Nicholas Hoult Is the New Lex Luthor for ‘Superman: Legacy’

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | November 20, 2023 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | November 20, 2023 |

After reportedly getting far in the audition process for the Man of Steel himself, Nicholas Hoult is in talks to play Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy. Despite both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the film is still on track for a July 2025 release date. More importantly, it will be Gunn’s first official attempt at paving over the Snyderverse and pretending it never happened. LFG. (Deadline)

Owen Wilson remains a great actor and one of Hollywood’s most lowkey but genuine eccentrics fresh off Loki’s second season. (Lainey Gossip)

Has The Crown become “royalist propaganda?” (Celebitchy)

“Maria Brainworms” is a perfect nickname. (Wonkette)

From Kayleigh: A really interesting profile of Meghann Thee Reporter and a reminder of the importance of good boots-on-the-ground independent journalism. (WaPo)

Chris Pine feels “pretty confident” that Dungeons & Dragons 2 will happen. (Total Film)

Jezebel might not be dead after all. (Daily Beast)

Joe Jonas is Ben Affleck-ing. Actually, that isn’t fair to Ben Afflecking, which is a subtle, highly intricate artform honed by years of guzzling Dunkin in between vape pulls and looking like you want to die even though you just had sex with Jennifer Lopez. (Page Six)

From Roxana: Great British Baking Show’s Jürgen Krauss shares a cherry and hazelnut bread pudding recipe for Thanksgiving. (PEOPLE)

Who the hell asked for a new Jason Bourne movie? (Variety)

Snoop Dogg played us. (A.V. Club)

Reginadelmar was hooked by the first paragraph of Louise Erdrich’s The Sentence. “This is a book lover’s story: the romance of words, sentences, the independent bookstore, discussions about books, book recommendations, all wrapped up in a darn good story.” When was the last time a book grabbed you immediately?  (Cannonball Read 15)