ANSON MOUNT Remembers Being Offered the Role of LEX LUTHOR on SMALLVILLE

[@trevorpowers6032]

I body doubled for Anson on Dr. Strange 2, and he was super chill! I would definitely work with him again!

[@gamepoy5056]

OH! He's Blackbolt!!! So. Did you get to wear the costume in full?!

[@KevinChristley]

Anson is a gift to us all.

[@MonteVanVleet]

Anson Mount is fantastic on Strange New Worlds. He is my favorite Trek captain since Patrick Stewart.

[@blacknrd05]

Eh let's stop the breaks. He's no Sisko.

[@MrBrock314]

@@blacknrd05 Lol, Sisko.

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

It's crazy to me just how much we're finding out about behind the scenes stuff concerning Smallville and the actors who tested for both Clark and Lex! The what ifs are endless!

[@sfresh79]

Maybe it's just me but Mount would have made a great Batman. He's got the Bruce Wayne look, handsome, charming and mild mannered and can switch to menacing/ threatening in an instant.

[@BadassBrowncoat]

He's been my pick for an older Superman for a hot minute

[@mattboesch8907]

he finally played him in Injustice.

[@righteousrawb7225]

I thought the same thing

[@koushikraja331]

.....he still can. I mean, new DCU batman is supposed to be 40+ and have the fifth robin....

[@guylanglois1802]

I'd say give him green lantern

[@Tomurow]

So wait... was Anson the guy that Michael talked about in his interview with James Gunn...?! lol 🤣

[@Ham-ra]

It's has to be. Tho he definitely doesn't push back on Mount's claim like he told Gunn.

[@LazyEyeNZ]

I was thinking of this when Michael was talking to James Gunn 😂

[@dreamprophet4499]

Yes it is, but he probably found out later it wasn’t the case.

[@garybeltrand5802]

Anson Mount is awesome. I always think of Tully, my favorite indie movie of all time, when I see or hear about him, and then there the cover is right behind him. I'm a big Sam Rockwell fan too so seeing them together in Mr. Right was a treat. Anson played a great bad guy.

[@purefoldnz3070]

For Michael Rosenbaum getting offered Lex on Smallville was everything but for Anson it was simply tuesday!

[@D21BeastReviews]

@Kinda batooni Nowadays he’s Blackbolt for Marvel and Captain Pike on Star Trek. He was also on Hell on Wheels. But before 10 years ago, yeah. No idea who he was. I didn’t even remember him appearing on Smallville.

[@D21BeastReviews]

@Kinda batooni Well. If you saw Doctor Strange 2, you saw his most recent appearance as Blackbolt. But he also played Blackbolt on the ABC Inhumans show from a few years back. Crazy that they actually brought him back for Multiverse of Madness. But before Inhumans I didn’t know who Mount was. I never watched Hell On Wheels.

[@iBeamer]

Nice! Way to pull off a fantastic Street Fighter reference!

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@iBeamer doesnt get old.

[@SeansModelBuilds2017]

​@@D21BeastReviews i remember that.

[@nickphelps3140]

Michael Rosenbaum said he called the creator and the creator denied that. Michael Rosenbaum said he was never offered the role

[@Ham-ra]

Yes, he talks about it in the James Gunn interview. It's bizarre.

[@MrChristyCree]

Hasn’t Rosenbaum called this out on his James Gunn interview 😂

[@frenchitaaki7357]

I think he did....🙃 but he suggested it was BS. I think so. Thats what I got anyway.

[@calkelpdiver]

Okay, these are 3 guys who are good friends comparing war stories. Now all they need is a beer in the hand. This was cool to see. Anson you need to get both Tom and Michael on to ST: Strange New Worlds some how as guest stars for a couple of episodes. Make them either ex-Academy buddies or pure villains. It could work.

[@michaellefort6128]

Tom could come on as Superman from an alternate universe. And Lex finds out he's on the ship and shows up to kill him.

[@seanstoyroom2021]

If Micheal had the Lex Makeup, he hardly would look any older.

[@Itec0ntest]

Tom is brilliant when playing villains, i really do wish he would play one in Trek

[@jasperstuut]

He was so good on Hell on wheels

[@jayvansickle7607]

Long live Captain Pike! Even in a beep chair.

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

He's been around for a long time. I'm glad he's getting some shine on Star Trek

[@leannepritchett6323]

Wow. Love hearing these stories. Anson is amazing but the show would have never been the same. Rosey IS Lex 💯❤️.

[@seanahmed9079]

OMG Just look at Anson Mount!!!!

[@alexanderhill2004]

Anson Mount is my top pick to play the new DCU Batman.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Esp. since that Batman is supposed to be middle age

[@EtOH-ALOC]

I love him as Capt. Pike. Strange New Worlds is great Star Trek

[@VALENTINEproductions]

Anson would make a good Batman

[@r0bw00d]

He already has in the animated _Injustice_ movie.

[@dawayder]

I'm glad they decided to do this podcast.

[@frankpavan7865]

He was intense on that SmallVille episode !

[@captainkev10]

“You talking about Sorority Girls?” 😂

[@johnblackhead2384]

Mr. Bohannon, the best.

[@TrumbullComic]

It really speaks well of Anson that he didn't want to say for the record that he had been offered the role of Lex Luthor before Michael was. Classy guy.

