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6 days ago
- Entertainment
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Everyone Has Same Reaction to Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor
Nicholas Hoult's performance as Lex Luthor in Superman has received significant praise from fans. The newly released DC Universe film marks the English actor's second time playing an iconic character in a comic book superhero movie franchise. He previously portrayed Hank McCoy/Beast in Marvel and 20th Century Fox's X-Men films released between 2011 and 2019. Nicholas Hoult's performance as Lex Luthor has received immense praise from fans, with some even saying that his iteration of the character is not only the best version but also very comic-accurate. Fans discussed Hoult's performance as Luthor in a recent Reddit thread. One fan commented, 'He was so petulant it was amazing.' Another fan added, 'He's the best live-action Lex, and it's not even close.' They even suggested he was the 'first truly comic-accurate Lex.' One fan stated that he was the best Lex Luthor since Michael Rosenbaum's portrayal of the character in Smallville, in their opinion. Notably, Hoult appeared on an episode of Rosenbaum's podcast Inside of You, released in March 2024. Moreover, during his appearance, the Skins alum revealed that Rosenbaum's Luthor was the first iteration of the character he had seen in any medium. Further, Hoult told Rosenbaum that his take on Luthor was 'the best,' which the Smallville actor was surprised to hear but appreciated nonetheless. A fan shared that Hoult's Luthor was one of the best performances they had seen in a superhero movie. ' Just completely nailed the character and controlled every scene he was in,' they added. Nicholas Hoult follows a long line of acclaimed actors who have also taken on the role in live-action. He is preceded by Rosenbaum, Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, Jon Cryer, Jesse Eisenberg, Lyle Talbot, Michael Cudlitz, Titus Welliver, and John Shea. Superman is currently playing in theaters and holds an 82% fresh score and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film also stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nathan Fillion, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Isabela Merced, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, and Maria Gabriela de Faría. The post Everyone Has Same Reaction to Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Nicholas Hoult shares the advice he got from 'Smallville''s Michael Rosenbaum, the Lex Luthor of his youth
One of the first Lex Luthors that Nicholas Hoult remembers seeing as a kid is the one played by Michael Rosenbaum on Smallville, the CW series featuring Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Kal-El in a high-school coming-of-age setting. "Smallville was on the TV a lot when I was growing up," the 35-year-old Wokingham-born actor tells Entertainment Weekly. "I think it was on Channel 4 or Channel 5 in the U.K. growing up." As fate would have it, Hoult would grow up to land the role of Luthor in writer/director James Gunn's new take on Superman, hitting theaters on July 11. Part of the process involved meeting Rosenbaum himself; Hoult appeared on the actor's podcast, Inside of You, in March 2024. Rosenbaum also happens to have a small role in the movie. During a panel at Fan Expo Dallas last month that was moderated by ScreenRant, he divulged, "James asked me to do something fun, so I have a couple of lines that I voice." Hoult reflects on the experience of meeting the Luthor of his youth and what advice Rosenbaum shared with him. "Honestly, he was so kind and encouraging, and he really gave me a freedom and a confidence and a support that felt really lovely going into it," Hoult recalls. "He was probably the first person I saw play Luthor when I was growing up. So to get to interact with him and to chat with him beforehand was really special. I appreciate that from him, his time, but also just his encouragement meant a lot." Hoult plans to go back on Rosenbaum's podcast after both of them get the chance to see the finished Superman movie. "The beautiful thing he said was, 'You've got this. Go have fun,'" Hoult continues. "It's a, weirdly, kind of uplifting and wonderful thing to play a character that you've watched someone play and do a brilliant job at, to then have them say, 'Yeah, go get it. Go take it on.' That's a really bolstering sort of thing to happen. It was very kind of him to do that because I suppose it's a weird thing taking on a character that other people have played in some ways. Normally in acting, there's no comparisons, really, when it's a unique character, but when there's been different interpretations, then obviously people do compare." Oddly enough, David Corenswet, who plays Superman opposite Hoult, shared with EW that he also gets comparisons to Welling. So Smallville is not just on Hoult's mind. "When I was growing up, he was the Superman who was on TV every week," Corenswet said. "I think, to one extent or another, all of the Superman