Before he landed the role of the villain, Lex Luthor, Nicholas Hoult had his eye on playing the hero, Superman. Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote their upcoming film,

Although Nicholas Hoult is entering his onscreen villain era, the Superman star was up for the title role as the Man of Steel. Ahead of the July 11 premiere, Hoult and co-star David Corenswet recalled meeting each other when they auditioned “on the same day” to play Clark Kent in the James Gunn-helmed DCU blockbuster.

Nicholas Hoult recalled thinking David Corenswet would be the "perfect" Superman, even though he was auditioning for the same role, on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"