Jesse Eisenberg Explains Lex Luthor's Actions In Batman V Superman

Lex's initial plan was to just have Superman and Batman take out each other, but when that fell through, well, he went and created a giant monster that almost blew up two whole cities.

Nice one Lex.

In any case, in an interview with IGN Eisenberg gave fans a glimpse into the psyche of the renowned Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice villain, and why he chose to go down that road.

"I think Lex becomes increasingly unhinged throughout the movie" he explained. "I also think he's a guy who has 40 back-up plans and so when one thing doesn't work out he has another and if that doesn't work out he has another, which is why I think he never feels that threatened by Superman and Batman because he knows he always has the leverage and his final act, in my opinion; and this is now thinking back a year-and-a-half – was this kind of like last-ditch effort to leave it all on the table."

While some have not been receptive to Eisenberg's more twitchy take on Luthor, I did enjoy his more crazed moments, and he managed to even be a bit creepy at times. In many ways he is the villain version of Batman, always staying a few steps ahead, so it made sense to have his version (that being Doomsday) of the big red oh s*** button when things didn't go as planned.

via IGN

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