I'm starting to think Nicholas Hault might be our best movie Luthor yet.
Honestly, that wouldn't be hard. Hackman gave a terrific performance, but that version of the character wasn't a very good representation of Lex Luthor. And the only other live-action film Luthors are Lyle Talbot, Kevin Spacey, and Jesse Eisenberg. The best Luthors to date have all been in television -- Sherman Howard, Clancy Brown, Michael Rosenbaum, Jon Cryer. We'll have to see how Hoult stands up against them, although I agree it looks promising.