Director Zack Snyder, known for his work on the now-defunct DC Extended Universe (DCEU), revealed in an interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he had discussions with Leonardo DiCaprio about portraying the iconic villain Lex Luthor. Snyder disclosed that DiCaprio, who is on the record as having a rule against starring in superhero movies, engaged in thoughtful conversations about the role but ultimately opted to not pursue it.

“Leonardo DiCaprio, I talked to him about it,” Snyder said. “I think DiCaprio, he had a lot of great ideas actually just in the meeting. I think in the end he was like ‘I don’t know,’ but he was really smart about the material and really smart about the character.”

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