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The Big Picture Nicholas Hoult won the biggest role of his career when he landed the part of Lex Luthor in James Gunn's Superman, and while specific details of the movie remain under wraps for now, the actor has shared some inspiration he's going to be using for his own take on the character of Luthor, citing two particular pieces of media — the "All-Star Superman" comics run, and Smallville.
“I grew up. I think the first ever Lex I saw was you," said Hoult. "Yeah, I grew up when Smallville was on, I can't remember if it was Channel 4 or Channel 5 in the UK, but like growing up. I was like 11, 12, I guess. And so that was like the show that I would watch and see my first iterations of Superman and Lex and all those stories. Since I've seen Richard Donner's movies and all the other ones and kind of seen some of the other performances, but you're like the one.
What's 'All-Star Superman' About? Hoult also confirmed, when questioned by Rosenbaum about his physique, that he's been working out in preparation for the role, adding that he had drawn from the All-Star Superman series written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Frank Quitely for it.
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