Philadelphia (CW Philly) — The notorious DC villain Lex Luthor is joining the cast of Supergirl.
Executive producers Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller are looking forward to the new addition.
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READ MORE: Brittany Adebumola And Joseph David-Jones Say 'The 4400' Is 'A Beautiful Companion To The Original'Casting is underway, and fans are weighing in on who they believe should play the infamous villain. A popular vote on Twitter was Michael Rosenbaum, who played the character on Smallville.
BRING MICHAEL ROSENBAUM BACK pic.twitter.com/wlyKUmUgHm
— Bev (@nerds4lifee) October 18, 2018
If you look you can see the true and only 1.. @michaelrosenbum pic.twitter.com/YSn3RYU6Hs
— RussellEfaw (@EfawRussell) October 18, 2018
Please do everyone a favor and bring in @michaelrosenbum – the ultimate version of Lex Luthor.
— Michael Fisher (@micoolfish) October 18, 2018
Who do you think should play the iconic big bad? Sound off in the comments!
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