Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice Was Altered After Jesse Eisenberg Was Cast

By the sound of things there was originally a much different plan for Lex Luthor in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’, all of which had to be altered once Jesse Eisenberg was cast.

During recent discussions the cast and crew had with Total Film, via Batman News, about the impending blockbuster, it was revealed that Jesse Eisenberg had actually met with Zack Snyder about starring in a different role than Luthor.

Clearly, during this chat, Eisenberg was able to prove to Snyder that he possessed the qualities to portray Luthor, despite being just 32-years-old.

Before this point Snyder and his motely crew had been looking at older actors for Luthor, with Joaquin Phoenix heavily touted for the part just before Eisenberg’s presence was confirmed.

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Because of Snyder’s decision, Oscar winning writer Chris Terrio, who has scribed ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’, was forced back into action, and he altered the film to suit Eisenberg and his blasted youth.

He did this by incorporating elements of one of Eisenberg’s most famous roles into his incarnation of Snyder. Just like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who Eisenberg portrayed so magnificently in ‘The Social Network’, Luthor is now a young billionaire.

The fact that Zack Snyder saw the potential in Jesse Eisenberg to portray the foe didn’t mean that the actor was comfortable doing so. In fact, Eisenberg admitted that he found the entire experience rather weird, especially since he had to spend time being so mean to Ben Affleck.

“It’s strange acting with people like Ben Affleck, having to condescend to someone like him,” Eisenberg remarked. “Off set, you’re thinking in reverential terms, and then on set I condescend him, really quite nasty …”

From the looks of the trailers for ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’, Jesse Eisenberg got acquainted to playing a villain quite quickly.

On March 25, 2016, we’ll get to see his despicable ways in all of their glory when ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ finally hits the big screen.

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