"We really took him into the tent and talked about where we see it going over the next number of years so he's got a really good sense of what we want to do," explained DC Studios' chief Peter Safran.

The Welsh actor spent three months auditioning for the part and turned in two lengthy screen tests to play the title character. But he had no issues with it: "I'm untested in this space, so I was glad he did it."

As the $110 billion deal closes, David Ellison names the team that will run it