Earlier than he landed the position of the villain, Lex Luthor, Nicholas Hoult had his eye on enjoying the hero, Superman.
Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to advertise their upcoming movie, Superman, which was directed and written by James Gunn. The visitor host, Diego Luna, requested them about their audition course of.
“That is very awkward. Sure, I auditioned for Superman,” Hoult responded earlier than Corenswet added that they auditioned on the “similar day” and crossed one another.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed in 2023 that Hoult was one of many finalists for the position of Superman. Nevertheless, the half went to Corenswet.
“I walked out of doing considered one of my audition scenes, and I used to be like, ‘Yeah, not dangerous. OK,’ And I walked across the nook, and there was plenty of shadows on the studio lot after which one ray of sunshine,” Hoult recalled. “David had taken a seat on this ray of sunshine and was sitting there, charging up from the solar like Superman does, getting his energy.”
The Nosferatu actor continued, “I walked over to say hey, and he stood up, and I used to be like, ‘Goddamn, he’s about an inch taller than me. Have a look at his hair. Have a look at his jawline.’ After which he began talking, and I shook his hand, and I used to be like, ‘His fingers are a bit greater than me.’ After which he spoke, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, his voice is just a little bit deeper too.’ And in that second, while we had been shaking fingers, I used to be like, ‘I’d be comfortable if this man was Superman. I used to be like, ‘You’re good for it.’”
Corenswet added that he “admired Nick as an actor for a very long time” and that getting to satisfy him after they had been “each dressed as Clark Kent” was “a bit bizarre” however “great.” Nevertheless, he stated, “The day that I came upon that he had agreed to play Lex Luthor, I believed, ‘This can be the very best factor that occurs to this movie as a result of a superhero is barely as fascinating as their villain.’”
Superman, which additionally stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, hits theaters July 11.