It’s official. Nicholas Hoult will in fact play Lex Luthor in “Superman: Legacy,” director James Gunn confirmed on Monday.
Gunn made the announcement on social media, promising a “Lex that will be different from anything you’ve seen before and will never forget.”
“Yes, finally I can answer, @nicholashoult is Lex Luthor in #SupermanLegacy and I couldn’t be happier,” Gunn wrote. “We went out to dinner last night to celebrate and discuss how we can create a Lex that will be different from anything you’ve seen before and will never forget.”
He added an explanation for why he hadn’t responded to earlier rumors of Hoult playing the Superman archnemesis.