Culture news “It would be an honor” This actor wants to play Batman in James Gunn’s DCU: Christopher Nolan told him NO
It’s been official for several months. Ben Affleck is no longer Batman aka Bruce Wayne following the revamp of the late DC Extended Universe. The DC universe now in the hands of Peter Safran and James Gunn is looking for his new Dark Knight. An actor who is in the news in March 2024 would like to play the vigilante. Christopher Nolan told him “NO” almost two decades ago.
From club bouncer to Gotham vigilante
Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the talented actors who have established themselves in Hollywood in just a few films. Donnie Darko, directed in 2001 by Richard Kelly, shone all the spotlight on him. Since then, he has had a series of projects, all very different from each other, and has built a solid career. Between the actioner Ambulance by Michael Bay, the film Spider-Man with Tom Holland and the intimate thriller The Guilty, he swings from one shoot to another with disconcerting ease.
In 2024, the actor of American origin puts on the colorful shirt of a club bouncer and faces a UFC star. Jake Gyllenhaal faces martial artist Conor McGregor in Road House directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Memory in the Skin, Barry Seal: American Traffic, etc.). The actor demonstrates an astonishing ability to fictionally stand up to an MMA champion and appear credible in this film, broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Our colleagues from Screen Rant even come to imagine him as Batman. Here is his response:
Oh my God. It’s a classic. It is an honor. Speaking of playing roles that other incredible actors have played in the past, for me, actually, when I think about it, I’m going to play Iago in Othello with Denzel Washington. And I think about the history of actors who have played this role throughout time, and I’m awed by that. So this is the first step. This is what I’m working on at the moment. But of course. It would always be an honor. These roles are classics. -Jake Gyllenhaal
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A refusal on the Dark Knight trilogy by Christopher Nolan
20 years ago, Jake Gyllenhaal was approached to play Bruce Wayne in the future Dark Knight trilogy. The History of the 7th Art finally agrees with Christian Bale who is preferred for the role and will face Cillian Murphy (The Scarecrow), Heath Ledger (Joker) and Tom Hardy (Bane). Christopher Nolan made a choice in 2005. James Gunn could make the opposite choice in 2024 by entrusting the costume of the Dark Knight to Jake Gyllenhaal in the next DCU “Batman” film. Directed by Andy Muschietti (The Flash), The Brave and The Bold will be screened in theaters on a date yet to be defined and will focus on the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son Damian.
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