Leonardo DiCaprio was the one who encouraged Zack Snyder to work on the idea Superman fighting Justice League.

Zach co-stars in the DC Extended Universe and Justice League movie, made this interesting confession while talking about the latest episode happy sad confused podcast.

When podcast host Josh Horowitz questions the casting choice of supervillain Lex Luthor in 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

To this, Zack replied that he had discussions with Adam Driver and Leonardo DiCaprio about playing Lex Luthor in the movie.

“I think I did have a phone call with Adam. Leonardo DiCaprio, I talked to him about it,” the filmmaker said.

Zack, who ultimately cast Jesse Eisenberg in the film, shared that Leonard “actually had a lot of great ideas in the meeting.”

“I think, in the end, he was like, ‘Well, I don’t know.’ But he was very smart about the material and the character,” the filmmaker revealed.

Zach noted, “In a lot of ways, I think he was the one who mentioned the idea to me. Superman fighting Justice League at some point. “

In addition, a sequel is in the works dawn of justice Luthor turned against Batman and Superman, ultimately leading to Superman’s death and the formation of Justice Leaguewhich is scheduled to be released as a 2017 movie of the same name.

Zack credits Leonardo’s idea for ‘Justice League’ and 2021’s ‘Justice League’ recut to Zack Snyder’s work Justice League.

Meanwhile, Zack isn’t the only one approaching Leonardo about a superhero movie, as another high-profile figure, screenwriter David S. Goh, who worked with Christopher Nolan on the Batman trilogy, David S. Goyer told reporters. happy sad confused In September 2023, Warner Bros. executives wanted Leonardo to play Batman’s nemesis after the success of 2008 dark Knight.