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February 15, 2014: Clancy Brown Talks Jesse Eisenberg Casting as Lex Luthor
by Neil Cole
Clancy Brown is well known in the Superman community for his role as the voice of Lex Luthor in "Superman - The Animated Series" as well as various DC Universe original animated movies.
In a recent interview with Comic Book Resources to promote his latest dark superhero film "Sparks", Brown expressed his thoughts on Jesse Eisenberg's recent casting in the role of Superman's arch-nemesis. Here's as excerpt:
"I think Jesse Eisenberg is a great choice. I think he's a really sharp choice, and I know a lot of people don't agree with that, but I think he could be spectacular. I liked [Michael] Rosebaum's take on it, but that was kind of a WB show. But I just love the idea that the Facebook guy is Lex Luthor. That's just perfect.
"He's a pretty specific actor. He's not a chameleon like [Gene] Hackman or [Kevin] Spacey. He has a similar smugness the way that Spacey does -- that highly-intelligent, super-smug, almost effeminate kind of smugness about him -- but he's way more current. I just watched Now You See Me, which I thought he was terrific in. He has a really specific persona engrained that is super-smart. You don't necessarily like him, but you don't dislike him. You don't necessarily think he's a good, fun guy -- you see him as a real quirky, weird dude. You don't completely trust him, although he's kind of adorable in his nerdy way."
Read the complete interview at Comic Book Resources.
