Nicholas Hoult Lost Roles in ‘The Batman,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 7’
Nicholas Hoult: “I screen-tested for Batman and didn’t get it. Screen-tested for ‘Top Gun,’ didn’t get it. Then I got the call from Tom Cruise: ‘Hey, how about Mission Impossible?’ Ok. Got it. Then I had to drop out." https://t.co/UODJ5Asaj8
- Variety (@Variety) April 14, 2023
Hoult was cast in “Mission: Impossible 7” in January 2020.
Cruise personally called Hoult to join the “Mission: Impossible” franchise for its two-part finale.
Hoult accepted the role, it was a huge one as it was the finale’s main villain.
By May 2020 he was exiting the movie and being replaced by Esai Morales.
His contractual obligation to his Hulu period comedy “The Great” got in the way.
Hoult was rejected from two other major Hollywood franchises.
“I screen-tested for ‘Batman’ and didn’t get it. I screen-tested for ‘Top Gun,’ didn’t get it."
Hoult lost out on “The Batman,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible 7” all in a row.
Hoult did not disclose which “Top Gun: Maverick” role he auditioned for, it was most likely Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller) or Jake “Hangman” Seresin (Glen Powell)
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