Richard Donner was an American film director, producer and actor. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. From Wikipedia
Hoult cites influences ranging from Gene Hackman through Michael Rosenbaum in crafting a darker, more nuanced Lex Luthor central to the DC Universe reboot.
