Batman V Superman: 10 Theories About Lex Luthor

Could Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor be a secret Kryptonian?

Jesse Eisenberg will play Lex Luthor Jnr in the 2016 DC movie Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. This, we know for a fact. We also know that he€™ll have the iconic bald headed look at some stage. And, thanks to the trailers, we even know that he€™s got his hands on Zod€™s corpse and plans to experiment on it, likely creating that Doomsday-esque creature that was briefly glimpsed at the end of the most recent trailer. However, there are plenty of things we don€™t know about The Social Network star€™s take on the DC Comics Lex Luthor mythos. We don€™t know exactly what his plan is, what tricks he has up his sleeve, who he might be in allegiance with, or what happened to his dad. Of course, we also don€™t know if Lex will survive this movie and live on in the DC Extended Universe. All these gaps in our current knowledge are good for one thing €“ fan theories. In recent months, the internet has been ablaze with ruminations on Batman V Superman€™s version of Lex Luthor. These speculators have come up with some interesting ideas, it must be said...

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