The recent Superman trailer showed us the Man of Steel’s archenemy, played by Nicholas Hoult

A few days ago the trailer of Supermanthe film with which A.D wants to return to the cinema with a renewed universe under the cloak of James Gunn. The trailer left no one indifferent and was a success both on the Internet and outside. The small advance allowed us to see better David Corenswetactor to whom he will give life Clark Kentas well as the rest of the actors who give life to characters that belong to the mythology of Man of Steel.

The trailer also showed off one of the enemies of Supermanvery well-known character outside the world of comics, Lex Luthor. Superman’s archenemy will be played by Nicola Houltan established actor with a long career who is no stranger to this type of adaptation, having already acted Beast in the last films of X-Men. Even though the trailer is nearly two and a half minutes long, it’s impossible to know what this version of one of the series’ biggest villains will be like. DC comedian. Fortunately, Hoult gave more information about what the character’s psyche will be like in an interview ComicBook.

According to the actor, to overcome the Man of Steel, Lex It will have to be very intelligent and ruthless, but it also seems that we will not be faced with a bad dish, as he explains that Lex wants to achieve the best for humanity, but the process of achieving it may be a problem.

And I think with this Lex, I mean, he’s obviously intelligent and ruthless and he has to surpass Superman on certain levels because he can’t match him on others. But there’s also something about this character, I hope from my perspective, where even though you might not agree with his process, there’s an element where you can understand on some levels where he’s coming from and why maybe what their ideology is promoting is perhaps best for humanity.

In many versions, Luthor he wants to help and save humanity, but he can’t stand being overshadowed Supermanleading him to multiple confrontations with the superhero. It’s possible that part of the character’s motivations in the film are this, although the fact that he will be “ruthless” could indicate that we will meet a version of the CEO From Lexcorp very dangerous, someone willing to do anything to beat him l The man of tomorrow.

Superman will be released in theaters worldwide in July 2025.