10 Villains That Should Be In Justice League (And Who Should Play Them)

8. Brainiac

Brainiac is a Kryptonian super-computer gained sentience that in some versions of the story is either directly or indirectly responsible for the destruction of Krypton. He's insanely intelligent, and insanely dangerous. His goal is to absorb all the knowledge in the universe and kill everything/one else so that he is the only being in possession of that knowledge. I'd call that a pretty grave threat. What's crazy is that we're on our third big-screen rendition of Lex Luthor, two versions of Zod, but no sign of what is arguably Superman's other iconic villain - and fans have been clamouring to see him on the big screen for years. His cold, calculating nature and propensity for grandiose villainous schemes (just ask the city of Kandor, which he shrunk and put in a bottle) would definitely make him a threatening foe for the League.

Who Should Play Him?

Andre Braugher.

Originally, I would€™ve said Jesse Eisenberg would have been a great choice, until Zack Snyder went and smoked a bunch of weed and cast him as Luthor. As an alternative choice, anyone who's seen Brooklyn Nine-Nine (or any of Braugher's performances anywhere else) will attest to his ability to play things fairly monotone and robotic - perfect for a walking, talking computer like Brainiac.

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