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Message: <blockquote data-quote="satori01" data-source="post: 3022303" data-attributes="member: 7859">I do not want to see Lex Luthor again.  Frankly that was the weakest part of Superman Returns, the idiotic plan and the constant homage to the Donner films.  The Donner films were lovingly self mocking.  They showed the ridiculousness, the dated tropes of Superman, and the Lex Luthor of those movies, played brillantly by Gene Hackman works.Singer tries to bring a realism to the film, in terms of visual effects, and the menance of the portrayal by Spacey, but ties it to a goofy juevenille comic book "dastardly plan".  If Luthor is a villain in the next movie I will honestly consider not seeing it.  He is done and tired, Singer made his bed, and I do not want to sleep in it.Brainiac sounds like it would be brillant.  In the old WB cartoon did Brainiac not tempt Superman with his supposed absolute knowledge of Krypton?  Seems like the perfect hook, as Singer has already established Superman as longing to know more of his origins.Brainiac, Yes, Lex Lethor NO!</blockquote>