Superman & Lois has ended, marking the end of The CW’s DC Universe. In a recent interview with our friends over at the KJ Today Show, Jon Cryer stopped by and spoke about his time as Lex Luthor. While Cryer didn’t play Lex Luthor on Superman & Lois, he did a phenomenal job on fellow CW shows Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman, and other DC shows. Cryer was a surprising casting initially, but we can all agree that he is probably one of the best live-action versions of this character.
Below is an excerpt of KJ’s interview with Jon centering around the Arrowverse:
KJ: Real quick, Jon, I promise Jim who’s listening, because we just hit the end of an era with the Arrowverse and Superman & Lois finale airing and a lot of people grieving, but also looking back and reflecting. Can you share just a quick memory from your time playing that iconic Lex Luthor?
JON: Oh, I had a fantastic time on that. The whole Arrowverse was just one for the nerds. I loved being a nerd. I loved reveling in it. We got into the deepest, darkest recesses of DC lore. It was great. We just reveled in it. It was fun because when we ended up shooting this insane crossover where we had five different shows crossover with each other. We had Flash and Arrow and all those, and Supergirl and Batwoman all crossover. And Legends of Tomorrow, as a matter of fact. And it was just this huge, ridiculous undertaking. And we all, I don’t know. You know, we every now and then there were a few days when we’d look around and all of us in these ridiculous costumes saying these ridiculous things. But we were all having a ball, you know, and I am sorry to see Superman & Lois go as well, because I think that was just a fantastic new look at those characters. I think they managed to really crack it by being, you know, faithful to who Superman is, but also finding a new way to show it. And that show is really, really solid. And my biggest regret is that I never was on it. Yes.
Would you have liked to see Cryer as Lex Luthor on Superman & Lois? The Walking Dead’s Michael Cudlitz actually got a chance to play the famed Superman villain on the show – also doing a great job.
For the full interview, check out below:
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