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Superman-Batman: Jesse Eisenberg cast as arch-villain Lex Luthor - and Jeremy Irons as butler Alfred

 

Antonia Molloy
Saturday 01 February 2014 11:01 GMT
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Jesse Eisenberg is not known for playing villains, and while Irons has played a few, here he will be called upon for loyalty and gravitas as Alfred the butler
Jesse Eisenberg is not known for playing villains, and while Irons has played a few, here he will be called upon for loyalty and gravitas as Alfred the butler (GETTY)

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Jesse Eisenberg is to play super-villian Lex Luthor in Warner Bros’ Superman-Batman – a casting that has taken fans by surprise.

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