[Linked Image] THAT was Jimmy? Glad his character will be addressed more fully on the 30 minutes of extra footage on the DVD.
THIS article talks about the idea behind making Jimmy a CIA operative (or is it agent?). It harkins back to the comic: Superman: Red Son.

Just out of curiosity, how do you consider the same actor for the characters Jimmy Olsen and Lex Luthor? [Linked Image] Although, I get the joke behind casting a huge actor to play Jimmy Olsen and then killing him off 5 minutes later. That would've been cool. Yes, my sense of humor can be that dark. Might've have been fun (albeit confusing) if Synder had kept Eisenberg as Jimmy and Lex. They could've been doppelgangers or just shown Eisenberg's versatility that he could play both characters in the same film. However, it would've been too distracting from Superman and we already had Bats doing that, so probably good that he didn't.

VirginiaR.
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"clearly there is a lack of understanding between those two... he speaks Lunkheadanian and she Stubbornanian" -- chelo.