Nicholas Hoult has revealed that he found out on the radio that fellow British actor Robert Pattinson would be playing Batman before he could have his own audition for the part. The 34-year-old, who rose to fame in About A Boy and Skins,

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 recently shared his emotional reaction to losing the Batman role to Robert Pattinson. On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hoult confessed that hearing the news on the radio

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.