The director of Superman reveals that he was a big Smallville fan and that he made a conscious creative choice in the film that could lead to the introduction of Lionel Luthor.

The cast and crew of the new Superman movie haven’t exactly been subtle about Smallville’s influence on the DCU project.

In Season 4 of Smallville, Lana Lang becomes possessed by her ancestor witch, and it's truly one of the worst storylines.

But Gunn also invoked LuthorCorp as a nod to the TV show Smallville, which was the first piece of major Superman media to rename LexCorp to LuthorCorp. Gunn said that he's a fan of the show and that ...

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When taking on a timeless role like Lex Luthor for James Gunn’s Superman movie, it helps to get advice from actors who’ve ...

Superman features a very brief voice cameo from a second Lex Luthor actor besides Nicholas Hoult, Smallville's Michael ...

While it shocked many viewers, fans of Smallville weren't quite as surprised by this major twist in the new Superman movie.

We ranked every major Lex Luthor performance, including Nicholas Hoult's, to crown Superman's best on-screen nemesis.

Lex Luthor is the GOAT, and that’s a great thing for DC. Lex Luthor Is the Perfect Villain The great thing about Lex Luthor is that he was never meant to get this far.

Warner Bros.; Michael Courtney/The CW Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in 'Superman'; Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor on 'Smallville' ...

One of the first Lex Luthors that Nicholas Hoult remembers seeing as a kid is the one played by Michael Rosenbaum on Smallville, the CW series featuring Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Kal-El in a ...