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Nicholas Hoult says he is a big fan of Lex Luthor, and teases what to expect from his version of the iconic DC villain in ...

Superman star Nicholas Hoult has high hopes for the DC Universe's first movie and plugs his performance of the villainous Lex ...

To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). The two foes clash ...

There was Marlon Brando as Superman’s father, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane. And at the center of it all was Reeve, who was the perfect person to play the role.

Yes, Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman is the pride of Metropolis, but if he’s the Man of Steel on screen, then Lex Luthor is the Man ... Lex paled in comparison to Gene Hackman’s.

Gene Hackman turned up for his first day of work on a movie and quickly became convinced that his career was going to die a slow death.