Nicholas Hoult was destined for the DC Universe, but before landing the role of Lex Luthor in James Gunn's Superman, he suffered an "emotional blow" when he found out he wasn't going to star in Matt Reeves' The Batman.

Losing a job you really wanted is hard under any circumstances, but finding out you lost that job on the radio just days before you were supposed to audition—to Robert Pattinson no less—sounds like something that would only happen to a perpetually unlucky character on a sitcom.

The actor, who is playing Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s 'Superman,' said losing out on the role was an "emotional blow" at the time.

Nicholas Hoult explained why auditioning for 'The Batman' before Robert Pattinson was cast was emotionally 'a lot.'

Nicholas Hoult revealed on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he was driving in Los Angeles when he heard on the radio that Robert Pattinson was the top casting choice for the title role in Matt Reeves' "The Batman.

During his recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (as reported by Variety ), Nicholas Hoult discussed his disappointment in losing the title role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman to Robert Pattinson.

Nicholas Hoult has described the moment he found out he wouldn’t be playing Batman – losing out to Robert Pattinson before he’d even had a chance to audition. The actor, 34, is no stranger to comic book worlds, having starred as Beast in the X-Men films, and soon to appear as villainous Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy.

Nicholas Hoult was in the running to play Batman in Matt Reeves' Bat-Verse, and he found out he lost the role in a soul-crushing way.