Joaquin Phoenix could very soon be headed to DC Comics’ big screen universe. Variety reports that Warner Bros. is very keen on casting the Her star for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Batman vs. Superman, likely in the role of the sequel’s central villain, which has long been rumored to be Lex Luthor.
Batman vs. Superman will feature the return of Henry Cavill as Superman, facing off against Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne. In addition, the film will mark the big screen debut of Wonder Woman as played by Gal Gadot.
Following a brief break from acting as part of the preparation for his quasi-documentary I’m Still Here, Phoenix returned to the big screen for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master last year. In addition to Spike Jonze’s Her, which hits theaters in a limited release this week, Phoenix can be seen coming up in Anderson’s Thomas Pynchon adaptation, Inherent Vice.
Production on Batman vs. Superman will begin early next year at the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac where it will occupy all seven sound stages on the lot in addition to several locations around the state. Also starring Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne, the Zack Snyder-directed Batman vs. Superman hits theaters on July 17, 2015.
