Over the last several days, there’s a high likelihood you’ve seen Nicholas Hoult’s new look, from his elevated style to his icy blonde hair—which he dyed for the film How to Rob a Bank—splashed all over the internet. While he admits that “Blondes do have more fun so far, it appears,” the actor’s roster of It-bags has also caught our attention. But what does he keep inside? “Let’s have a look,” he says. Headphones, a knee icing machine (“I tore my ACL, so sometimes it gets painful.”), a couple of scripts, a notepad, his iPad, pens, a baseball cap, and chargers. Consider that mystery solved.

Hoult, who has been promoting Superman dressed in a litany of arm-baring outfits and Saint Laurent suiting, is decidedly in his villain era. “I’m feeling villainous. Murderous. A killer, straight-up fashion killer,” he says. Last night at the film’s Los Angeles premiere, the actor embraced the dark side in a fall 2025 Saint Laurent blazer and leather, which he accessorized with David Yurman rings and a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.

“Nicholas is wearing a YSL runway look by Anthony Vaccarello,” says Hoult’s stylist, Jason Bolden. “The collection just spoke to his character, Lex Luthor—tough and classic! We also wanted to nod to the past Lex Luthors by playing with classic suiting but with a modern approach.”

The modern approach in question? A pair of leather pants. “Leather pants, leather pants… I tell you what, it was hot. It was hot, I’m not going to lie,” Hoult says. “It’s summertime in Los Angeles, so the leather pants are a commitment, that’s for sure.” While he is a former motorcyclist, the actor admits that his foray into leather trousers is purely for the sake of fashion. “It’s an experiment I’m conducting on chafing. I’ll report the results once I have a clear understanding of them,” he says. While we anxiously await his report, follow along as Nicholas Hoult takes us behind the scenes as he gets ready for the Los Angeles Superman premiere.