Nicholas Hoult landed the role of Lex Luthor even though he auditioned to play the Man of Steel, but there were no hard feelings, as the British actor knew reading the script that the antagonist role was more in his wheelhouse.

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Speaking to Hoult on the set of Superman last summer, the actor explained how even during the process of going after Batman and Superman, it was Lex Luthor that subtly called to him. “It’s no secret that I read for Matt Reeves’ movie and for this film with James and I feel very fortunate the way things [played] out,

Nicholas Hoult plays the perfect megalomaniac, Lex Luthor, in James Gunn's "Superman." As Superman's arch-nemesis, the powerful owner of LutherCorp, he can't stand that people look up to the Man of Steel and not him.