Jacob Elordi reveals why he turned down a Superman audition: 'That's too dark for me'

The Euphoria star also reflected on his time in The Kissing Booth trilogy: "Those movies are ridiculous."

Jacob Elordi has no plans to don a cape as an onscreen superhero — and not for the reason you'd expected.

The Australian actor with a penchant for portraying toxic masculinity as abusive or otherwise troubled men (see: Euphoria, Saltburn, Priscilla, etc.) revealed in a GQ cover story that he refused to audition for a certain Kryptonian hero because it went a step too far.

"Well, they asked me to read for Superman," Elordi told the outlet. "That was immediately, 'No, thank you.' That's too much. That's too dark for me."

While Elordi didn't name the project, there is one high profile Superman film currently on the docket — Superman: Legacy, the James Gunn tentpole set for 2025, went through casting earlier this year before landing on David Corenswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. As for Elordi, he doesn't see himself joining their ranks anytime soon.

Asked if he could see himself in a superhero film, Elordi was blunt: "Not particularly, no."

He continued, "I've always been told to say a rounded answer or my agent will get mad at me. 'Anything can happen!' And obviously anything can happen, but at this stage in my life, I don't see myself having any interest in that."

The Priscilla star explained, "I like to make what I would watch, and I get very restless watching those movies." He added that while he doesn't knock the films themselves or the actors who star in them, they are not for him. Then, in the spirit of good media training, he added, "Never say never!"

Reflecting on the question of how he picks projects, Elordi acknowledged that his current slate of prestige-y dramas from decorated directors is a far cry from where he began. Though Euphoria earned him acclaim, it was the YA romance trilogy, The Kissing Booth that launched him into fame. That said, Elordi said that he only accepted the role because he needed a job at the time.

"I didn't want to make those movies before I made those movies," he said of the hit Netflix saga. "Those movies are ridiculous. They're not universal. They're an escape."

Starring opposite Joey King, Elordi played a Harvard-bound bad boy who wasn't allowed to smoke cigarettes. Five years after the trilogy began, Elordi's next role in Oh, Canada comes courtesy of Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader, who will direct him as a tormented writer on the brink of death during the Vietnam war.

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