Seven years of experience as Lex Luthor endorse Michael Rosenbaum, who wants to bring the villain back to life, now on the big screen
One of the actors who are greatly admired by DC fans is Michael Rosenbaum, who played Lex Luthor in the Smallville series, and does not rule out playing the villain of Superman again.
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In recent days, the co-president of DC Studios, James Gunn, reported that he is writing a movie that would address the early years of Superman, with a new protagonist, in addition to the fact that Henry Cavill announced his departure as the Man of Steel.
Some users on Twitter began to give names of actors who could fit the profile of various characters emanating from the Superman mythology, including Lex Luthor, and one tweeter suggested that Michael Rooker, a great friend of James Gunn.
Before this message, Michael Rosenbaum sent a response, making it clear that the actor is willing to give life once again to the staunch enemy of the Last Son of Krypton.
I hope I’d be in the running. 🙂 I mean I did play him for 7 years. Unless you guys would have a problem with that. :))))
—Michael Rosenbaum (@michaelrosenbum) December 15, 2022
“I hope to be in the race… I mean I played him for 7 years. Unless you guys have a problem with that.“.
Michael Rosenbaum rose to fame in 2001 with the premiere of the Smallville series, where he was in charge of playing Lex Luthor, a role that gave him international projection.
Along with Smallville, Rosenbaum has also lent his voice to different DC Comics characters in animated series, such as Barry Allen / Flash in Justice League, as well as different animated films.
In 2015, the actor led the cast of the series Impostor, which lasted two seasons and aired 20 episodes. Rosenbaum has also voiced him for video game characters.
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