Superman: The Movie

In the 1978 movie Superman: The Movie, Lex Luthor is purely motivated by money, as well as the desire to swindle as tremendous a fortune as possible to prove his genius. Although he is bald, he wears a variety of wigs throughout the film to conceal it. Luthor's schemes are offset by a tendency to surround himself with unsatisfactory help; he is burdened by his bumbling henchman Otis, as well as his conscience-stricken girlfriend Eve Teschmacher. Luthor plots to divert a nuclear missile into hitting the San Andreas fault, causing California to sink into the ocean, thereby turning its neighboring states into prime beachfront property. Although Luthor nearly kills Superman using kryptonite, Superman escapes with the help of Teschmacher. After Superman repairs the damage to the San Andreas region, he delivers Luthor and Otis to prison. Luthor reveals his identity to the guards while removing his wig.

Superman II

Lex Luthor's role in Superman II is relegated to a supporting one, beginning with a jailbreak organized with the help of Miss Teschmacher while leaving Otis behind. After journeying to the Fortress of Solitude, Luthor learns of the existence of General Zod and the other Kryptonian criminals Ursa and Non. Hoping to rule his own continent once the evil Kryptonians take over Earth, Luthor allies himself with Zod. He asks Zod for control over real estate in Australia. However, when Superman confronts Zod and his cronies at the Fortress of Solitude at the film's climax, Luthor tricks Superman into revealing that there is a chamber in the Fortress which can nullify a Kryptonian's powers using synthetic red solar radiation- in essence turning a Kryptonian, such as Superman, Zod, and his followers Non and Ursa, into a vulnerable human. Fortunately, expecting Luthor's betrayal, Superman had already reversed the mechanism of the chamber, and when forced inside by Zod, the "red sun" beams are dispersed throughout the Fortress while Superman is safely shielded; Zod and his followers are defeated easily because of the loss of their powers. Luthor is sent back to prison. The final parts of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut had Superman rotating the Earth backwards to prevent Luthor from escaping from prison while also making sure that General Zod, Ursa, and Non remain in the Phantom Zone.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Lex Luthor reappears in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, escaping from prison once more, this time with the aid of his nephew Lenny (portrayed by Jon Cryer) who uses his car to distract the guards when Luthor was working in the prison's rock pile. In the film, Luthor never takes off his wig. Once again, Lex allies himself with other villains, in this instance a cadre of war profiteers and arms dealers who are worried about what Superman's efforts toward nuclear disarmament will do to their business. Lex uses his own DNA combined with a strand of Superman's hair that is stolen from a museum to create a hybrid clone that he dubs Nuclear Man. The radioactive villain possesses abilities similar to Superman, but receives his power from direct sunlight, whereas Superman can still operate in darkness. Superman exploits this weakness eventually, destroying Nuclear Man. The Luthors are seen driving away from Metropolis incognito as Lex plans for them to lay low for a couple of years so that he can come up with a new plan. Superman drops Lenny off at Boys Town stating that Lenny was under a bad influence. Then he returns Lex to the prison rock pile and gives him to the guards. When Lex asked how Superman defeated his creation, Superman stated that he found out about Nuclear Man's weakness of being made from sunlight and used it to his advantage. Superman flies off stating to Lex that he will see him in 20 years.

Superman Returns

In the 2006 film Superman Returns, Lex Luthor is played by Kevin Spacey. Although retaining a humorous streak, Spacey's take on the character is drier and more straightforward than that of Hackman, and notably displays a more personal dislike and hatred for Superman. In the film, Luthor has been paroled from prison bent on revenge against Superman. Luthor funds his criminal operations by seducing a wealthy, elderly benefactor. Luthor's machinations once again concern real estate, as they did in the first two films. This time, he is assisted by his sidekick wealthy heiress Kitty Kowalski (Parker Posey).

