When you think of Christopher Nolan’s movies, what’s the first one that comes to mind? For me, it’s Batman Begins, as it was the first entry in Nolan’s filmography I ever saw, and it remains one of my favorite live-action Batman movies. So you can imagine my surprise to have learned that Nolan scored Christian Bale’s first outing as Bruce Wayne as a “consolation prize” after being passed over for another Warner Bros. Pictures blockbuster.
Christopher Nolan shared in an interview with Empire Magazine (via World of Reel) that had things gone according to the original plan, he would have helmed Troy as his fourth theatrical film, following 1998s Following, 2000’s Memento and 2002’s Insomnia. However, it was the scrapping of a different DC movie that led to him being kicked off the job, with the filmmaker saying:
