Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet They visited “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Some time ago to promote their upcoming film “Superman”, which was directed and written by James Gunn. During the interview, they shared stories from behind the scenes. It turns out that Nicholas Hoult, who in the latest DC production plays the antagonist Lex Luthor, originally applied for the role of the title hero!
“It’s very awkward. Yes, I was at the interrogation to Superman,” Huult replied before Corenswet added that they were listened to the same day! “I left one of the interrogation scenes. (…) There was a lot of shadow in the studio and only one ray of sun. David sat in this radius of the sun and sat there, loading batteries like Superman,” said Hoult.
Although ultimately the role of the main character went to Corenswert, he also repaid Nicholas with nice words.
“On the day I learned that he agreed to play Lex Luthor, I thought:” It could be the best thing that happened to this film, because the superhero is as interesting as his villain, “” said the actor.
The director clearly stated that although Nicholas Hoult has a huge talent, he simply did not fit the role of a superhero.
“Often the casting is about finding the right person for the right role. Most people who appeared in interrogations did nothing wrong, they just didn’t fit into how I imagined this superman. Nicholas Hoult was at the casting. He is a great actor. Some may say that he is better than David (Corenswerta) in some respects. He got ” – he explained James Gunn on the “Jake’s Takes” channel. But that’s not all – during interrogations, perfect chemistry was also sought between the characters Lois and Clark.
“Although he can change himself as a person on the screen, Nicholas is simply more mastered. One of the things we did during the interrogations was mixing and matching the actors to the roles of Lois and Clark. I wanted to make sure they have this chemistry. The truth is that Nicholas, who is a more controlled actor, had really good chemistry with another Lois, which was less mastered.”
This is not the first time Hoult applied for a role in a superhero film. Years ago, he tried to perform with Matt Reeves as Batman.