Nicholas Hoult is (probably) the new Lex Luthor and I am THRILLED!

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[aspacelex]

If they intentionally looked for their Lex among the Superman auditions, that'd be very clever.

[UltimateKyuubiFox]

The fact he initially turned down Lex Luthor auditions and insisted on going for Superman is the most Lex thing imaginable. He’s gonna crush this.

[Bishlawy]

Happy to see Holt get the role of Lex after missing out on both Batman and Superman! I’m sure he’s gonna crush it.

[adamlegros]

Someone who lost out on Batman and Superman playing Lex feels so poetic

[harleyjo]

Hoult is the dude you think is completely normal and within the first 20 seconds of talking to him you realize “oh you’re weird.” but you stick around due to the initial approachability.

[GodKnowsWhatIsInHere]

My favorite quote of the video: “I gotta say, we’ve got a lot of actors in this movie.”

[calebgonzalez]

Holt is a perfect cast for Lex. He has the calm and calculated feel, but you know under the surface he can go crazy at any moment, or that he's brewing something bigger. I can see Holt as insane Lex, evil scientist Lex, friend Lex and politician Lex.

[milkiassamuel]

I'm so happy to hear he will be cast as Lex Luthor. Honestly, I think he's a perfect pick to play Lex, especially if you've seen his performance on the show 'The Great', which I really think solidifies how well he could play Lex Luthor as on that show he can play a charismatic and charming man of power while still having an underlying layer of cunning, cruelty and imposing menace. I absolutely cannot wait to see his performance!
Him and David Corenswet on screen together could give us one of the best depictions of the iconic rivalry put to screen, maybe even become one of the best CBM rivalries as I can imagine his dynamic with Corenswet's Superman will be *ELECTRIC!!!*

I also find it ironically poetic how he couldn't get cast as Batman or Superman yet is cast as Lex, which I imagine will be a great personal motivation when playing as Lex

We have never had a good Lex Luthor in a live-action Superman movie, so Nicholas Hoult as Lex could finally give us the intelligent businessman/calculating evil genius we've been begging for on screen.

[pyrojack]

Something I want to see out of this new movie is the classic idea that Lex actually had hair before he met Clark and lost his hair to the Kryptonite he started hording, essentially killing himself over his own ego just for a leg up on Supes

[tangobasso]

You don’t have to imagine Hoult being bald, just watch Mad Max Fury Road!

[theoraexplora]

I’m hoping for a Lex that believes he DESERVES everything because he has the base to understand that looking the part means he can have the power necessary.

Lex might have the power to HELP Superman but he may not understand that Superman is a super version of a man. And being a Man who is Super is what he wants and what he desires

[TheDrexLord]

I would like to point out that holt is nearly the same hight as superman, with him being 6'4 and holt being 6'3

[drifter_d]

I was first introduced to Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy and have followed his career ever since. Dude has played so many characters who are basically Lex Jr., chief among them being Tony from Skins. He's got this in the bag!

[BrendleBear]

It’s been highlighted how the heroes are mostly all legacy characters. But Lex also has the pressure of his family legacy specifically from his father and that complicated relationship. He is a Jr. after all

[GaranSOI]

How he almost played superman makes me think how most of the best Doom/Mr Fantastic picks could play either character

[kiacam_]

My girlfriend put me onto Skins recently and man does it back up this casting. Even as a young newcomer actor, he’s always had this innate ability of playing a cunning (almost sociopathic) douchebag that at the same time has a LOT of charisma. It’s wild cause he’d make an amazing Batman or Superman but he’s PERFECT for Lex. He’s got so much range and that makes me even more excited for his casting.

[medianicko]

you make an excellent point about lex eventually helping the justice league. i really feel that is the type of universe gunn is going to build out

[godspeedrebirth]

A lot of his roles are him being subordinate to an older man… Renfield(Dracula), Mad Max: Fury Road(Immortan Joe), The Menu(Ralph Fiennes), First Class/DOFP(Charles, kinda)

[ToonamiTM]

If this Superman movie is going to jump into Superman having been active for a while, I think it would be cool to see this Lex start out as a full blown hero trying to emulate Superman, à la SuperLex from the DC Universe Rebirth where he wore blue armor with a red cape and the S shield.

[casualthurs]

He was bald in Mad Max so you can already see what he looks like.