Luthor plans to use Kryptonian crystals, like the one Superman used to create the Fortress of Solitude, to form a new continent, owned by Luthor, destroying the United States in the process and killing untold numbers of people. The landmass also has the added effect of sapping Superman's powers when he is in proximity, as Luthor has laced it with Kryptonite. While Superman is weakened, Luthor has his henchmen brutalize and torture him, before stabbing him with a shard of Kryptonite. Superman falls off the edge of the landmass into the Atlantic Ocean, presumably to his death. However, with the help of Lois Lane and Richard White, Superman recovers and hurls the landmass into space. After his scheme fails, Luthor uses a helicopter to escape capture, unfortunately for him, Kitty tosses away the crystals he stole from the Fortress of Solitude due to unwilling to let countless people die, much to his chagrin and the helicopter runs out of fuel stranding him on a deserted island with Kitty as well as her dog. When she asks what they will eat, he looks at the dog hungrily.

Man of Steel

The third theatrical Man of Steel trailer reveals the LexCorp Tower in the background of chaotic events, confirming the film's acknowledgment of the character. In the actual movie, while Superman is fighting General Zod, Zod manages to push Superman into two gasoline filled tanks on a gasoline truck, both with the LexCorp name.^[3] In addition, the building under construction where Zod sheds his armor is owned by LexCorp and would eventually become the LexCorp Tower in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

David S. Goyer talked about the character in the Man of Steel sequel as a Bill Gates-like billionaire.^[4] Zack Snyder talked about seeing a modern take as a combination of Richard Branson and Brad Pitt.^[5] On January 31, 2014, it was reported that Jesse Eisenberg was cast as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as the main antagonist.^[6]

Rather than an industrialist, Alexander Luthor Jr. is portrayed as a Millennial tech-mogul as a means of updating the character for modern times. He is an eccentric prodigy with psychopathic tendencies, monotheism, and a sociopathic demeanor. As a result of his abuse at the hands of his late father, who often portrayed himself in public as a benevolent figure, as well as never being saved by a "man in the sky", Luthor projects such hatred onto Superman and shows disdain for the public's interest in him. Luthor works to both kill and discredits him; going as far as unearthing Kryptonite from Zod's failed terraforming attempt in hopes of convincing Senator June Finch to use "deterrents" against Superman as well as framing him for murders in Africa and bombing the U.S. Capitol. Throughout the film, Luthor manipulates Batman into distrusting Superman, which includes allowing Batman to steal the Kryptonite for use against Superman. Luthor then activates the Genesis Chamber aboard the scout ship and splices his own DNA with Zod's, creating a deformed Kryptonian monster.

Luthor lures Superman to LexCorp Tower, where he reveals he has been aware of Superman's secrets for some time, and that he has kidnapped Martha Kent to blackmail Superman into fighting Batman. When this plan fails, Luthor unleashes his Kryptonian deformity, which he names Superman's "Doomsday", against Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, who kill it with Batman's Kryptonite spear. Luthor is arrested for his crimes, and his head is shaved upon being admitted into prison.^[7] In the Ultimate Edition of the film, Lex is seen communicating with Steppenwolf through Kryptonian holographic technology and is told Steppenwolf will come to Earth. At the end of the film, Luthor is referred to as "Prisoner AC-23-1940", a reference to his first appearance in Action Comics #23, published in 1940.

Justice League

Theatrical Cut

Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as Lex Luthor in the film Justice League. He was originally planned to have a role in the main film but instead appears only in the post-credits scene where he is shown to have escaped prison, utilized his off-shore accounts with spare money to retreat to a lavish private yacht, with a group of female bodyguards. He is allied with Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, where he discusses with him about forming "a league of [their] own" to counter the newly formed Justice League, after learning about Superman's resurrection.^[8]

Snyder Cut

Eisenberg returned in the 2021 director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League, with his original role restored. In the post-credits scene, he is shown to have escaped Arkham Asylum, teaming with Slade Wilson, to whom he revealed Batman's secret identity in exchange for his services.

Superman: Legacy

Lex Luthor will appear in Superman: Legacy, portrayed by Nicholas Hoult.^[9][10]

The New Adventures of Superman

Lex Luthor's first television appearance was in Filmation's The New Adventures of Superman. Lex Luthor appeared in a total of ten episodes spanning the three seasons of the series, such as:Merlin's Magic Marbles, Luthor's Lethal Laser and Can A Luthor Change His Spots?. He was voiced by Ray Owens and is identified in most of his appearances as "the world's greatest criminal scientist." His appearance is notably different in the cartoon's 1968 season as opposed to its first two seasons, as Luthor is noticeably slimmer.

