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Leonardo DiCaprio nearly starred in Batman V Superman! Oscar winner met with producers for iconic villain role - after vowing to never do superhero films


T he 49-year-old actor was in talks to portray Lex Luthor in 2016's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice according to filmmaker Zack Snyder.

If DiCaprio went through with the role it would have seen him sharing the screen with an all-star cast including: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gado, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, and Holly Hunter. If DiCaprio went through with the role it would have seen him sharing the screen with an all-star cast including: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams , Gal Gado, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, and Holly Hunter. The revelation comes at an interesting time as back in 2022, Timothée Chalamet revealed the career advice that was given to him by fellow actor Leo as one thing he said was to stay away from that genre of blockbuster film altogether: 'No hard drugs and no superhero movies'

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