Jake Gyllenhaal Almost Became Batman Before Christian Bale

While actor Christian Bale may have donned the mantle of Batman in director Christopher Nolan바카라�s 바카라�The Dark Knight trilogy바카라�, it was not always going to be the case as actor Jake Gyllenhaal was considered to wear the batsuit in 바카라�Batman Begins바카라�, according to screenwriter David S. Goyer.

During an episode episode of the 바카라�Happy Sad Confused바카라� podcast, Goyer, who helped develop the trilogy바카라�s story and co-wrote Nolan바카라�s first 바카라�Batman바카라� film, said that after a number of people screen-tested for the part of the superhero바카라�s alter-ego Bruce Wayne in the first film, he 바카라�advocated for Gyllenhaal.바카라�

바카라�We would chat about all sorts of things. There were a number of people who had screen-tested, and I had advocated for Gyllenhaal,바카라� said Goyer. 바카라�I mean, Gyllenhaal is amazing, Christian Bale is amazing, so who knows what,바카라� as per The Hollywood Reporter.

When host Josh Horowitz asked him if there바카라�s any footage somewhere of Gyllenhaal auditioning in the Batman costume, the scribe said, 바카라�I believe there is, yes".

As for other roles in Nolan바카라�s trilogy, Goyer said: 바카라�There were a couple of different candidates in the running for Ra바카라�s Al Ghul,바카라� but that he voted for Liam Neeson because he 바카라�was a little older.바카라� He said it made more sense with the story they were trying to tell regarding 바카라�this paternal story about the shadow of his (Bruce바카라�s) father.바카라�

In 바카라�The Batman Begins바카라�, Japanese actor Ken Watanabe had portrayed the League of Assassins (renamed League of Shadows in the movie), though his role was revealed to be that of a decoy, with the actual Ra바카라�as Al Ghul being Liam Neeson.

The Oscar-nominated actor at the time was fresh off his success with the film 바카라�Brokeback Mountain바카라�, a Western-gay-romance film where he starred alongside Heath Ledger who later ended up becoming the Joker in 바카라�The Dark Knight바카라�.