Super Friends

Lex Luthor appears in Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends franchise, voiced by Stanley Jones.

• Lex Luthor makes his Super Friends debut as the primary villain of Challenge of the Superfriends. He was the head of the Legion of Doom, a coalition of villains who plotted the downfall of the titular heroes.^[23]
• The World's Greatest Super Friends episode "Lex Luthor Strikes Back" features Lex Luthor escaping from jail and challenging the Super Friends by enlisting the help of a race of fire beings from the Sun.
• He also appears in the series Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, in the opening and the episodes "No Honor Among Super Thieves (in which acquires his power suit from the comics of then), Case of the Shrinking Super Friends (where he shrinks the younger half of the Super Friends) and The Mask of Mystery (where he steals a copy of the Hall of Justice data from an incompetent superhero named Captain Mystery).
• In the series The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, Lex Luthor appears in some episodes as The Seeds of Doom where he attacks a building in a giant spider mech until he is defeated by the Super Friends with the help of Cyborg.

Superman Peanut Butter

Lex Luthor appears in the animated commercial for Sunnyland Refining Company Superman Peanut Butter.

Ruby-Spears animated series

Lex Luthor appears in Superman (1988), voiced by Michael Bell. This version uses loopholes to cover up his illegal activities and shown wearing a Kryptonite ring which keeps Superman from getting close to him. He has a personal assistant named Jessica Morganberry (voiced by Lynne Marie Stewart).

Superman: The Animated Series

In Superman: The Animated Series, Luthor is introduced as a corrupt businessman who controls most of Metropolis. While he comes into conflict many times over the course of the series, he is always ultimately foiled, but avoids imprisonment due to lack of evidence.

Justice League

In Justice League, Lex Luthor is finally exposed as a criminal and loses his business empire. His character turns more toward the original conception of a criminal genius obsessed with destroying Superman. Early in the series, his criminal activities are finally exposed by Batman, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter and achieves sufficient evidence to prove his guilt. He also learns that he is suffering from terminal blood cancer caused by long-term exposure to a piece of Kryptonite he carried for years. While in prison, he bribes the Ultra-Humanite for freedom, and the two band together and ultimately form the first iteration of the Injustice Gang with Shade, Copperhead, Star Sapphire, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy and even the Joker. Ultra-Humanite creates a special chestplate that stops the spread of his cancer, and is part of an armored suit. However, Lex is betrayed by Ultra-Humanite when approached with an offer by Batman.

After a fight with Superman and Hawkgirl, Lex uses his criminal genius to manipulate the android Amazo to help him.

After assisting the League in fighting the Justice Lords, Luthor is eventually pardoned from his crimes, and implies that he is considering entering the field of politics.

Justice League Unlimited

In Justice League Unlimited, Lex continues to have a central role and becomes the main antagonist of the series.

In the first season, Lex continues to run for the President of the United States, while secretly serving as an ally of Project Cadmus. Luthor's actions cause Captain Marvel to quit the League, and the Question attempts to assassinate him so Superman cannot. At this point, Lex's Presidency is revealed to be a ruse to enrage Superman. Unknown to anyone, Luthor uses Cadmus to gain access to technology necessary to build his own duplicate of A.M.A.Z.O., intending to transfer his mind into the android body and gain immortality. He is thwarted by Amanda Waller and the seven founding Justice League members. At this point, it is revealed that Brainiac has been hiding within Luthor ever since Superman: The Animated Series, and ultimately convinces Luthor to fuse with him to help his goal of recreating the universe. However, they are defeated by the Flash, who briefly disappears from existence in the process, but manages to return from the Speed Force dimension. Afterwards, Luthor is arrested again.

