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While Zack Snyder’s DC movies starring Henry Cavill have often topped the list as fan-favorite Superman projects, the director seemingly faced his first real competition following the conclusion ofSuperman & Lois. Considering how The CW show featured the first-ever live-action fight between Superman and Lex Luthor, fans began wondering what might have stopped Snyder from doing the same.
After a glorious run, asSuperman & Loiscame to an end with a powerful series finale featuring the much anticipated final confrontation between the Man of Steel and Lex Luthor in a Warsuit, fans got super excited about the scene. Hailing the show for pulling off the iconic battle sequence despite a tight budget, netizens wished Henry Cavill would have gotten Tyler Hoechlin’s opportunity.
Superman & LoisJust Dropped the Ultimate Man of Steel vs. Lex Luthor Fight
After CW previously canceled nearly every other Warner Bros-produced series, makingSuperman & Lois’ existence a miracle,Tyler Hoechlin’s show finally delivered a series finale with the most complete telling of Kal-El’s story. But what stood out as the ultimatum among fans is the first-ever live-action Superman vs Lex Luthor showdown.
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In the final episode titledIt Went By So Fast, The CW show covered a lot of narrative ground in just a single hour. From the confrontation between Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman and Doomsday, the finale featured an emotionally satisfying battle between Man of Steel and Lex Luthor. With Superman being off-planet and Lex appearing in his Warsuit, the showdown turned out better than expected.
Despite showrunners Todd Helbing and Brent Fletcher revealingtheir tight budgetand limited screen time during an interview withDeadline,Superman & Loismanaged to pull off the much-anticipated finale between Superman and his adversary. The sequence featured Superman busy battling with Doomsday when a power-suited Luthor pinned Jordan to the ground and proceeded to choke the life out of the teen.
During that very moment, Lois intervened, taunting Luthor and provoking him into getting just close enough for her to plant an explosive on his armor. Luthor’s suit gets disrupted, when Superman returns right on time to face his nemesis. Flying him close enough to the sun to be able to withstand the last of his Kryptonite attacks, Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman crushed the Kryptonite vial with his bare hands.
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Thereafter, in the final moments of realizing his end, Lex Luthor launched himself at Superman, who landed one final blow to completely disintegrate his foe’s armor. After an epic fight that left Luthor powerless, Superman decided to forgive the villain, despite him trying to destroy him and his family. This action-packed clip and emotionally charged sequence thus became the ultimatum for fans.
Tyler Hoechlin’s Iconic Battle With Lex Luthor Put Zack Snyder’s Movies to Shame
Following the release of the finalSuperman & Loisepisode that featured this iconic battle with Lex Luthor in a Warsuit, Tyler Hoechlin’s fans took to social media to praise the sequence. Highlighting how the showrunners managed to pull off the action-packed scene despite a low budget, it made people draw comparisons with Zack Snyder’s Superman movies, starringHenry Cavill.
Considering how DC films have always had a high budget and an A-list cast, it made us wonder whyZack Snydernever featured a similar confrontation between Superman and Lex Luthor in his movies. Considering how the films have always had scope for battles between Superman and his adversaries, it seems curious why Snyder chose to refrain from this epic Superman vs Lex Luthor sequence.
The first ever live-action fight between Superman and Lex Luthor in his Warsuit was pretty much everything I hoped it would be.I suspect it’ll be a while before any new Superman media comes close to the heights#SupermanAndLoisachieved here.Budget cut? What budget cut?pic.twitter.com/5tP72hnWSS
I mean, here’s hoping. I just tend to think that television, rather than film, is the better medium for Superman stories. The ongoing nature of TV shows (as with the comics) allows for far greater character development and complex storytelling with a depth that brings the best…
No live action movie has ever given us Superman v Lex Luthor, Superman having his sons work beside him, Krypto the dog beside Clark, Bizarro, Doomsday with such depth. Superman fans were spoiled with#SupermanAndLoispic.twitter.com/qGVboyVQlD
THIS IS HOW YOU HANDLE BUDGET CUTS!!!!No powers, two characters, the same sets they always use, but it’s such a creative way to go about it, utilising the cleverness of the villain while still giving us a badass sequence that is so satisfying to watch.#SupermanAndLoispic.twitter.com/fFljzlOOhM
This shot was simply BADASS feels like something straight out of an anime 💯First ever Superman vs Lex Luthor fight in live-action and it was AWESOME!!!#SupermanAndLois@Cudlitz@tylerhoechlinpic.twitter.com/0KmHzlR4nl
Given how fans are losing their minds over the epic faceoff between Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman and Michael Cudlitz’s Lex Luthor, it’s for sure that they would have appreciated a similar confrontation between Henry Cavill’s Superman andJesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor inJustice League(2017).Unfortunately, fans are now left with unfulfilled wishes and regret over Cavill’s lost opportunity.
Superman & Loisis currently available to watch on Max.
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