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It has been rumored that Jesse Eisenberg will be playing a much younger version of Lex, obviously. It seems, however, that they want to make him and Clark Kent childhood friends. It was also said that both Adam Driver and Joaquin Phoenix met about the role, but neither could do it for one reason or another. Warner Bros is also said to be working off a very narrow shortlist for actors.