Lex Luthor (DC Extended Universe)

"Black and blue. God versus Man. Day versus Night! The red capes are coming. (hysterically) The red capes are coming!"

- Lex Luthor's most famous line, describing the upcoming climax between the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel

"HELLO! Ah! Bruce Wayne meets Clark Kent! I love it, I love bring people together! How are we? Hi, I'm Lex-- Oh! Good grip, you should never pick a fight with this person!"

- Lex in his party ,meets Bruce and Clark for the first time

Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor, Jr. or simply Lex Luthor is the primary antagonist in the upcoming 2016 superhero movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the sequel to Man of Steel and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe. He is a powerful and manipulative multi-billionaire businessman and scientist, as well as the founder, owner, and CEO of his comapny, LexCorp.

He is portrayed by actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Coming soon!

Appearance
Lex is a man of relatively small height for a male of his age, with a very slim build, with a confident walk and demeanor. He is completely bald, though he starts out with a full head of strawberry blonde hair the length of his face, similar to the Lex Luthor clone from The Death of Superman, and Gene Hackman's incarnation of the character.

Personality
Luthor has an enormously brilliant mind (not to mention one of the best in the world), though it is hideously corrupted by his horrifically unstable ego. He believes himself as a God among men, and arrogantly expects to be treated as such. Lex is a polymath, brilliant in both science and business, easily becoming one, if not the most smartest in the room. However, his God persona makes him envious and bitter towards Kal-El (Superman), even going so far as openly describing the latter in diabolical terms. This is because of his enormous Commodus complex (To fully understand this description, see Commodus (Gladiator)), in that he is extremely narcissistic and will become intensely vindictive towards anything that threatens his power or position. He believes that Superman is a huge threat to mankind because, under the protection of the Man of Steel, mankind will become a weaker race because they are completely dependent on this otherworldly guardian. This further develops Lex Luthor to be a sociopathic and delusional man.

Trivia

 * This marks the youngest movie portrayal of Lex Luthor to date.
 * At some point, he will obtain both General Zod's corpse and a large piece of kryptonite.
 * It was confirmed by Warner Bros. Pictures that this version of Lex Luthor will be Lex Luthor ,Jr.

Quotes
"You know the oldest lie in America, Senator? That power can be innocent."

- Lex to Senator Finch