What's The Story Man of Steel 2?

Hello CBMers!!!

Some big casting news going on with Man of Steel 2 lately. And what can these choices perhaps tell us about the story?

So, Jesse Eisenberg is going to be Alexander Luthor? Lets see what he's going to do. It seems that the casting of Jesse indicates we'll be getting a younger Luthor, which I find rather perplexing. In Man of Steel there are signs that LexCorps(?) is a rather large corporation, they had trucks in Smallville and several storied high buildings in the heart of Metropolis. Seems like this company is doing rather well and has strong roots, so we might be able to infer that LexCorps is a family business and we may see his father in some form. This would also lend to perhaps, Lex and Clark being friends in the beginning of their relationship; with Lex's father being the greater antagonist.

Overlooked in the recent casting is the inclusion of Jeremy Irons as Alfred. Alfred's here? Hmm, at one point I thought they were going for an older retired Bruce. Which made me ask why Alfred would be around at all. Makes sense as Alfred is an integral part of Batman's world, but what other Bat characters will be popping up? With this young Lex, will it take the threat of an old deadly Bat enemy to force Bruce back into action? I certainly hope so, and my choice is definitely Joker. Lex and Joker often seem to come together whenever Batman and Superman do as well. Too much? Nah, they should go for broke over there at WB. Also, my choice to take on the Clown Prince of Crime? Jared Leto.

Regardless of how you feel about the casting choices, how do you feel about where the story may be heading?

Maybe Irons' Alfred is the Outsider, and Jesse's Lex is the reluctant hero one of Earth 3.


That would be a little to much