The Man of Steel will be facing his biggest foe in the third season ofSuperman & Lois, but don’t get your hopes up on seeingJon Cryerreprising the role. Previously, Cryer made a splash in the Arrowverse with his take on Lex Luthor in theSupergirlseries. Though the character had been written off, he was later resurrected for theCrisis on Infinite Earthscrossover event, appearing in other Arrowverse shows likeBatwoman,Arrow, andThe Flash.
Amid recent reports that Lex Luthor would be featured in the third season ofSuperman & Lois, fans had taken to social media to speak about their hopes in seeing Cryer reprise the role. But that’s not going to happen, as Cryer himself has weighed in. Responding on Twitter directly to the fans, Cryer said he was informed by the show’s creative team that they were going in another direction with the Lex Luthor character. With that said, he probably couldn’t have accepted the offer anyway, as the actor already has his schedule filled up at the time when filming would begin.
“Would’ve been fun. But I’m not sure I could’ve played Lex onSuperman & Loiseven if they wanted to do this,” Cryer said, viaScreenRant. “I’m supposed to start shooting a new series for NBC in February.”
He added, “And for the record, the folks at DC were very cool and gave me a heads up that the show was going a different way with character before they started looking. Most of the time, actors learn about this stuff when it comes out in the trades. I’m grateful they were classy about it.”
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Cryer had previously said he’d be up to return as Lex Luthor, even namingSuperman & Loisas a possible show where that could happen. Last year, the actor told ComicBook.com that he felt like his version of Lex Luthor’s story came to a natural end, but at the same time, he was keeping himself open to a possible return if he were to be given that call.
“I had been feeling like [this would be the end], but I also want to honor this version of the character,” Cryer said at the time. “I like the Arrowverse. I think they do a great job with it. I thinkSuperman & Loisis fantastic. I thinkDoom Patrolis fantastic, andTitansis pretty great. AndStargirl, I’ve only seen one episode, but it seems like fun. I thoughtBlack Lightningwas terrific.”
He added, “SoI want to honor Lex in the Arrowverse. So if they’ve got a great arc for him onSuperman & Lois, orThe Flash, orTitansor whatever, I’m happy to find a way to come back and be a part of that.”
