We recently learned about that director James Gunn had thrown Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in his next film Superman: Legacy movie. Hoult was one of several actors Gunn met for the role, and at one point he was trying to cast Bradley Cooper. It was previously rumored that Cooper was actually offered the role of the villain and that he turned it down. But that’s not exactly what happened.
That rumor has now been clarified by insider Jeff Snyder, who says: “Gunn has long wanted a movie star to play Lex Luthor, and is believed to have discussed the role with Bradley Cooper during the press tour for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3but ultimately it came back to Hoult, who was almost on the verge of playing Batman for the director Matt Reeves. He’s been on DC’s radar for years…”
Cooper would have been an interesting choice for Luthor, and I actually like the idea of an older Lex Luthor versus a younger one. But Gunn wanted that younger blood, probably because he plans to play around with these characters as he builds his DC cinematic universe. I like Houlth, though, and I’m sure he’ll be good. I’m just curious to see what his version of Lex will be.
Would you have liked to see an older version of Lex versus a younger version?
Hoult will join the previous cast David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Isabela Mercede as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific, e María Gabriela de Faría in the role of Angela Spica, aka The Engineer.
Superman: Legacy will tell the story of “Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.”
Superman: Legacy will launch the cinematic portion of DC Studios’ Gods and Monsters: Part 1. It is expected to start in early 2024 and is scheduled for theatrical release on July 11, 2025.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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