Nicholas Hoult shares the advice he got from “Smallville”'s Michael Rosenbaum, the Lex Luthor of his youth "That's a really bolstering sort of thing to happen," Hoult tells EW.

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Superman star Nicholas Hoult has revealed that he was given some "very kind" advice prior to playing Lex Luthor.

As for Hoult, he connected with Smallville 's Michael Rosenbaum. "Honestly, he was so kind and encouraging, and he really gave me a freedom and a confidence and a support that felt really lovely ...

Nicholas Hoult looked to his Lex Luthor predecessors Gene Hackman and Michael Rosenbaum for inspiration before playing the villain in Superman. After he was cast as Superman's classic nemesis in ...

Hoult plans to go back on Rosenbaum's podcast after both of them get the chance to see the finished Superman movie. "The beautiful thing he said was, 'You've got this. Go have fun,'" Hoult continues.