It took over a decade for Josh Hartnett and director Christopher Nolan to finally have the opportunity to work together in “Oppenheimer,” but there was a time when Hartnett was almost cast as Nolan’s Batman
According to the director, Hartnett was an early contender to play the Caped Crusader in Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy that kicked off in 2005 with “Batman Begins,” but the actor didn’t end up screen-testing for the role. “It never got that far,” Nolan said on Thursday’s episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
Of course, Christian Bale ended up landing the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2005’s “Batman Begins,” going on to reprise the iconic character in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012. Incidentally, Bale also was cast in one of the lead roles in “The Prestige,” which Nolan also directed.
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