Overview

• Nicholas Hoult confirms that in James Gunn’s Superman reboot, Lex Luthor and Superman know of each other but have not yet met, establishing an early ideological rivalry
• Hoult frames Luthor’s motivations around a belief that Superman’s godlike power endangers human potential and self-reliance
• The film skips origin exposition to launch the interconnected DC Universe by immersing audiences in a world where hero and villain are already at odds
• Hoult expresses enthusiasm for a future Luthor-Joker team-up, drawing on comics he read while preparing for the role
• Off-screen, Hoult and co-star David Corenswet share a warm rapport, with Hoult describing Corenswet’s embrace as making him feel “warm inside.”