Bryan Cranston, whose name has circulated among others as a potential Lex Luthor in a Batman vs. Superman movie from Zack Snyder that I don’t believe we even know will involve Lex Luthor, commented on the speculation, and it’s a testament to the power of Cranston and the Superman franchise that this single paragraph has spawned over 100 headlines already.

“Give me a call. I like Lex Luthor. I think he’s misunderstood. He’s a loveable, sweet man.”

In the grand scheme of things, this is fairly meaningless news. I mean, casting hasn’t begun, we don’t know if there will be a Lex Luthor, and Cranston has only suggested that he likes Lex Luthor, and would be open for a call. Nevertheless, those 17 words have triggered headlines like these:

Bryan Cranston Wants Lex Luthor Role For Batman vs. Superman Movie

Bryan Cranston as Lex Luther in Batman vs Superman movie

Bryan Cranston May Be Lex Luthor In ‘Batman Vs. Superman,’ Reports Say

Bryan Cranston wants Lex Luthor role

Many of those are from legit sources like Forbes, all of which demonstrates three things: 1) It’s a very slow news week; we like talking about Batman vs. Superman more than we’re probably going to enjoy watching it; and 3) we are rightfully obsessed with Bryan Cranston.

Personally, I’d be more interested in it if the movie were solely about Lex Luthor and the origins of an anti-hero-turned-villain story. Supervillains deserve their own movies, too.

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