one (in the case of every other alien they would really be able to throw at him).
I was a big fan of the Kevin Spacey Lex Luthor, why not cast him again?
havent we already seen this before. Is it too much to ask for different villians beside zod and luthor. Atleast iits a good actor though.
Completely agreed.
Enough of Zod too. You don't see him often but one movie is enough. Metallo, Parasite, Brainiac, Darkseid, Bizarro, even frickin Toyman are more interesting villains.
I'm not trying to start an internet argument or anything, I'm just confused as to why people dislike Lex Luthor so much. I get that Gene Hackman's Luthor was goofy and dumb, but I think a more modern take on Luthor could be just as brilliant as Ledger made the Joker in The Dark Knight.
That said, it is a Zack Snyder movie, so it may be asking too much.
Or it will be the superior version of Zod, remeber what people were saying about Heath Ledger as the Joker?