actors…There's some Venn diagram of our physical characteristics, which makes sense for a superhero who is classically the one who doesn't wear a mask." Superman offers a different vision of these iconic characters of DC Comics. The film presents a world in which humanity has known about metahumans (super-powered individuals) for 300 years, while the Man of Steel has been active as a hero for a few years. Luthor, the tech billionaire behind LuthorCorp, is hellbent on destroying the last son of Krypton. For EW's in-depth cover story on Superman, Hoult shared a particular comic book panel from All-Star Superman that greatly influenced his take on the character. It's a scene in which Luthor shows off his muscles to Clark Kent after bulking up in prison."Feel that, Kent? Real muscles. Not like his…." the character says. "It's easy to be strong when you just happen to have come from the planet Krypton! This takes hard work." "That kind of captures, in my mind, the element of Lex," Hoult explained. "He's worked hard and diligently for so many years for all these things, to be admired and to be adored. Then suddenly Superman's turned up and he's all the things that he aims to be himself in some ways, but he doesn't have to work hard for it. So I'm like, What if this Lex is someone who is physically strong and is an alpha, or seemingly in that sense? Instantly, even in the prep phase, it was like, I'm going to get in the gym and I'm going to be as strong as I possibly ever can be by the time we start shooting." He now further elaborates on the comics as inspiration. "The beautiful thing is you have so much history and property to go back and look at," Hoult says. "You start with the comics and find your script, which is the template of what this character is in this story and how he's operating. Then, obviously, speaking with James and getting a sense of what he's hoping for in this interpretation. Although you're playing a character people have played before, it's going to naturally be different because, obviously, you're a different human, but also there's going to be different things you draw from in terms of this story and your interpretation, even though the archetype of the character is the same." Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Fox News
05-07-2025
- Health
- Fox News
‘Modern Family' star Julie Bowen thought she was ‘gonna die' after learning she needed a pacemaker at age 29
At age 29, Julie Bowen got a pacemaker. The "Modern Family" alum made the revelation to host Michael Rosenbaum during a recent appearance on his podcast, "Inside of You." The 55-year-old shared that she struggles with sick sinus syndrome, a heart rhythm disorder that, according to Mayo Clinic, causes "slow heartbeats, pauses or irregular heartbeats." "I have a low resting heart rate," the actress said on the podcast, noting her pacemaker is "set so that it can't go below 45." Bowen told Rosenbaum that, before receiving a pacemaker, her resting heart rate was in the 30s. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the average heart rate for adult women is 78 to 82 beats per minute. The "normal" range is between 60 to 100 beats per minute, it noted. According to the outlet, multiple factors, such as hormones, exercise and other lifestyle choices can affect your heart rate. "I was a runner all throughout high school," Bowen explained. "And then I was really a competitive runner. And I always had a really low heart rate. And my sister was in med school. So, I guess I had just gotten out of college maybe. … At that time in her life, I guess she always carried around a stethoscope. "We were on vacation, and she was like, 'I want to listen to this,'" Bowen recalled. "And she listened to my heart, and she was like, 'That is not what they've been telling you. And it's not runner's heart or whatever. … You need to go to a cardiologist immediately.'" Bowen's sister, Annie Luetkemeyer, had just graduated from medical school. She refused to give up on the issue. Still, Bowen would insist to her concerned sibling that "I'm fine." A month later, Bowen shot the pilot episode of the TV series "Ed," which premiered in 2000. "I shot the pilot of 'Ed' and immediately had to go get a pacemaker afterwards," said Bowen. "I was like, 'Oh my God. My life is over. This is so weird. I'm gonna die.' I don't know what I thought it was because I was 29." "You're lucky you didn't die before that," said Rosenbaum. "They said I wouldn't probably die of it, but I'd start passing out," she explained. "There was a vague feeling … whenever I was relaxed, really relaxed, I'd be, like, watching TV or [a] movie. It felt like I'd been holding my breath for a while, that feeling of, like, lightheadedness. "And they said, 'You're gonna be driving a car, and you're gonna pass out, and you're gonna kill somebody.' And I was like, 'Oh, well, then give me the g-----n pacemaker.'" According to Bowen, surgeons went in through her armpit. Over the years, she has had to replace the batteries about three times. "I forget about it all the time," Bowen said of having a pacemaker.
