Hackman said he loved the role of Lex Luthor.

“It’s great fun. It’s like a license to steal. Almost anything you do is going to be okay because he’s a kind of a flamboyant character and deranged and all the things that actors love to play,” he said. “It’s the best part in the movie… I wouldn’t play Superman for anything.”

“Foul play is not suspected as a factor in those deaths at this time however exact cause of death has not been determined…”

and their dog was dead too