Kevin Spacey to return as Lex Luthor

by Matt Holmes

Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor for six weeks of the summer next year. That's right, he has signed up to work with Bryan Singer once again for Superman: The Man of Steel but there's no word on whether this time around he will be the main villain or a secondary one. Bigger news from Variety's article (as the above news was expected) is that it claims Bryan Singer won't work on Superman: The Man of Steel until he's completed not only Valkyrie but also The Mayor of Castro Street. This would put a huge doubt on the early 2008 production start for Superman so Variety must have something wrong somewhere. Either Superman is delayed or Castro Street isn't happening. Surely the schedule is too tight for Singer to complete two movies by March/April? I've felt for a while Singer's heart isn't in a sequel to Superman Returns, it really wouldn't surprise me if he was to pull out of the film before the end of this year. And that might actually be a good thing.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.