In the final season, Luthor continually speaks to a hallucination of Brainiac, and is obsessed with rebuilding him and regaining his lost "godhood". After escaping prison, he joins the Secret Society led by Gorilla Grodd to obtain a piece of Brainiac in his possession, but later kills him and takes over leadership. His attempt to resurrect Brainiac ends up mistakenly resurrecting Darkseid, who attacks the Secret Society before heading to Earth. No longer able to see or hear Brainiac in his mind, Luthor then aids the League in defeating Darkseid, though he makes it clear that he cares less about saving the world and more about getting revenge on Darkseid for robbing him of his quest for power. With Metron's aid, Luthor acquires the Anti-Life Equation and uses it on him, absorbing them both into the Source Wall.

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Lex Luthor appears in Superman: Brainiac Attacks, voiced by Powers Boothe. Although using the same design from the DC Animated Universe, this Luthor is more comical, resembling more of the Gene Hackman version as opposed to the cold, calculating character from the animated series.

In the film, Luthor forms an alliance with Brainiac, whose original body was destroyed by Superman. Luthor manages to recover a piece of Brainiac's remains and takes it back to his lab in Metropolis, where he uses his technology to revive Brainiac. Luthor then offers a deal to the alien cyborg: he would offer him a new robot body and sent him to destroy Superman. Afterwards Brainiac would pretend to be defeated by Luthor and then leave Earth to conquer a different planet, while Luthor would appear as a hero to a people and then continue his quest to rule Earth. Seeing this as an opportunity, Brainiac accepts the deal, and Luthor sends Brainiac over to his LexCorp satellite in space, where Brainiac modifies it as his new body. As such, Luthor waited as Brainiac tracks down Superman and seemingly kills him in his Fortress of Solitude before returning to Metropolis to fulfill his side of the deal. At first, they seemingly put on a good show of a fight, but unfortunately, Brainiac betrays Luthor, now intending to conquer Earth himself; he even destroyed the self-destruct mechanism that Luthor placed in case of the possibility that he would be double-crossed.

Brainiac then defeats Luthor in a physical confrontation and continues to rampage on Metropolis, much to Luthor's dismay. However, Superman arrives to the rescue (having escaped the explosion of the Fortress by traveling to the Phantom Zone) and manages to permanently destroy Brainiac. However, Luthor is exposed as having been an ally of Brainiac and is now sought after by the authorities.

Superman: Doomsday

Lex Luthor is featured in the direct-to-video animated film Superman: Doomsday, voiced by James Marsters. Although he's shown to be highly intelligent, he is also extremely amoral, having Lexcorp scientists find ways to slow the treatment of said cures just to make a higher profit.

In the film, Luthor is indirectly responsible for the release of the creature Doomsday. Upon discovering that the latent radiation from the Earth's core can be harnessed for energy purposes, LexCorp has been illegally drilling into the earth. When Luthor's miners stumble upon Doomsday's alien spacecraft while digging, they accidentally damage it and awaken Doomsday from his long slumber. After the creature slaughters the mining team, Luthor orders Mercy Graves to cover up his involvement; when all other loose ends have been tied up, Luthor kills Mercy to prevent any chance of a leak.

Following Superman and Doomsday's battle, Superman is presumed deceased, and Luthor is free of all culpability. Rather than being pleased, Luthor is incensed that he has been robbed of the chance of doing the deed himself. Luthor then robs Superman's body from his grave with the intention of creating genetic clones of the Man of Steel. The first clone was made to replace Superman while secretly tending to Luthor's own dirty work, but his methods grow much more violent than the original: killing crooks, threatening careless civilians, and generally behaving like a public menace, even causing the death of Toyman by dropping the madman from a large height during the criminal's arrest because Toyman killed a little girl. Meanwhile, the real Superman's corpse disappears from LexCorp during an electrical blackout (it is later revealed that Superman's robot servant at the Fortress of Solitude rescued him after seeing minor pulse fluctuations through separate days, realizing Superman was not dead).

