Superman has his Lex Luthor in actor Nicholas Hoult. Deadline has reported the actor has landed the role for Superman: Legacy joining a cast that features David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. It has also been reported that María Gabriela de Faría landed the role of villain The Engineer.
Hoult isn’t new to comic franchises. He played Hank McCoy, aka Beast, in X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and uncredited in Deadpool 2, all from Fox and based on a Marvel Comics character. He has also been in over 56 films or shows including About a Boy, Tolkien, The Menu, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Renfield which was written by The Walking Dead creator and comic publisher Skybound founder Robert Kirkman.
Superman: Legacy is the first film as part of the relaunched DC film universe helmed by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gunn will direct the film and written the screenplay.
Superman and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Luthor first appeared in Action Comics #23 in 1940.
Superman: Legacy is slated for worldwide release on July 11, 2025.
Source: Graphic Policy
