"He's a great actor. I mean, some might say he's better than David in certain ways, but he just didn't fit the role, and that's why he didn't get that," the director said of Hoult, who plays Lex Luthor in the new movie.

Directed by famed superhero filmmaker James Gunn and starring David Corenswet in the titular role, Superman will hit cinemas this month, showing a brand new side of Clark Kent and his alter ego. Nicholas Hoult appears as the villain Lex Luthor while The Marvellous Mrs Maisel ’s Rachel Brosnahan is his love interest, Lois Lane.