Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor Is President In Crisis On Infinite Earths
by
NOAH VILLAVERDE on DECEMBER 9, 2019
Although he
turned down an opportunity to appear in
Crisis On Infinite Earths, Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor as seen in
Smallville still has a surprising offscreen role in the crossover.
During
Batwoman’s episode
Crisis On Infinite Earths: Part Two, Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin), Lois Lane (Bitsie Tulloch) and Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) travel to Earth-167, which is revealed to be Smallville. Here, we see
Smallville’s Clark Kent (Tom Welling) chopping some wood outside his home. The trio warn him that Lex Luthor is traveling throughout the multiverse to kill him. It is here where Clark mentions that he “didn’t know that the President was in town,” referencing Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor.
So as it turns out, in the years following
Smallville’s series finale, Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor became President of the United States. This follows some comic book stories in which Superman’s mortal enemy becomes President. This storyline in the comics is often brought up in recent years due to some finding parallels between Lex Luthor and Donald Trump.
In
Smallville’s series finale that aired in 2011, it is revealed that Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor was elected in 2018. It’s funny to see how certain story decisions are revisited after all these years, even if it’s paralleling real-life events in such sheer irony.
Michael Rosenbaum portrayed Lex Luthor in the first seven seasons of
Smallville, returning for the series finale in 2011.
Do you wish we still got a chance to see Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor in
Crisis On Infinite Earths? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news on Michael Rosenbaum and the Arrowverse.
Crisis On Infinite Earths will span two quarters and consist of
Arrow,
The Flash,
Supergirl,
Legends of Tomorrow, and
Batwoman. The Arrowverse crossover will continue with two more episodes in December before concluding with two additional entries in January.
In addition to the regular cast members of each
Arrowverse series,
Crisis on Infinite Earths will also feature appearances by Tyler Hoechlin as Superman, Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman and Ray Palmer/The Atom, LaMonica Garrett as the Anti-Monitor, Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor, Tom Cavanagh as Pariah, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Cress Williams as Black Lightning, Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne, Johnathon Schaech as Jonah Hex, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Tom Welling as Clark Kent / Superman, Ashley Scott Will as Huntress, and Burt Ward in an undisclosed role.
