is opening up about his reaction to hearing on the radio that was cast as Batman in ‘ 2022 movie, however, he was auditioning for the role the following weekend. The actor, who is starring as Lex Luthor in ’s upcoming , recently admitted on the that it was an “emotional blow” at the time as the role ultimately went to Pattinson. “Your imagination doesn’t know [but] you are aware on a practical level: ‘I know I am auditioning against Rob.
’ And Rob is fantastic in that movie. That was the right decision. But also you get excited by the prospect,” Hoult said.
“Matt is a fantastic director and the script and everything. I was like, this is going to be a cool movie and I want to be a part of it, and a brilliant character. There’s a weird period before you can get to the acceptance and see the movie and be like that was the right choice, you go through the period of ‘what could I have done different? Why not me?’ You run through all those things.
” The actor also told host Josh Horowitz that auditioning for a role in a blockbuster comic book movie is “a lot to put yourself through emotionally.” One factor is that casting rumors are now being reported publicly in real-time before final decisions are even made behind the scenes. “I remember a week before we did test, I was driving in my car and I had the radio on and they were talking on the radio about how Rob was going to be the new Batman,” Hoult recalled.
“And I was like, ‘It’s not confirm.
