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Rainn Wilson says he ’d like to play an older version of Lex Luthor in the DC Extended Universe if sacrifice the opportunity . Wilson , of class , is best get laid for play Dwight Schrute , the way-out salesman of the Scranton , Pennsylvania paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin , which he established over nine seasons on the NBC hit sitcomThe Office .
Thanks to his breakthrough role , Wilson has been able to put his comedic endowment to work on in other labor like the animated seriesAdventure Time , and he ’s certain to bring some levity to the coming CBS All - Access seriesStar Trek : Discoveryas theconniving , comedic foil Harry Mudd . And if Wilson gets his preference , he would like one day to take on a sometimes comedic baddie in the DCEU .
In an interview withComicBookabout playing Mudd inStar Trek : Discovery , Wilson was asked who he ’d want to play in a succeeding DCEU pic , and as it turns out , he ’d like to wreak Superman ’s arch - foeman . He said :
" Maybe if there ’s a probability to do Luther . Of course they cast that guy who ’s 27 years former to do Lex Luthor . It did n’t make much sense to me . I venture if they wanted to go back to an older Lex Luthor , that would be a fun part . "
The"27 - year - old"Wilson is advert to , of course , is Jesse Eisenberg , who played the Luthor as a younger , shaggy-haired - hairy industrialist in 2016’sBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice . His take on the type was much more serious than Kevin Spacey ’s Luthor inSuperman Returnsin 2006 , and the polar opposition of filmdom caption Gene Hackman ’s classic witty performance as the character opposite Christopher Reeve inSupermanin 1978 .
By the sound of his observations about play Luthor , it vocalise like Wilson would like to take the Hackman approaching to the role . In addition to that , Wilson would care to see the whole atmosphere surrounding the Man of Steel change . He read :
" I still conceive DC has not quite figured out Superman . That ’s too bad . I did n’t get it on the last Superman as much of as other people did , but I think Henry Cavill is pretty great . I have n’t quite cipher that out . It does n’t have the variety of humor and … It ’s not the Dark Knight . Superman is not that . It ’s got to be something fun with promising colour and outlandish characters . "
give the dire event surround Superman at the end ofBvS , something " funwith promising colors and outlandish characters"certainly does n’t seem to be in the circuit board for the upcomingJustice League . Plus , it seems like Wilson has n’t done himself any favor criticise the DCEU , its perceive want of humor and saying it isn’tThe Dark Knight(even thoughTDKdirector Christopher Nolan atomic number 27 - wrote the taradiddle forMan of Steel ) . At the very least , he favour Cavill playing Superman .
If it ’s fun , bright and outlandish that Wilson is looking for , perhaps he should go down his sights on work with Taika Waititi in a futureThoradventure , shouldThor : Ragnarokbe a hit with buff of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . In fact , Wilson toldComic Bookthat he ’s a Brobdingnagian fan of Waititi and is take care forrard to witness his take on theThoruniverse when it opens in theater of operations in November . Given Wilson ’s unparalleled comedic style and erotic love for Waititi ’s workplace , it seems like the actor and director are destined to operate with one another .
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