He might not have become the ideal father figure from beyond the stars in Superman, but James Gunn revealed that he initially considered Bradley Cooper for the much more sinister role of Lex Luthor when planning his latest film.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the director of Superman and co-head of DC Studios revealed that conversations took place with Cooper about playing Clark Kent's long-time nemesis before the role went to Nicholas Hoult. "I did talk to Bradley," Gunn admitted. "I did want Lex to be someone that was more contemporary of Superman's...I didn't write it with an age but I think Lex Luthor is important to Superman, and I think he's important to the future of the DC Universe and I thought it was better [to go with Nick] but yeah, Bradley would have been a great Lex. Bradley's great at everything."
