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10. Tom Hanks Was Considered For Lex Luthor - Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
It's no shock that a litany of actors were considered for the part of supervillain Lex Luthor before Zack Snyder landed on Jesse Eisenberg.
The more well-known names on that list include Matt Damon, Bradley Cooper, Joaquin Phoenix and Adam Driver, but most surprising of all is Tom freaking Hanks.
That's right, Warner Bros. wanted the so-called Nicest Guy in Hollywood to play Luthor after watching his chameleonic performance in Cloud Atlas.
It's tough to picture because Hanks rarely plays out-and-out bad guys, but considering his stature as an acting lion, he surely would've risen to the challenge, and probably annoyed people a lot less than Eisenberg's jittery, caffeine-fueled performance.