Hoult was chosen to play the villain in Superman: Legacy, which will kick off the new DC Cinematic Universe and debut in 2025
Responsible for bringing to life Lex Luthor in Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice2016, Jesse Eisenberg already put the character in the past a long time ago, but he still has important advice for Nicholas Hoult (Renfield: Giving Blood for the Boss), who will play the villain in Superman: Legacyscheduled to debut in 2025.
“Don’t watch me!”, declared the actor, when asked what he would say to the actor about taking on the antagonist of the film, which will mark the beginning of the new DC Cinematic Universe. For Eisenberg, Hoult he needs to forge his own path, without relying on other interpretations of the character.
Despite having spent a short time in the role of Lex Luthorhaving appeared again in a post-credits scene of Justice League (2017) and, later, in the new version of the feature, Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), Eisenberg said that it is impossible not to connect with the role:
“When you play a character, you feel connected to it. There’s no way around it. Every time you do something, even if it’s a Hollywood-type film, you connect”he stated.
About Superman: Legacy
Written and directed by james gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3), Superman: Legacy will accompany Super man/Clark Kent in the quest to reconcile Kryptonian heritage with human creation. The novelty is scheduled to reach Brazilian cinemas on July 10, 2025.
In addition to Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthorthe film features David Corenswetin Pearl (2022) and Hollywood (2020), as the protagonist; It is Rachel Brosnahanknown for the series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2023), as Lois Lanethe hero’s romantic interest.
Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) as Jimmy Olsen, Nathan Fillion (The Suicide Squad) as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Isabella Merced (Dora and the Lost City) as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi (Twilight) as Mister Incredible, Anthony Carrigan (Barry) as Rex Mason/Shapeshifterthe model Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher It is Maria Gabriela de FarÃa (Isa TKM) as the villain Angela SpicaMore known as Engineercomplete the cast.
Source: Rollingstone
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