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Second chances in Hollywood don’t come that often. A lot of actors turn down roles every now and then to appear in big-budget films by some of the most acclaimed directors and that lands them in a pool of uncertainty.
Landing the most suitable face is extremely crucial considering the fact that audiences, for example, have had a hard time imagining another actor in place of Christian Bale in the Batsuit since Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knighttrilogy. The case is pretty similar to Henry Cavill’sMan of Steeland Robert Downey Jr’sIron Man.
Playing the Nobel prize-winning physicist Ernest Lawrence in Christopher Nolan’s recently releasedOppenheimer,Josh Hartnett was in talks with the director to star as the caped crusader in 2005’sBatman Begins.
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Christopher Nolan Almost Considered Josh Hartnett ForBatman Begins
The Dark Knighttrilogy, having a cult-like following is majorly due to Nolan’s vision for the film’s story and the grounded take on the vigilante superhero.
BeforeChristian Baleshowed us his iconic take on Bruce Wayne,Josh Hartnetthad been in touch with Nolan to discuss the possibilities of him taking on the role.
Given Nolan’s thorough process of casting an actor who can share his vision, Hartnett was put on his table during the early phases of developing the film.
The 45-year-old actor used to be on Nolan’s radar as he had been observing his previous works. But, Hartnett was also involved with the director’s brother – Jonathan Nolan for the 2006’sThe Prestige.
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Christopher Nolan Had To Let A Confused Josh Hartnett Go
Josh Hartnett may have finally bagged the chance to work alongside Nolan after a long time, but, after his lack of enthusiasm and inability to choose a project out of the two in the early 2000s, Nolan had to end the talks with him.
It is not a mystery thatChristopher Nolan, after all these years had Josh Hartnett in mind for a role inOppenheimer,as he has been vocal about appreciating his work when the actor used to be in his twenties.
In his interview with Josh Horowitz –
“I met with Josh, and if I recall, he was a young actor whose work I was very interested in. I had an initial conversation with him, but he had read my brother’s script for ‘The Prestige’ at the time and was more interested in getting involved with that. So it never went further than that.”
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We can’t possibly know if getting Josh Hartnett to play the iconic character would have been a masterstroke or not, but Christian Bale took two projects out of his hands and delivered an unforgettable experience, both as Batman and as Alfred Borden inThe Prestige.
Source:Variety
Ojaswi Chaudhary
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Extremely passionate about a great story since the little guy was 8. He has lived through nothing short of almost 300 of Hollywood’s finest pieces of work, and is now creating some of his own here at FandomWire. He loves to make time for a good book and a good meal.
