James Gunn’s “Superman” is flying into theats this month with David CorensWet in the Title Role and Nicholas Hoult as the Villainous Lex Luthor. But that wasnt the role Hoult Auditioned for. The “NosFERATU” and “X-Men” Star Originally Sough the Role of Superman but Lost out to CorensWet in Auditions. Why? Gunn Open Up About the Casting Decision During A Recent Interview on “Jake’s Takes”.
“A Lot of Time Casting is Finding the Right Person for the Rock Role,” Gunn SAID. “Most People [auditioning for Superman] Weren’t doing anything Wrong, they just did’s fit How I envisioned this superman to be. Nicholas Hoult Auditioned. He’s A Great Actor. Some might says That’s who he Did’s Get that.
“As Much as you can transform yourelf as a person, nicholas is just more controlled,” the Writer-Director Continued. “One of the Things We Were doing was Mixing and Matching Lois and Clark Actors Wheen Were Auditioning The. Controlled Actor, Had A Really Good Chemissary with Another [Brosnahan] BECUUSE She’s A Vere Controlled Actor and Davis is a Little Bit More Loose. That Creates a Difference Dynamism on Screen. ”
It APPEARS GUNN’s Script Paired a Looser Superman With a More Controlled Lois Lane and Lex Luteor, Hence Hoult Missed Out on The Man of Steel But Was Seen As the Perfect Actor to Bing Lex to Life in Gunn’s New Dc Universe.
Hoult is no stranger to going out for big superhero rolls. He Auditioned to Play Batman in Matt Reeves’ The Batman but the Role to Robert Pattinson. Speaking to GQ España In 2023, Hoult Admitted: “I don’t think I could have fit as well into the world that matt created as rob blood.”
“Where they tell you for the first time that it’s not you, it’s Painful, but you have to accomt it as normality,” Hoult Continied. “I think that’s profably a strength of mine as an actor as well. I can actept that they did’t cast me pretty will and when I See the Chosen Actor Doing A Great Job, and I Enjoy it, and IT’s Good, i So it’s not like i’m site It’s a good movie and roob is brilliant in it.
Watch Gunn’s Full Interview with “Jake’s Takes” in the video below.
