Joshua Jackson

Fringe star Joshua Jackson had auditioned for the role of the Caped Crusader in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. He fell behind Christian Bale ultimately but didn’t seem to have lost the willingness take up the cape and cowl! Back in 2012, the actor told ComingSoon:

“You never want to admit you think somebody else made the right decision when they didn’t hire you, but Christian Bale was pretty amazing. The marriage of Chris Nolan and Christian Bale for those Batman movies was spectacular. I would be intimidated to step into those shoes, but if they asked me to audition, I would.”

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy played the DC supervillain Dr. Jonathan Crane, aka Scarecrow, in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. But the shocking fact is that the actor originally auditioned for the role of Batman! Cillian didn’t consider himself as someone who’s got the right physique for the superhero, but only auditioned to get the chance to connect with Nolan. And it paid off – Nolan was so impressed with the actor that signed him for the role of Scarecrow! Thankfully, he wasn’t so impressed to offer Cillian the titular superhero’s role!

One of the two actors on the following page is none other than The Joker!