"He's a great actor. I mean, some might say he's better than David in certain ways, but he just didn't fit the role, and that's why he didn't get that," the director said of Hoult, who plays Lex Luthor in the new movie.

James Gunn’s “Superman” is flying into theaters this month with David Corenswet in the title role and Nicholas Hoult as the villainous Lex Luthor. But that wasn’t the role Hoult auditioned for. The “Nosferatu” and “X-Men” star originally sought the role of Superman but lost out to Corenswet in auditions.

Nicholas Hoult raves about working with ‘wonderful’ Superman co-star David Corenswet at the film’s London premiere. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at and follow us on Twitter at

As James Gunn’s highly anticipated “Superman” soars into theaters this month, fans can journey into the DC Universe with a new book about the making of the film. Penned by veteran film author James Field,

“It was just difficult to figure out where I was going to come from with Superman ,” Gunn said speaking to io9 in Los Angeles last week. “And I think that it really started with my dog in a lot of ways. The idea of putting in Krypto, I think, was the fun part for me, because that was something that we hadn’t really seen in a Superman movie.”

David Corenswet's Superman is being added to a popular DC video game, allowing fans to play as the new Man of Steel.

Explore the highly anticipated Superman reboot starring David Corenswet, directed by James Gunn, aiming to redefine the DC Universe with a fresh perspective.

Even without having seen the film itself and only the trailers, we know that James Gunn’s Superman already has a more upbeat and positive Man of Steel than any we’ve seen in a film in decades.