Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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In this video we take a lookback at how the iconic villain, Lex Luthor, has evolved in live action across TV & movies.

From mad scientist to corporate mastermind, Lex Luthor has remained Superman’s greatest enemy across decades of live-action portrayals:

1950 - Lyle Talbot (Atom Man vs Superman)
1978 - Gene Hackman (Superman)
1980 - Gene Hackman (Superman II)
1987 - Gene Hackman (Superman IV)
1988 - Scott James Wells (Superboy)
1989 - Sherman Howard (Superboy)
1993 - John Shea (Lois and Clark)
2006 - Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns)
2016 - Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman)
2017 - Aidan Fink (Supergirl)
2018 - Titus Welliver (Titans)
2019 - Jon Cryer (Arrowverse)
2019 - Michael Cudlitz (Superman and Lois)
2021 - Jesse Eisenberg (Synder Cut)
2025 - Nicholas Hoult (Superman)

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