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Nicholas Hoult<\/strong><\/a> enjoyed a \u201cpeaceful\u201d time during lockdown after losing out on three huge movie roles.<\/p>\n The \u2018Mad Max: Fury Road\u2019 star has revealed he suffered a number of big disappointments in the last few years after missing out on roles in superhero reboot \u2018The Batman\u2019 and in Tom Cruise<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s Oscar-winning action movie \u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019 \u2013 and he was delighted to get a called from Tom offering a part in the new \u2018Mission: Impossible\u2019 two-parter \u2018Dead Reckoning\u2019 but he had to drop out due to scheduling issues.<\/p>\n In an interview with the Guardian, he explained: \u201cI screen-tested for \u2018Batman\u2019 and didn\u2019t get it. Screen-tested for \u2018Top Gun\u2019, didn\u2019t get it. Then I got the call from Tom Cruise: \u2018Hey, how about \u2018Mission Impossible\u2019?\u2019 OK. Got it.<\/p>\n \u201cThen I had to drop out because I was already attached to do some more of [TV series] \u2018The Great\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n The losses all came before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the movie industry back in 2020, and Nicholas insists he actually enjoyed being forced to take time off work because he was able to spend more time with his family.<\/p>\n The actor \u2013 who has two kids with model Bryana Holly \u2013 said: \u201cI think I was shut down for seven months. It was the longest I\u2019ve ever spent not working \u2026 [I didn\u2019t have an identity crisis] I think because I was just home being dad, which was nice.<\/p>\n