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Superman & Lois Shockingly Recasts Lex Luthor Role with The Walking Dead Actor


As fans have been anticipating the release of the third season of Superman & Lois, we've been hearing some clues about what we can expect from the upcoming installment and they've been hinting that the season will see the appearance of Lex Luthor, who has been portrayed before in the Arrowverse.

Some time ago, Jon Cryer, who portrayed the iconic villain in Supergirl and the Arrowverse crossovers, revealed that he won't be returning to play the role and it will be recast with a different actor. Of course, the question now is who is going to replace him? Now, we have the answer.

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that The Walking Dead star Michael Cudlitz is set to play a new version of Lex Luthor in the third season of Superman & Lois. He is officially replacing Cryer in the role.

Based on the character description that was released: "Cudlitz's Lex Luthor is known to the world as the visionary billionaire behind LexCorp, but secretly, the criminal underworld knows who Lex truly is: a brutal psychopath who terrorizes anyone he crosses paths with."

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However, when we meet the character during the upcoming season, it will be years since he left out of the public spotlight and has re-emerged to enact personal revenge on the titular characters (Superman and Lois) who he feels have wronged him.

This is certainly a massive shakeup in the character's casting since we have seen Cryer portray him before in the Arrowverse although, based on the description, it doesn't sound like there is some connection to the events of Supergirl where the character had a major presence.

It's also not surprising to hear the recasting since it's also been established that Superman & Lois is not set in the same universe as the other Arrowverse shows which gives them more leeway with their creative direction and, in this case, have a different actor to play the role.

It is exciting to see what Cudlitz has in store with his portrayal of Lex Luthor and how he will differ from Cryer's take on the role. Most especially, how he will interact with Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

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The third season of Superman & Lois is set to premiere on March 14 on The CW. You can check more details about it here.

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