After losing out on the role of Batman to Robert Pattinson, X-Men franchise star Nicholas Hoult auditioned for the role of Superman’s title character…and was beaten to the part by David Corenswet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t feel too sorry for the actor, though, because as well as being cast as Lex Luthor, he was paid considerably more than the Man of Steel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Puck<\/a>, Hoult received $2 million for his role in Superman. In contrast, Corenswet and Lois Lane actor Rachel Brosnahan were each paid $750,000. While Corenswet is the movie’s lead, this\u00a0isn’t unusual, especially when Hoult is a much bigger star.\u00a0<\/p>\n All three actors are said to be eligible for bonuses depending on how successful Superman is at the box office, and we’d imagine Corenswet and Brosnahan will both negotiate much bigger deals for potential sequels and future appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n “This is very awkward. Yes, I auditioned for Superman,”<\/strong>\u00a0Hoult recently revealed.\u00a0“I walked out of doing one of my audition scenes, and I was like, ‘Yeah, not bad. OK,’\u00a0And I walked around the corner, and there was lots of shadows on the studio lot and then one ray of sunshine. David had taken a seat in this ray of sunshine and was sitting there, charging up from the sun like Superman does, getting his power.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “I walked over to say hello, and he stood up, and I was like, ‘Goddamn, he\u2019s about an inch taller than me. Look at his hair. Look at his jawline.’\u00a0And then he started speaking, and I shook his hand, and I was like, ‘His hands are a bit bigger than me.’\u00a0And then he spoke, and I was like, ‘Oh, his voice is a little bit deeper too.”<\/strong><\/p>\n He added,\u00a0“And in that moment, whilst we were shaking hands, I was like, ‘I\u2019d be happy if this guy was Superman. I was like, ‘You\u2019re perfect for it.'”<\/strong><\/p>\n Without getting into spoilers for Superman, we surely haven’t seen the last of Lex in the DCU. Gunn has strongly hinted at another appearance from the Man of Steel in the next two years, with Supergirl perhaps the most likely destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n Have you seen Superman on the big screen yet?<\/p>\n
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