The late Gene Hackman put a stamp on Lex Luthor that transformed the character, and his successors reflect his influence on ...

Thanks to meme culture, Lex Luthor's most unexpected crime outside DC Comics became Superman's arch-nemesis greatest legacy.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins caught up with DJ Daniel, the 13-year-old cancer survivor honored by President Donald Trump during his address to Congress.

So beloved is Hackman as this character that his Lex Luthor is even referenced and shown via archival photographs in modern-day pop culture properties like the 2025 feature Superboys of Malegaon.

With a signed film poster from Hackman that reads, "To the second best Lex Luthor, Love Gene Hackman," Rosenbaum wrote, "To my favorite Lex Luthor and one of the all-time greatest actors ever!