James Gunn casts Nicholas Hoult as Superman Legacy's Lex Luthor

With James Gunn's recent announcement that Superman: Legacy it was on track for its planned July 11, 2025 release date, it's no surprise that we're getting more broadcast news now that the strikes are over. Nicholas Hoult, who was recently seen tearing up limbs on screen Renfield—but also a previous one who wore the bald look, inside of 2015 Mwill play Lex Luthor.

Deadline έκανε την είδηση, αναφέροντας ότι «ένας σταρ του κινηματογράφου ήταν πάντα στο μάτι για αυτόν τον ρόλο αφού ο Gunn επέλεξε το νέο πρόσωπο David Corenswet στον ομώνυμο ρόλο και τη βραβευμένη με Emmy Rachel Brosnahan ως Lois Lane. Το στούντιο ήθελε να περάσει από τη διαδικασία του κάστινγκ μετά την strike της SAG-AFTRA για την προσγείωση ενός ηθοποιού για να παίξει τον Λούθορ».

Hoult's casting as Superman's iconic villain didn't come until much later a deeper character was announced: María Gabriela de Faría as Angela “The Engineer” Spica, possibly another villain, though Gunn himself softens this characterization by noting that “'Villain' is such a derogatory term!” in a welcome post for the actor on Instagram.

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