Luthor is visited in his office by Lois Lane. Luthor tries to seduce Lois and they kiss, but Lois uses a tranquilizer on Luthor and knocks him unconscious; Lois believes he is the one behind Superman's strange behavior. Lois and Jimmy Olsen uncover Luthor's cloning project, but Luthor reappears and tries to kill them with a gun. Fortunately, Superman's clone has freed himself from Luthor's control and steps in to rescue Lois and Jimmy, and brutally destroys his entire cloning project. Luthor runs to a room with red sun lamps, which will neutralize Superman's powers; and dons kryptonite gloves with the intention of beating the insolent clone to death. Instead, the clone traps Luthor in the vault, rips its foundation out of the building, and throws the vault across Metropolis. At the end of the film, it is revealed that Luthor survived, but with severe injuries. He is aware of the real Superman's resurrection at this point.

Justice League: The New Frontier

Lex Luthor makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The New Frontier.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Clancy Brown reprised his role of Lex Luthor in the film adaption of the comic book Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. In the film, Luthor is elected President of the United States. When a massive Kryptonite meteor streaks toward Earth, Luthor attempts to form a pact with Superman to destroy the meteor, but later frames Superman for the murder of the villain Metallo, convincing the public that the Man of Steel has been psychologically influenced by the Kryptonite radiation. He places a $1 billion bounty on Superman's head, forcing Superman and Batman go on the run while trying to find a way to clear Superman's name, stop the meteor from striking Earth, and expose Luthor as a traitor. It is later revealed that Luthor ordered Major Force to kill Metallo and pin the event on Superman. During the film, Luthor attempts to destroy the meteor with nuclear weapons, but the radiation produced by the meteor prematurely detonates the nukes. As a result, Luthor becomes disillusioned by his failure, and since he was already mentally unstable due to the Artificial Kryptonite and Bane's Venom infusions he was taking in secret, he decides to let the meteor hit so he can rule what's left of the planet. When he goes to fight Superman as a 13-year-old Toyman puts his plan into action to destroy the meteor, he dons a high tech battle suit powered by the kryptonite pumping through his veins and puts up a fairly good fight against Superman. However, the Venom eventually wears off and Superman is able to slowly strip the suit from Luthor. With Luthor's impeachment and subsequent incarceration with a testimony from Amanda Waller over his secret infusions, he is driven completely insane as he's taken away to jail.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Lex Luthor in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

An alternate universe version of Lex Luthor appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, voiced by Chris Noth. This version was the leader of his world's Justice League until the Crime Syndicate eradicated every member, leaving him as the sole survivor. To save his world, Luthor travels to a parallel Earth to enlist the Justice League's aid.

In battle, Luthor uses a yellow and black power suit, an alternate version of the evil Lex Luthor's green and purple warsuit; much like his counterpart's, his power suit allows him jet boot-assisted flight, enhanced strength, projection of beams from wrist blasters, and force fields around himself, and a piece of a small piece of blue kryptonite kept in one of its compartments to use against Ultraman. However, unlike his counterpart's suit, Luthor's is not cumbersome due to him not completely reliant on its gadgetry which aids his efficiency in combat. In addition, it also equipped with a dimensional transporter, and a mini-computer in the left glove.

The main universe version of Lex Luthor also makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the film as an inmate of Stryker's Island.

All-Star Superman

Lex Luthor appears in All-Star Superman, voiced by Anthony LaPaglia. This version is in prison but plots to kill Superman and obtain his powers. He ultimately succeeds in gaining powers, which allow him to see the fabric of the universe and understand the entirety of reality, but is defeated by Superman. When Luthor laments all the good he could have done with his superpowers after losing them, Superman points out that he already squandered that chance when he instead chose to use them to further his vendetta against Superman. After Superman's apparent death, Luthor, in a gesture of atonement, provides a template for replicating Superman's genetic structure in a human embryo. He appeared to know of Lois's desire to have children with Superman, given when Dr. Lee Quintum stated "they always wanted to have children".^[24]

Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

Lex Luthor appears in Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite, with Clancy Brown reprising his role.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Lex Luthor appears in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, voiced by Steve Blum. In the distorted 'Flashpoint' timeline, he and Deathstroke are captains of a ship as they set out to find Aquaman's doomsday device, but the ship is suddenly attacked by Aquaman's Atlantean army. Lex is wounded when Deathstroke and the crews were killed; Lex is executed as Aquaman says 'no survivors'.

