When it came time for Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. to cast the latest iteration of Lex Luthor in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,fans and critics had already placed their bets on the likely candidates. Bryan Cranston emerged as a front-runner, easily imaginable in Heisenberg mode taking on the mantle of comedian book lore's most sinister billionaire. Instead, and they cast Jesse Eisenberg.
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