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.

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 recalls learning Robert Pattinson was cast as Batman, describes emotional toll of comic book auditions.

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.

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.