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time

Lex Luthor appears in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.^[25] This version is the leader of the Legion of Doom who is frozen in ice during a battle with the Justice League, being discovered and put on display centuries later by the Legion of Super-Heroes. Subsequently, he is accidentally freed by Karate Kid and harnesses the Time Trapper's power to return to the past.

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Lex Luthor makes a cameo appearance in the post-credits scene for Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, voiced by Steve Blum.

DC Super Friends

Lex Luthor appears in DC Super Friends, voiced by Travis Willingham.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

An alternate universe Lex Luthor appears in Justice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced by Jason Isaacs. This version is a scientist who was paralyzed by an unspecified illness and is the leader of "Project Fair Play", a contingency plan to take down the Justice League if necessary. At the end of the film, he departs to explore other universes with Wonder Woman.

Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Lex Luthor appears in Justice League vs. Teen Titans, voiced again by Steve Blum. He appears as the leader of the Legion of Doom which also consists of Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Weather Wizard, and a new villain called Toymaster. Lex Luthor leads the attack on the Hall of Justice, but ends up defeated.

The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen

Lex Luthor appears in The Death of Superman and its second part Reign of the Supermen, voiced by Rainn Wilson. Lex is now under house arrest but is able to periodically escape thanks to one of his scientists wearing the tracking anklet. To combat Superman, he funds Dabney Donovan's cloning research which results in the creation of Superboy. After Superman's death, he reveals Superboy to the public as a LexCorp funded superhero. Superboy begins to question his existence and discovers that Lex donated part of his DNA for the cloning project, making Superboy his son. After the Justice League is teleported to another dimension, Lex helps Lois Lane use a Mother Box to bring them back to Earth. In exchange, all investigations in his criminal exploits are dismissed and he becomes a probationary member of the Justice League.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Lex Luthor appears in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, voiced by Ike Barinholtz. In the film's opening monologue, he is seen being held in captivity by the Justice League. He is later shown to be Superman's butler and best friend in the Systar System when under the influence of glitter.

Batman: Hush

Lex Luthor appears in Batman: Hush, voiced again by Rainn Wilson. While still a probationary member of the Justice League, Batman visits him for information on a delivery list of an ethylene compound to track down Poison Ivy's location.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Lex Luthor appears in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, voiced again by Rainn Wilson. Following the Justice League's unsuccessful assault on Apokolips, Luthor became a New God representative, reporting to Batman, now under the brainwash of Darkseid through a Mobius Chair, on the Reaper operation. He is revealed to be, however, just a mole working with Lois Lane. He provides Lois' team with Kryptonite-made weapons to fight off the Paradooms and prevent them from reaching the Boom Tube. He is later shown having been impaled and killed by one of the Paradooms during the final assault. However, this timeline is erased by the Flash when he time travels to prevent these events from happening.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow

Lex Luthor appears in Superman: Man of Tomorrow, voiced by Zachary Quinto.

Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse

Lex Luthor appears in Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, with Will Friedle reprising his voice role from the 2019 reboot.

DC League of Super Pets

Lex Luthor appears in DC League of Super-Pets, voiced by Marc Maron.^[26] In the film, he plots to gain superpowers by drawing orange kryptonite from space with a tractor beam, but is thwarted by the Justice League alongside Krypto. In the process, he also learns that the kryptonite is useless, as it only affects animals. Luthor is subsequently arrested, but is busted out by Lulu, a guinea pig and one of his former lab rats who has used the kryptonite to power up. He quickly betrays Lulu and attempts to steal credit for her capturing of the Justice League, but is trapped inside a rocket at the top of LexCorp alongside them. In the end, the rocket is downed, but Luthor remains trapped in his cage.

Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!

Lex Luthor appears in the crossover film Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!, voiced by Charles Halford.^[27][28]

Krypto the Superdog

Lex Luthor appears in Krypto the Superdog, voiced by Brian Dobson. This version has a pet iguana named Ignatius (voiced by Scott McNeil), who like him is intelligent, vain, and morally ambivalent.

