Nicholas Hoult: I get frustrated with superhero movies… some are just packaging

Nicholas Hoult has admitted that he gets frustrated with the superhero movies.

The British actor, who plays Beast in the X Men franchise, has said that some films in the genre are just ‘packaging.’

In an interview with NME magazine, Hoult, 25, said: “At times I’ll see superhero movies and admittedly be frustrated by them.

“It does feel like some are just packaging and they’re not trying hard enough because they know it’s a bankable formula.”

Despite being disillusioned with the genre, Hoult thinks that The X Men films are different because they have ‘heart’.

“But I love the X-Men films because they have a heart to them and you have actors like Michael Fassbender who bring so much to the characters,” he said.

“The superheroes in that world aren’t smug. You don’t want to watch someone who you know is going to win from the start just being awesome for two hours.”

Talking about his new film Kill Your Friends, based on John Niven’s cult music industry-based novel, Hoult claims that it took him a year to get his head around playing the part.

“Gregor [Cameron, producer] came up to me in Hyde Park a couple of years ago and just gave me a copy! I thought at first ‘Uh oh, crazy guy alert,’” he said.

“And Owen [Harris, director] wasn’t even attached then, so it didn’t feel real to be honest.

“I was filming another movie for a year and then Owen came on board – I’d loved his Black Mirror episode – so I read the script again and then the book, and it was at that point that I was like “F**k. I have to play this guy.”

He added: “And, you know, that year in between made a big difference.”

To read the full interview, pick up your free copy of NME magazine this Friday