[@40focals22]

So glad to hear the Poolhaul Junkies reference. A GOAT tier movie.

[@simonjack9699]

yeah I could definitely see Anson as a older version of lex luthor😮 I always thought after Smallville we would have got a present and lex luthor revive episode because the final season was always mentioning the future like 2020 something where lex was president... Even the guy Zachary from Shazam who played Chuck from the show Chuck even said to this so many shows like Smallville that is no longer making episodes they could always come back for some streaming event.. that's why I wouldn't be surprised if a few years from now we'll see like some Grant Gustin flash revive episode because even Grant Gustin said at an interview with entertainment weekly that he wouldn't be surprised if he comes back as the flash someday.. he even said it too if he ever gets a phone call to come back as the flash either on a TV show or on a movie he would say yes

[@micahclawrence]

Met him at Sewanee University in 2003. All the girls were fawning.

[@heidireinli8701]

Anson is awesome , lovely man

[@grant8653]

Anson! You are epic!

[@edmontonboy99]

I keep forgetting Anson was supposed to be a gunslinger railroad builder with a Southern accent, and seeing him speak in his normal voice is weird.

[@islandhoppers6101]

I know right! Cullen Bohannon is too cool

[@brianlagrant9757]

Hell on Wheels was so underrated.

[@JnEricsonx]

Watch Strange New Worlds. He's great.

[@Stumme-40203]

I could honestly see Anson as Lex, but I don’t think he would be as good as Michael was.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

In all these years I have seen Anson Mount act on screen, I have NEVER seen him smile or laugh ever! This is so strange! lol He should do it more often. Now I know I said I want to see him smile more often but I would love to see him play Doctor Doom or Batman. lol

[@KillahMate]

He smiles a good deal on Strange New Worlds - and he is indeed very good at it.

[@daviddemeree5935]

I would love to meet these guys one day smallville is the only show ive ever watch all the way threw many times

[@micpar2]

He could of played Superman, Capt.Marvel/Shazam or Bruce Wayne/Batman.

[@dejatwixt9214]

I know it won't happen but I would love him to play Mr. Fantastic

[@anthonychen8870]

He’s perfect for the role.

[@ueno1]

His agent is slipping!

[@rainkinggw]

Tully man, find it, watch it, love it.

[@JacobRavenglass]

That's kinda cool: there's an alternate universe where Anson Mount played Lex Luthor and voiced the Flash!🙃

[@johnmccarthy5508]

Anson seems like a great bloke

[@brainfat1]

It's funny how his facial mannerisms and demeanor are so different from on ST:SNW but they still feel familiar. Not as if Pike was letting down his hair, but rather we are watching Pike's younger brother who just had a bong rip.

[@oanamunteanu4744]

Always had a crush on him 🤗☺️🙈

[@sabahbubbler]

How did the room not explode? That's more than whispers

[@thewewguy8t88]

Imainge a world where micheal was playing pike and Aston was playing Luther.

[@deebullock9284]

A son will always be my Cullen Bohannan from HELL ON WHEELS!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robertfuentes9677]

Sebastian Castellanos everyone!

[@maryalves4594]

❤❤❤

[@markjackson1368]

Britt Reed. The Green Hornet.

[@totkewali5132]

okay answer this tom how did you not fall in love with the actress who played lana in real life?

[@ItsRyanUnicomb]

Crazy how this never actually happened 😂

[@mattcgw]

Anson seems to always have past up good roles. Whilst never landing anything similar.

[@r0bw00d]

It's a real shame that he passed up on being Captain Christopher Pike on _Strange New Worlds._ It could've been his big break.

[@Andrea-dp5hs]

Hubiera sido buen Lex también,es muy lindo

[@ktoth29]

Him and Tom are too similar, it wouldn't have worked.

[@nathandoden7698]

Praise GOD! Please pray for me Nathan, my health, and my family in JESUS CHRIST ALMIGHTY NAME Amen.

[@Ham-ra]

Mount is lying thru his teeth. He was never offered the part, and you can tell he's full of shit. Watch Michaels interview with James Gunn and he all but confirms it. Although in Michaels recounting to Gunn he claimed he called him out, which he clearly doesn't do. This whole thing weird.

[@susanhutchings194]

I am eating now e person in the office and I have attached my resume for your help to check if you want to use the same time as well as the

[@Jiggerj01830]

??? How is it that I've never heard of ANSON MOUNT???

[@jeffstroisch]

He played BlackBolt in Inhumans and again in Dr Strange Multiverse of Madness.

[@r0bw00d]

_Strange New Worlds._ He's Captain Pike.

[@mack1305]

You've got to watch him in Hell on Wheels. He's fantastic

[@AFS-ht7bg]

You can't shave that hair

[@NitpickingNerd]

Should have played Clark

[@wdeemarwdeemar8739]

Dam I like him but he gets such bad writing.

[@rationalmuscle]

Man, I wish like hell SNW wasn't so damn woke. I like Anson a lot, but it's unwatchable. Maybe they can learn from Picard Season 3.

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

🙄Read a f'ckn book.

[@jjayguy23]

I’m sorry but SNW is way better than Picard. Way wayyyyy better.

[@rationalmuscle]

@@jjayguy23 Not even close to Trek. It's as if they hired some Gen Z asshole who has never watched Trek at all to write for Trek, but only gave him the Abrams movies to go on.