Legion of Super Heroes

In the Legion of Super Heroes episode "Legacy", the young Superman meets Alexis (voiced by Tara Strong), the "richest girl in the galaxy" in the 31st century, who also has a knack with machinery and access to her own corporation's powerful technology. They quickly become friends, but Alexis is angered when Superman prioritizes his duties with the Legion over her, and attacks the Legion out of revenge. She is ultimately defeated and arrested, with most of her hair being burnt off after her battlesuit explodes. Alexis is then briefly seen in the season one finale, still in prison, and again in the season two premiere escaping with a crowd of inmates. Alexis's connection to Luthor is never explicitly stated, but she displays many similarities to him and her prison nametag has "Luthor" written in Interlac.

A young Luthor also appears in the issue #13 of the tie-in comic, Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century. This version does not yet show hostility towards Superman, though Brainiac 5 warns Superman to keep an eye on him.

The Batman

Lex Luthor appears in the fifth season of The Batman, with Clancy Brown reprising his role from the DCAU. Luthor hires Metallo (equipped with Luthor's only piece of Kryptonite) to defeat Superman, but is defeated by Batman. As Lex leaves for Gotham with his right-hand assistant Mercy Graves, Luthor hires Black Mask and Clayface (Basil Karlo) to kidnap Lois Lane to bring to Gotham as part of a diversion for Superman. While Superman, Batman, and Robin fight Black Mask and his henchmen while assisted by Bane, Mr. Freeze and Clayface, Luthor mixes Poison Ivy's mind-controlling spores and his Kryptonite dust to make Superman into his personal slave. It is revealed also that Luthor had previously confiscated technology from the remains of the Joining to create an army of robots to take over the world, ostensibly to protect it from future alien threats by interfacing with weaponry of Earth to create a global army under his control. However, after Batman frees Superman from Lex's control, both of them overpower and defeat Lex.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Lex Luthor appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. Additionally, an original character based on him, Ruthol, appears in the episode "The Super-Batman of Planet X!", voiced by Clancy Brown. He is Luthor's counterpart from Zur-En-Arrh and the archenemy of Batman of Zur-En-Arrh.

Young Justice

Lex Luthor is featured in Young Justice, voiced by Mark Rolston. This version is a member of the Light, as well as being the donor for the human half of Superboy's DNA. In the second-season finale episode "Endgame", when the Reach activated their machines which will destroy the Earth with natural disasters, Luthor temporarily allies with the Justice League to help defeat them. In the aftermath, G. Gordon Godfrey starts campaigning for Luthor to replace the now-resigned UN Secretary General, much to the Justice League's dismay.

In the third season that take place two years after the Reach's defeat, Lex Luthor has made a law where the Justice League can't interfere in metahuman trafficking plots, causing some of its members to resign. Luthor later calls in Flash to make the Outsiders look bad during a U.N. conference. Later, Luthor's attempts to smear the Outsiders' reputation further while on G. Gordon Godfrey's show backfire as public opinion and the Outsiders' parents support them (though the latter initially wanted them to stop). Luthor later forms Infinity, Inc. to help the Light discredit the Outsiders. At the end of the third season, Black Lightning, Oracle and Cyborg trace Tara's communicator to expose Lex as a meta-trafficker. With Superman and Superboy backing them up through his cloning projects, they successfully get Lex removed from his position.

Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered

Lex Luthor appears in the animated television special Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered, voiced by John DiMaggio.^[29]

Justice League Action

Lex Luthor appears in Justice League Action, voiced by James Woods.^[30] He is one of a few incarnations of the character who admits to having been a redhead, like he does in Superman No. 4 (1940).^[31]

DC Super Hero Girls

Lex appears in DC Super Hero Girls voiced by Will Friedle. This version is a teenager with a pronounced sibling rivalry with Lena.

