He famously cast Nicolas Cage as Superman, and for Lex Luthor, Burton approached actor Kevin Spacey. While Superman Lives was ...

Creepy Kevin Spacey took a turn in Superman Returns ... “Gene Hackman is a tremendous Lex Luthor: the wisecracking villain and acting heavyweight that Superman deserved,” raved The Guardian.

The conflict between the Man of Steel and Lex Luthor is a classic one stretching back decades. Jesse Eisenberg was the last to play Luthor in live-action films, preceded by Kevin Spacey and before ...