James Gunn’s Superman introduced a brand-new version of Lex Luthor, played by Nicholas Hoult. The actor offered a new spin on the character, presenting him as arguably much more ruthless than previous iterations. Luthor was also at the center of perhaps Superman’s most shocking moment. Having captured and thrown Clark into his dimensional prison, the billionaire kidnapped a man named Malik Ali (Dinesh Thyagarajan), who had helped the Big Blue Boy Scout during his battle against Ultraman.
In retaliation for being kind to the hero, Lex played Russian roulette with him and ultimately shot him in the head in front of the Man of Steel. It was a terrifying moment in what had,…