Harley Quinn

Lex Luthor appears in Harley Quinn, voiced by Giancarlo Esposito. In "So You Need A Crew?", he appears on the news to announce that Doctor Psycho has been banished from the Legion of Doom for saying the "C-word" on national television. In "L.O.D.R.S.V.P.", the Legion of Doom invites Harley Quinn to become a new member and reinstates Psycho, but he secretly tells Poison Ivy that the Legion is only interested in her and threatens to not let Harley join unless she does too. Ivy refuses and tries to warn Harley, but Luthor inducts Harley anyway to ruin their friendship. While the Legion of Doom's headquarters was destroyed by the Joker in the season one finale, "The Final Joke", Luthor survived as he reappeared in the season two episode "Bachelorette" trying to purchase Themyscira for LexCorp from Eris only to be thwarted by Harley and Ivy. In the season three finale "The Horse and The Sparrow", Luthor returns once again as he plans to reform the Legion of Doom. He invites Ivy to lead it in exchange for killing the newly-elected Mayor Joker. While Ivy initially accepts the deal, she ultimately spares the Joker after talking with him about her relationship with Harley and realizing the latter does not want to be a villain anymore. Lex spends the fourth season attempting to overtake the Legion of Doom following Ivy's rise in popularity, culminating in him thickening the ozone layer to weaken Superman, but is defeated by Harley and Ivy and taken to Apokolips by Steppenwolf.

Lex Luthor will appear in the spinoff series Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, voiced by Lance Reddick in a posthumous role.^[32]

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Lex Luthor appears in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, once again voiced by Clancy Brown. In the story, Luthor broke Joker out of Arkham Asylum with his new weapon, the "Deconstructor", which can take apart any black object, even Batman and his vehicles. He let Joker use it in exchange for his assist in Luthor's presidential campaign. To this end, they break into the Batcave, steal Batman's entire supply of kryptonite, and use it to power a giant Joker robot that can dispense a gas that will convince everyone in Gotham to vote for Lex. However, their plans are foiled when the Justice League appears. Despite Luthor's efforts to destroy them using his large Power Armor in the final boss battle, the armor is destroyed when the Martian Manhunter uses the Watchtower's laser, defeating Lex. After completing story mode, he is found as an optional boss fight and an unlockable character, found at the Yacht Club.

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Lex Luthor appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, with Clancy Brown reprising his role. He gathers various villains to form the Legion of Doom so he can sneak in to the Watchtower disguised as Hawkman, hijack the weapons systems and become President of Earth. But he and the others later join with the Justice League to defeat Brainiac. During the adventure he temporarily gets struck with Indigo Lantern energy, filling him with compassion until Superman focuses the Lanterns' energies into a crystal to return Earth to its normal size. While the Justice League are left occupied with Brainiac, he manages to take over the White House while the Justice league were distracted, but they were sent to jail by the heroes after they defeat Brainiac and restore the remaining cities.

Lego Dimensions

Lex Luthor appears as a boss in Lego Dimensions, voiced by Travis Willingham.

Lego DC Super-Villains

Lex Luthor serves as one of the main characters in Lego DC Super-Villains,^[35] voiced again by Clancy Brown.^[36]

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Lex Luthor appears as a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us, voiced again by Mark Rolston. In the "Prime" universe, Luthor leads an attack on the Watchtower battling the Teen Titans before being subdued by Batman's original version. He then reveals that he provided the Joker a nuke to destroy Metropolis, expecting the Justice League to die attempting to stop him and he would rebuild the city in his own image before Nightwing knocked him out. In an alternate universe, Luthor is a benevolent entrepreneur and friend of Superman who secretly opposes his Regime. He is later killed by Superman, and honored posthumously by Cyborg after the Regime is overthrown. In Lex's ending in Battle Mode, the original version defeats Superman and takes advantage of his alternate self's heroic sacrifice, becoming a hero to its people and new ruler.

Injustice 2

Lex Luthor is referenced in Injustice 2. After the defeat of Superman's Regime, a special prison was built in honor to his name and appears as the Red Sun Prison stage. Before his death in his suicide mission to stop Superman, Luthor sent Lucius Fox to send a message to Batman, such as handing his fortunes to Batman while aware of his death and the Insurgency's victory. A memorial statue of Luthor appears in the background of the Metropolis stage. Additionally, in Aquaman's ending, his marines discover a secret undersea laboratory built by Luthor before his death which contains a dimensional portal that Aquaman decides to use to seek the aid of the alternate universe Justice League in taking down the Regime as Aquaman does not wish to see return to power. Lex is also referred to as Bizarro's creator.