We ranked every major Lex Luthor performance, including Nicholas Hoult's, to crown Superman's best on-screen nemesis.

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,

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.

Superman director James Gunn confirms that he initially had conversations with Bradley Cooper about Lex Luthor before deciding on Nicholas Hoult.

Curious to know when Lex Luthor, played by Nicholas Hoult, could return after Superman 2025? At the end of the movie, Superman humiliates Lex Luthor, giving him a well-deserved defeat and unmasking his plans to destroy Earth in an attempt to bring the hero down.

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.

We break down the epic ending to James Gunn's Superman, how it sets up future movies, and why it's a good thing that Gunn isn't necessarily focused on what's next for the DCU.

The Superman Good Deeds, Lex Luthor Bad Deeds meme trend took off shortly after the release of Superman (2025), directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult.

Lex Luthor is Superman's best villain, but he isn't the first. This villain was the first to content with Superman, but nobody remembers him.