Jacob Elordi Doesn't Want to Swivel from Elvis to Superman – 'Too Dark'

"Priscilla" star Jacob Elordi may look like the sort who could whip off a pair of chunky horn-rimmed eyeglasses and transform from Clark Kent into Superman – but he turned that role down as "too dark."

The Australian "Euphoria" star is one of British GQ's Men of the Year, along with Tom Ford, Andre 3000, Offset, and half a dozen others. In an interview with the magazine, Elordi talked about rejecting attempts to label him as "pretentious" for caring about the quality of the work he does, even as he acknowledged how important his role in the "Kissing Booth" films was to his career – and even as he admitted to loving superhero movies such as the Christian Bale-starring "Batman" films by Christopher Nolan and the film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," which the actor says has "been my comfort movie."

When asked if he would star in a superhero movie himself, Elordi said no – and effectively doubled down even as he gave the answer.

"I've always been told to say a rounded answer or my agent will get mad at me. 'Anything can happen!'" Elordi replied. "And obviously anything can happen, but at this stage in my life, I don't see myself having any interest in that. I like to make what I would watch, and I get very restless watching those movies."

It turns out the casting question is not merely a hypothetical. "Well, they asked me to read for Superman," Elordi told the magazine. "That was immediately, 'No, thank you.' That's too much. That's too dark for me."

This from the star of "Priscilla," a movie in which the central male character takes an interest in a woman far younger than himself – when she's only 14 – and, after marrying her, dictates her hair, clothing, and makeup, and boxes her into a domestic role in which she spends her life supporting him, even as he embarks on extramarital dalliances.

Elordi did not elaborate on why he found Superman "too dark." The role was most famously inhabited by Christopher Reeve, in a performance that was lighthearted and poignant by turns. More recently, though, Henry Cavill has portrayed the iconic superhero in the DC comics cinematic universe, with films such as "Man of Steel" and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" offering up a gritty, often under-lit take on the super-powered champion of American values.

Cavill was officially let go from the role late last year after James Gunn and British film producer Peter Safran took over the DCU and ushered in a new vision for Superman. David Corenswet, a veteran of Ryan Murphy projects "The Politician" and "Hollywood," was confirmed last summer to take up the mantle in a project titled "Superman: Legacy" that is due in theaters in 2025.

The 26-year-old Elordi has wrapped work on the upcoming Daniel Minahan-directed "On Swift Horses" in which he plays a gambler, and he's also set to star in Paul Schrader's "Oh, Canada" as the younger version of Richard Gere's character.