The rumors were right--Nicholas Hoult will play Lex Luthor in the upcoming superhero movie Superman Legacy from director James Gunn.

Posting on Instagram, Gunn confirmed the news, which followed weeks of speculation. Gunn said, "Although we were discussing it, it wasn't final until a couple days ago..." Gunn shared a photo of himself and Hoult, going on to say he and Hoult recently had dinner and discussed what they can do to "create a Lex that will be different from anything you've seen before and will never forget."

Hoult, who also starred in the X-Men series as Hank/Beast, joins a cast that includes David Corenswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Gunn is writing and directing.