The Greatest Criminal Mind of Our Time: Nicholas Hoult IS Lex Luthor

[Detective Conan]

 

[HBarnill]

He's got some big shoes to fill.

 

[Primal Slayer]

When you try to be a hero but life keeps putting you down...might as well go bad. This is how villains are born

 

[Invader Joker]

He's got some big shoes to fill.

Does he really?

 

[Eddie Dean]

DCAU Lex will be hard to top.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

You either get cast as the hero, or you live long enough to see yourself cast as the villain.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Marvel disrespected Hoult by bringing Kelsey Grammer as Beast and now they will now what happens when you disrespect Nic Hoult.

 

[Erik Lensherr]

Hoult as Lex?

 

[BobJM]

Yeah, I’m happy. I think Hoult will be great.

I wonder how big a role Luthor ends up playing in this.

 

[Enriquespy]

Does he really?

That's Clancy Brown and Michael Rosenbaun erasure.

Altho it's true that this is a better inspired choice than Jesse and that creepy bad bosses dude.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Marvel disrespected Hoult by bringing Kelsey Grammer as Beast and now they will now what happens when you disrespect Nic Hoult.

Did they? Kelsey came first

 

[HBarnill]

That's Clancy Brown and Michael Rosenbaun erasure.

Fun Fact: James Woods and Clancy Brown have played Hades and Luthor. Disney's Hades was meant to be like Luthor's particularly Gene Hackman's take.

 

[C Prometheus]

"Alright Hoult you know how you lost out on the Superman role? Now you jealous-hate it."

Exactly. It's the most Lex thing ever to be practically given the role and refuse it to audition for Superman instead.

Hoult will be just fine in the part.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Did they? Kelsey came first

They choose Kelsey over him. It was very disrespectful.

 

[Invader Joker]

Kinda wonder if this Lex is a nepo-baby or self-made.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Yeah not my first choice either but well, we'll see if this is the role that finally showcases whatever it is that studio people keep seeing on him to try to push him for big roles. I will say he does look good bald.

Hoult has done a bunch of great roles, some of which make it super obvious why he was cast here (The Great for instance). I am so confused by people’s perception of Hoult.

 

[Enriquespy]

They are taking inspiration from the early naughts modern gothic romance trend. We've had a twilight Batman, and now the romantic zombie lead from warm bodies.
It's obvious really.

 

[C Prometheus]

Hoult has done a bunch of great roles, some of which make it super obvious why he was cast here (The Great for instance). I am so confused by people’s perception of Hoult.

Hoult is a capable actor. But in the case of both Batman and Superman, it was always kinda obvious that he just wasn't the right guy for that part. Had he landed either role, I'm sure he would have been alright- but not the absolute best choice available. IMO Hoult tends to shine way more with zanier, somewhat quirky roles.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Hoult is a capable actor. But in the case of both Batman and Superman, it was always kinda obvious that he just wasn't the right guy for that part. Had he landed either role, I'm sure he would have been alright- but not the absolute best choice available. IMO Hoult tends to shine way more with zanier, somewhat quirky roles.

Eh, I think Hoult was a fascinating choice for Reeves specific version of Batman and would’ve been my choice for Clark off the shortlist (not broadly, I don’t think it was a very good shortlist) simply because he’s an interesting, bold choice for a character plagued by lazy casting (and because I think he can do warm very well and would nail the Kent side of things). Luthor is the most obvious fit, but the least intriguing.


But I’m also about super atypical casting.

 

[Enriquespy]

Nice to think this completes the trinity next to Cillian Murphy and Tom Hiddleston. All Three auditioning for the hero and landing the villiain. Hopefully he will be as successful as those two.

 

[Iceman]

Hoult is a capable actor. But in the case of both Batman and Superman, it was always kinda obvious that he just wasn't the right guy for that part. Had he landed either role, I'm sure he would have been alright- but not the absolute best choice available. IMO Hoult tends to shine way more with zanier, somewhat quirky roles.

I'm quite happy with Hoult as Lex. I didn't particularly want him as Batman or Superman and don't think those roles suit his strengths, even if he could do a half-decent job. Totally agreed, if you want the best out of him you give him more off-the-wall material to work with. A complex Lex could be good for him, and I think Gunn is going to give him the material he needs to be a huge hit as the character.

 

[Invader Joker]

Hoult has done a bunch of great roles, some of which make it super obvious why he was cast here (The Great for instance). I am so confused by people’s perception of Hoult.

He always comes across as very very weasely and weak to me, which I don't necessarily associate with Luthor. I can't really picture him walking onto a room full of executives and instantly commanding it, which is something that I tend to associate with Luthor.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

He always comes across as very very weasely and weak to me, which I don't necessarily associate with Luthor. I can't really picture him walking onto a room full of executives and instantly commanding it, which is something that I tend to associate with Luthor.

I can see that, but I also suspect Gunn is going for a very particular preening unhinged narcissist quality. There’s a bunch of commonalities between the Skarsbrothers and Hoult. Morrison’s Luthor where he’s a serious character but also a source of comedy from the depths of his narcissism and delusion feels closest to what Gunn would go for and the actors up for it.

 

[Iceman]

Does he really?

Exactly. Live action Lex has been very lacking. It's just waiting for someone to knock it out the park with a definitive performance.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Lex somehow has been in a million movies and also feels like he’s never been in a movie. It’s like if the only on screen Jokers were Caesar Romero then Jared Leto.