Jon Cryer: Even I was skeptical about playing Lex Luthor on Supergirl

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Hollywood has a history of getting Lex Luther wrong, so Cryer's casting as the iconic villain came with some skepticism. "I was one of those skeptical people!" laughs Cryer, who makes his debut on The CW series on Sunday. "To this day, I’m not 100 percent sure why they asked me. But I’ve really loved the scripts so far, and I get what they’re doing. This Lex is a lot closer to the comics than Gene Hackman’s was. This guy is a sociopath, so it’s actually a darker play, and I think they were trying to find somebody who could find a twinkle in the eye of that. Which is hard! And I have to say, it only took me a few minutes before I was 100 percent comfortable and was like, 'Oh, yeah, I’m exactly the guy for this.'" ALSO: Supergirl promotes Azie Tesfai to series regular ahead of her debut on Sunday.