With today's announcement that Jesse Eisenberg will be playing Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor, in the new Superman-Batman crossover film (which also stars Ben Affleck as Batman), the internet has returned to a state of epic freakout. Fans have already begun insisting that yet again, the casting directors have made the wrong call (insert a long-suffering sigh here).

With respect, I'd like to offer some evidence to contrast that theory.