I don’t assume there’s any doubt that Superman goes to be one of many tentpole upcoming films this summer season (although there could also be a query of how tentpole), so anticipation was excessive about what we’d be taught in regards to the film forward of us live-blogging Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon 2025 occasion. The studio saved its greatest for final, and introduced out James Gunn together with the three leads within the new (potential) franchise: our David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan (who methodology wearing a gown nodding to The Each day Planet) and Nicholas Hoult. The latter tends to be very humorous and amusingly threw again to his earlier failed DC auditions whereas onstage.
Right here’s what occurred. Whereas I believed I used to be extra focused on listening to about how Krypto the Superdog acquired fleshed out in James Gunn’s bizarre mind, it seems an innocuous query posed to our two heroes (and one villain) actually took the cake in the course of the panel for me. When requested what different DC characters they’d like to play, our latest Lex Luthor went proper for the jugular and tackled the elephant within the room: his earlier failed Batman (and Superman) auditions.
Nicely, I auditioned for Batman and Superman. … It’s humorous, the primary time I learn [and] there [was] an inkling I’d be a greater Lex I used to be like, ‘Shit that’s who I ought to be enjoying all alongside.’
An surprising reply, for certain, however becoming as effectively, and the best way he delivered the unlucky reminder was humorous, in addition. Again in 2019, Hoult auditioned for Batman alongside Robert Pattinson, who finally landed the position. He confirmed the experiences himself later, admitting he wouldn’t have “finished nearly as good a job” as the opposite actor did.
He additionally auditioned for the position that finally went to David Corenswet, earlier than finally coming to his senses and realizing he actually was a greater match for a villain within the upcoming DC film.
Having mentioned this, it would seem to be Hoult is 0 for two within the hero recreation, however he’s really 1 for 3 in the event you’re counting Marvel, the place he performed Beast within the earlier X-Males trilogy (after a bizarre audition involving a Household Man character).
As for fellow co-stars Corenswet and Brosnahan, each had intriguing concepts for the place they’d go in Gunn’s new period of DC. Corenswet mentioned he “cherished the animated collection when Batman and Superman switched spots” and he’d wish to play out that arc. Brosnahan mentioned she, like Hoult, would like to strive her hand at enjoying a feminine Lex Luthor, and promised she’d “decide to shaving” her head. I am form of now questioning what Brosnahan would have been like as Cassandra Nova, however I digress.
The three will make their DC debut as Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor on July 11, 2025.