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xrnzaaasPL t1_j5pfcns wrote

Reply to comment by envision83 in Superman & Lois casts Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor by klutzysunshine

Something tells me there's a conflict there and that's why he's not being cast, just like they passed on him when CW was doing a huge crossover with Tom Welling & Erica Durance involved (among others).

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linkman0596 t1_j5pr31r wrote

He already talked about why he turned down being in crisis. Apparently they called him and asked for an almost immediate answer despite not having a script or any idea of what they actually would with him if he agreed, and he got the call when he was at the hospital visiting a relative potentially on their death bed.

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stumpcity t1_j5phmw4 wrote

I don’t think they ever considered Rosenbaum, it’s probably not so much a conflict as it is just not a consideration. IIRC Cryer said he was the first option but there were conflicts with another show he was already contracted to.

So far as the Crisis crossover I believe Rosenbaum didn’t get looped in because he basically had a quote that production just wouldn’t meet. They did reach out but he wanted more money than they were willing to spend. Which is fine! Rosenbaum asked for his worth and when they said nah, he said fine. It’s probably nothing personal at all

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[deleted] t1_j5q7hs6 wrote

I think Rosenbaum said in an interview that they offered him a role in the Crisis crossover, but he only had a short time to accept it and the writers didn't even know how they were going to use him. So he decided to pass.

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merelyadoptedthedark t1_j5pnusm wrote

>Rosenbaum asked for his worth

Does he really have much worth in the acting world these days? All he does is his podcast.

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toughtacos t1_j5q6zyq wrote

He’s got a lot of very good guests, even though he’s a pretty bad host himself. Much like Lex Fridman now that I think about it… Fortunately the guests are always interesting to make up for that!

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Sentry459 t1_j5s4kj9 wrote

Oh I don't watch a lot of podcasts but I think he does a great job, what makes him a bad host to you?

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toughtacos t1_j5t6480 wrote

Which one? 😄 Rosenbaum isn’t terrible, but I never feel like he does any research on the guests he doesn’t know intimately from before, beforehand, and makes a lot of assumptions and the guests often end up correcting him. Maybe that doesn’t make him a bad host, but I think it makes for awkward moments. I like him as a person and actor, just not so much as a podcast host.

Fridman on the other hand is just a clout chaser who loves so surround himself with successful people and thrives on being able to say sentences starting or ending with, “my friend Elon/Rogan/Peterson/etc” 😁

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[deleted] t1_j5q7nhc wrote

I'm sure whatever he was asking for is reasonable. The problem is the CW is cheaper than dirt.

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envision83 t1_j5pgov1 wrote

What did they do a crossover on with him? Only other thing I know he was on was Lucifer… which was pretty good.

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