Many fans love Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Many people certainly don't want to be without the main actor, Christian Bale. Previously, a completely different actor was actually intended for the role.
Christian Bale was not the first choice at all. But who would it have been instead and why didn't he become Batman?
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Multi-nominated actor
Christian Bale was born in 1974 and is a British-American actor. His acting career began quite early, as he appeared in British commercials as early as 1983. He then appeared in the television adaptation of Anastasia In 1986 his first major role. We now know him from numerous films:
- The Empire of the Sun
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- American Psycho
- Batman Begins
- The New World
- The Dark Knight
- Terminator: Salvation
- The Fighter
- The Dark Knight Rise
- American Hustle
- The Big Short
- Vice – The Second Man
- Le Mans 66 – Against every chance
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- The memorable case of Mr Poe
Christian Bale has now won over 35 awards for his performances. Before Bale was chosen as Batman, he was already given following prices:
- The Empire of the Sun: Best Young Actor (1987, NBR Award), Best Young Actor – Drama (1989, Young Artist Award)
- American Psycho: Best Actor (2001, Chlotrudis Award)
- The Machinist: Best Actor (2004, CIFF)
He was before Batman as well nominated a few more times. The decision to let Christian Bale slip into the role was certainly not wrong.
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Who was the first choice for the role?
In the 1960s series, Adam West played Batman. In the DC Extended Universe, it was Ben Affleck. For the Tim Burton films, Michael Keaton was chosen. So whoever the best Batman is a long-debated question among fans. But Christian Bale is certainly the most popular. Many fans believe that Bale is THE one and only Batman. Things used to look a little different for Christopher Nolan.
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However, it is also important to note that it is rare for only one actor to be considered for such a large role. There were also various auditions for the role of Batman. But Nolan had a clear favorite here at the beginning. Actually it should Jake Gyllenhaal become. This American actor, born in 1980, is known, among other things, for:
- Donnie Darko
- The Day After Tomorrow
- Brokeback Mountain
- Zodiac – The Killer's Trail
- Source-Code
- Prisoners
- Nightcrawler – Every night has its price
- Southpaw
- Nocturnal Animals
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
In 2006, Gyllenhaal won the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain. This film, like Batman Begins released in 2005so he would not have won this and other awards for the film if he had been given the other role.
Nolan stood up for Jake Gyllenhaal. The same also applied to the screenwriter David S. Goyer. He stated that he advocated for Jake Gyllenhaal after the screen tests that some of the actors had done. He also revealed that Gyllenhaal would have made a very different Batman. But this Batman wouldn't necessarily have been worse than Bale, that's the direct statement.
What is unknown, however, is why In the end, we decided on Christian Bale even though there were apparently two people who had stood up for Jake Gyllenhaal. At least Bale has managed to establish a modern Batman that we all certainly enjoy watching.
Sources: Fandomwire.com, YouTube (Josh Horowitz)