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Luthor is a 2024 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Lex Luthor. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and DC Films, it is the third installment in the DC Legacy Universe. The film was directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, and David S. Goyer, and stars Gustaf Skarsgård as Lex Luthor alongside Mila Kunis, Bruce Greenwood, James Spader, Harry Lennox, Alfre Woodard, Patrick Stewart, and Kurt Russell as Lionel Luthor. In the film, Lex Luthor seeks redemption for his past crimes when he finds himself battling the evil Brainiac. Luthor opened in theaters on November 2nd, 2024; it received generally positive reviews with praise for the action sequences and Skarsgård, Kunis, Spader, and Russell's performances, but criticism for its predictable story and lack of ambition. It was box-office hit, grossing $718 million worldwide against a budget of $140 million. A sequel is in development.
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  • misterwolf Plot: After being released from prison, Lex Luthor witnesses an alien ship attacking Kansas City. He contemplated calling his nemesis Superman, but decides against it, knowing that he will not believe him. Feeling remorseful for his crimes, Luthor vows to seek redemption by stopping the alien.

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  • misterwolf Luthor's assistant Lana Lang takes him to his LexCorp tower in Metropolis; however, her car crashes and the incident nearly kills Luthor while Lana is uninjured. Luthor recovers in the tower, but is paralyzed from the waist-down. To compensate for his condition, he designs an armored suit to allow him to walk and enable him to defeat the alien. Lana promises him support, as does his father Lionel.

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  • misterwolf The alien is identified as Brainiac, and he soon attacks Metropolis. Luthor arrives in his suit and battles the alien, but he is overpowered and defeated; US general Swanwick is ordered by Secretary Wayans to help Luthor fight Brainiac, and he reluctantly agrees. Luthor begins building an invention, which is a laser cannon that will weaken Brainiac's ship enough for him to enter it and defeat the alien. However, as days pass during the building process, doctor Orion Wallace passed away, forcing Luthor to halt the process and have it prepared for firing. As Perry White and Lana are about to be killed by Brainiac, Lionel sacrifices himself to save them by letting Brainiac fire at him.

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  • misterwolf As Luthor is about to fly to Brainiac's ship, Lana expresses her feelings for him; he returns those feelings and kisses her before leaving the tower. Lana then fires the cannon at the ship, creating a hole in it and allowing Luthor to enter. General Swanwick reveals himself as the Martian Manhunter and aids Luthor in fighting Brainiac's tentacles, before facing Brainiac himself. Brainiac overpowers Manhunter, but Luthor is able to fight him alone. Lana kills Wayans when he discovers that she was working as a double-agent for Brainiac, while Perry is hospitalized by one of Brainiac's minions.

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  • misterwolf Luthor kills Brainiac, but not before he destroys the ship's control panel to prevent anyone from driving it away from the earth. Willing to sacrifice himself, Luthor places a bomb in the ship's core, which explodes, while Manhunter regains his consciousness and saves Luthor. The Metropolis citizens acknowledges Luthor as a redeeming hero, noticing that he will never be a criminal again. He promises to protect Metropolis should it need him again.

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  • misterwolf In the aftermath, Luthor and Lana are now engaged, while Manhunter resumes his role as Swanwick. Lionel has also been cremated, as Luthor states that he wanted to honor his father's legacy "the right way." Luthor then takes control of LexCorp in his father's place before the end credits roll.

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  • misterwolf End Credits: Directed by Steven Caple Jr. | Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer | Produced by Zack Snyder | Produced by Deborah Snyder | Edited by Kirk M. Morri | Written by Zack Snyder, David S. Goyer | Story by Zack Snyder | Visual Effects by John Knoll | Choreography by Rob Marshall | Costumes Designed by Michael Wilkinson | Cinematography by Zack Snyder and Trent Opaloch | Music by Hans Zimmer | Casting by Carmen Cuba | Gustaf Skarsgård | Mila Kunis | Bruce Greenwood | James Spader | Harry Lennix | Alfre Woodard | with Patrick Stewart | and Kurt Russell as Lionel Luthor | A Co-production between Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry | Based on DC Comics Characters | A Steven Caple Jr. Film | LUTHOR

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  • misterwolf In a post-credits scene, a wheelchair-confined Luthor speaks with Bruce Wayne, who offers to recruit him into a team of heroes; he agrees, but reluctantly admits that they will also need Superman, to which Wayne replies "Already on that."

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