Jacob Elodi seems to be everywhere now. Just this year, he's starred in two high-profile films: Priscilla, in which he plays Elvis Presley, and Saltburn, which sees him portray a charismatic and affluent Oxford student. After gaining attention for teen heartthrob roles throughout most of his early 20s, he's now turning to more mature fare and working with auteur directors. In the midst of all the buzz he's getting, Elordi just revealed he was asked to audition for Superman (a character he's been fancast as), and his reason for passing is a head-scratcher.
While some would argue that the 26-year-old actor has been taking dark roles for a while now. For example, his character on Euphoria, Nate, is a terrifying and violent teenager. There are some roles he apparently won't tackle, though, at the risk of stepping over a line of sorts. And interestingly enough, when he spoke to GQ, he said that he didn't want to read for the Supes, because he believed that part would be too dark for him. Yeah, you read that correctly:
