Twitter Reactions To Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor

NewsChris Longo1/31/2014 at 2:57PM

We rounded up the best tweets about Jesse Eisenberg's surprise casting.

Jesse Eisenberg is now set to play Lex Luthor in the upcoming Man of Steelsequel. That much we know. So far, the casting has been seen as an unfavorable one, considering everyone and their comic book loving mother had their heart set on Bryan Cranston. Fear not, we’ve been through these casting panics before.

Regardless of whether Eisenberg can pull off one of the best comic villains of all-time, it’s always a fun exercise to measure the pulse of the superhero world.

We’ve rounded up some of the best Twitter reactions from today’s news about the untitled Batman/Superman film.

Yeah, I can't imagine how anybody got the idea Jesse Eisenberg could credibly play a rich, jealous, terrifyingly efficient megalomaniac.
— Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) January 31, 2014

I believe Jesse Eisenberg can tap into an anger and authority that will really surprise people. I love the casting choice.
— Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) January 31, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg is going to be playing Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-Batman film. What happened to Bryan Cranston?!
— Elijah DelaCruz (@VitaminEllegrah) January 31, 2014

I like Jesse Eisenberg as Luthor. Lex defined by arrogance and resentment of popular jock Superman. Very much Zuckerberg in Social Network.
— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) January 31, 2014

I wonder if anyone on the Internet will have an opinion about Jesse Eisenberg playing Lex Luthor
— Max Silvestri (@maxsilvestri) January 31, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor? Unusual choice but we'll see how it turns out.
— Dominic Briggs (@domcom360) January 31, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor when clearly Michael Cera could have nailed it.
— Ed Kaz! (@EdKaz) January 31, 2014

Jeremy Irons as the new Alfred? I can handle that. Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor? Have to wait and see on that one.
— Patrick (@NimrodCanada) January 31, 2014

So Bryan Cranston is not Lex Luthor: what?!?!? And Jesse Eisenberg is: WTF?!?!?
— Tony Pennino (@beatnikprof) January 31, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?? I feel like they're reaching for another Heath Ledger/Joker performance. Keyword: "reaching"
— Mike Morton (@The_Morty) January 31, 2014

If Jesse Eisenberg can be cast as Lex Luthor in Batman/Superman film , then we can and should have a black spiderman.
— Mashudu Mokhithi II (@Vho_Mokhithi) January 31, 2014

Jesse Eisenberg could actually make for a pretty good Lex Luthor. People also laughed when they cast Heath Ledger as the Joker.
— DBK Diversions (@DBKDiversions) January 31, 2014

I don't know if Jesse Eisenberg can really pull off a smug, condescending genius type with millions of dollars. Wait a sec.
— Reese Rackets (@expellate) January 31, 2014

And there's this guy, who called it on Aug. 26.