David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult were tabbed to become the new faces of the superhero franchise, Superman, and they didn’t disappoint. The duo, along with Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane) and the rest of the impressive cast, helped the new Superman film get off to a soaring start at the box office.
But the story of Corenswet and Hoult goes back long before the duo were enemies on screen, one wearing a Superman cape and the other playing the iconic villain, Lex Luthor.
According to Corenswet, 32, Hoult made a tremendous impact on his career, which occurred when he was fresh out of school.
Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, David Corenswet at the ‘Superman’ World Premiere held at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
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During an interview with IMDb, Corenswet explained that he saw Hoult shooting a scene for a J.D. Salinger film. The Superman star went on to praise Hoult, saying afterward his current co-star was the “kind of actor I want to be.”
“I got to watch Nick do a few takes of the Salinger [movie] in a cafe in the Village when I was just out of school. And I remember watching him,” Corenswet explained. “…I had already admired him as an actor on screen, but then I got to watch him uncut, just on the screen, giving three takes of the same scene. And I just thought, that’s the kind of actor I want to be.”
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The movie referenced was Rebel in the Rye, a 2017 film in which Hoult starred as J.D. Salinger. It was a biopic of the author based on the book J.D. Salinger: A Life, and highlighted the publication of his popular debut novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
Corenswet’s rave review of Hoult, 35, is impressive to hear, especially considering the former is only three years younger. The two eventually crossing paths in Superman is a full-circle moment, and from their many interviews and press stops, it’s apparent they’ve built a solid friendship.
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