Why is Lex Luthor not BALD in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice? Where in the comics did he ever have long locks? That's the first and foremost complaint from the comic book fans on Jesse Eisenberg's incarnation of the popular Superman-nemesis. We have seen Eisenberg's super-baddie bald in neither of the trailers of Batman V Superman released till date.
Comic book fans don't tolerate changes! If they didn't tolerate The Thing of Josh Trank's Fant4stic without a pant, why would they tolerate a Lex Luthor with long hairs? Well, they won't have to! Warner Bros did release a first look at Eisenberg's Luthor shaved bald earlier last year. That obviously means at some point in Batman V Superman, he will get his long brown locks shaved off. And that would be a scene to watch according to Jesse Eisenberg.
In a recent interview with LA Times, the interviewer asked him to explain Lex Luthor's new hairdo. In his response, the actor at first joked that there would be "˜one of those Wile E. Coyote things' where the piano comes down from the sky erratically on his head. Then he stated:
"When you see the movie, you’ll see. It’s the greatest scene that I’ve ever gotten to take part in "” it accounts for the change in hair."
Jesse Eisenberg Bewildered Playing Lex Luthor!
Looks isn't the only thing people didn't like about Eisenberg's incarnation of the character. His style of talking is something which many found similar to The Joker and not the previous incarnations of Lex Luthor! I read one Tweet where the guy questioned that if someone accidentally told the actor that he's supposed to be playing the Clown Prince of Crime! Another tweet conceived if he is a better Joker than Jared Leto!
But Jesse Eisenberg has a different reasoning for hanging around miles away from the previous incarnations of Lex Luthor. He explained:
"When you’re doing a movie like this and playing a character that’s already been played, the further away it is from those previous incarnations the better. Because chances are, especially with a guy like Gene Hackman or Kevin Spacey, you’re not going to get favorably compared."
Well, he isn't "˜compared favorably' even now! And he won't be, at least until Batman V Superman hits the theaters. The actor understands that very well. He shared:
"The only difference between this movie and everything else I’ve ever been in is this has an audience that has prior expectations, and that’s the only thing that I find disconcerting because it feels like some people are occasionally ready to get angry at me for the part they haven’t seen me play yet. It’s bewildering."
On the next page – Eisenberg talks on Luthor’s backstory, Snyder talks approaching the actor for another role & a look at the Batman V Superman villain!