Geek Tyrant
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
SUPERMAN Star Nicholas Hoult Talks Lex Luthor Legacy and How Past Actors Shaped His Take — GeekTyrant
Nicholas Hoult is stepping into some seriously villainous shoes in James Gunn's upcoming Superman , taking on the role of Lex Luthor, who is arguably the most iconic adversary in the Man of Steel's long and storied history. When prepping for the role, Hoult revisited the work of previous actors who helped shape the legacy of Superman 's bald-headed nemesis. The actor told ComicBook: 'I went back and watched Gene, and I love what he did. I mean, I'm such a fan of his in those [Superman] films. And also his whole career as an actor, obviously. He's incredible — one of the best of all time — so that's an intimidating thing, obviously.' Hackman's version of Lex from Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie was flashy, egotistical real estate schemer, and he made a lasting impression on a generation. For Hoult, he was one of the first versions of the character he connected with. The other was Michael Rosenbaum's more emotionally layered performance on Smallville , which explored Lex's evolution from friend to foe over the course of a decade. 'The first Lex that I was more aware of,' Hoult said, referring to Rosenbaum's portrayal. While actors like Jon Cryer and Michael Cudlitz have brought their own spins to the role on CW shows in recent years, Hoult said those early Lexes stuck with him the most. Hoult knows playing a character as ingrained in pop culture as Lex Luthor comes with baggage and expectations. He added: 'It's intimidating taking on any character that's been interpreted before. People have strong opinions and ideas of how it should be. You want to take the script, first of all, and do that justice, and serve the story. And then just be honest and truthful to that, and what your opinion of it is.' Having Gunn at the wheel of this new DC Universe seems to be giving Hoult the room to make the character his own, while still honoring what came before. 'I think that's the brilliant thing [about] having James as the writer and director of this: he really understands storytelling first and foremost, but also the characters in this world, and what they all represent. 'He wrote scenes that instantly felt very honest and believable to me, so it was then about just committing to those ideas that were on the page, and yeah, going back and watching Gene, and watching Michael.' With Superman flying into theaters in 2025, fans will soon get to see what Hoult's version of Lex brings to the table.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum Is in James Gunn's Superman Movie — You Just Won't See Him
On his birthday, July 11, Smallville alum Michael Rosenbaum this year will get to hear himself in one of the most anticipated movies of the summer — James Gunn's Superman. Written and directed by James Gunn, Superman marks the theatrical launch of the 'new DCU' being shepherd by DC Studios co-CEOs Gunn and Peter Safran. The film stars David Corenswet (Hollywood) in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult (The Great) as Lex Luthor — the supervillain Rosenbaum of course played in TV's Smallville. More from TVLine Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Trailer Offers First Glimpse at Maggie Smith Tribute - Watch Happy Gilmore 2: Adam Sandler's Bad Boy Golfer Gets Back Into the Swing of Things in New Trailer - Watch Save the Dates: JDM's Destination X Premiere, Usher Concert Film and More The cast also boasts Edi Gathegi (For All Mankind) as Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan (Barry) as Metamorpho, Nathan Fillion (The Rookie) as Green Lantern Guy Gardner, Isabela Merced (The Last of Us) as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) as Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, María Gabriela de Faría (The Moodys) as The Engineer, Frank Grillo (Creature Commandos) as Rick Flag Sr., Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth) as Perry White, Mikaela Hoover (Duster) as Cat Grant, Pruitt Taylor Vince (The Mentalist) as Jonathan Kent, and Neva Howell (Beckinfield) as Martha Kent. But just as Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien) has a voice role in Superman (as 'Robot No. 4'), Rosenbaum also will be heard, not seen, in the big-screen adventure. 'James [Gunn] asked me to do something fun, so I have a couple of lines that I voice,' Rosey recently shared at Fan Expo Dallas, per Screen Rant. 'Anyway, there was nothing [on-camera] in this one, but he's the head of DC, so I think he can stick me in a [future] movie or something,' Rosenbaum ventured. 'He's thoughtful, so I hope that happens.' 'He's one of my best friends,' Rosenbaum noted of his longtime ties to Gunn, 'and he's very loyal.' Sadly, Gunn's Superman film is one of the reasons that The CW powered down its Superman & Lois series after four seasons. After holding court at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in February 2024, CW president Brad Schwartz said that it was decided by Warner Bros. that the small-screen Supes should be grounded. 'They don't want a competing Superman product in the marketplace,' Schwartz told TheWrap. Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
