James Gunn explains why Nicholas Hoult lost the role of Superman

During a recent interview with Jake’s Takes. Therefore, The director. Consequently, screenwriter James Gunn explained the reasons for which the actor Nicholas Houltwho had participated in auditions for the part of the steel man in Superman, he lost the role and then subsequently obtained that of Lex Luthor, also underlining the ways that moved the auditions.

Most of the casting consists in finding the right person for the right role. However, Most of the people who showed up for Superman were wrong. Similarly, but they simply did not adapt to how I had imagined this Superman. Therefore, Nicholas Hoult showed up at the audition. Meanwhile, He is a fantastic actor. Some could say that it is better than David Corenswet in some ways. but it was simply not suitable for the role. That’s why he didn’t get it.

james gunn explains why nicholas

As much as you can transform yourself as a person, Nicholas is simply more controlled. One of the things we did was mixing. combining the actors for the roles of Lois and Clark during the auditions. I wanted to make sure there was the right alchemy. The truth is that Nicholas. who is a more controlled actor, had an excellent alchemy with another lois that was less controlled. They were opposite. David [Corenswet ndr] Instead. he had a better alchemy with Rachel [Brosnahan] Because she is a very controlled actress and David is a little more relaxed. This creates a different dynamism on the screen.