Jake Gyllenhaal Reveals He Auditioned For Lead Roles In ‘Batman Begins’ & ‘Moulin Rouge!’

Imagine it or not, Jake Gyllenhaal was as soon as within the working to play the Caped Crusader. IndieWire studies (through The Howard Stern Present) that the “Street Home” actor revealed he was certainly one of Christopher Nolan‘s ultimate decisions to play Bruce Wayne in “Batman Begins.” And that’s not solely shut casting Gyllenhaal unveiled: Baz Luhrmann was additionally taking a look at him to star within the 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!“

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Dropping out on huge roles hurts, however Gyllenhaal considers these situations motivators, not defeats. “You study to go, ‘There’s one other one. I can attempt to go in and audition for one more one. I’ll get one thing else.’ You retain that angle,” stated the actor. Clearly, Gyllenhaal didn’t get both position: Christian Bale donned Batman’s cape and cowl for Nolan’s “Darkish Knight” trilogy and the lead of Christian in “Moulin Rouge!” went to Ewan McGregor.

However Gyllenhaal appreciated that each actors referred to as him personally to inform him the unHealthy information. “To [their] credit score, each of these administrators referred to as me personally to inform me [I didn’t get the part],” Gyllenhaal recalled. “And they’ll inform you why. Once you get that far, there’s an actual legitimacy to you doubtlessly getting one thing. It’s not like they’re going, “Oh, thanks a lot.” They’re going, ‘I noticed these points of you that I actually needed within the position and are fantastic, however ultimately, I ended up shifting this manner as a result of it matches higher with this one that is reverse you or can be reverse you.’ The colour of their hair or their peak, no matter it’s!”

 “There are all these non-factors that basically are the inexplicable stuff that in case you begin to choose away at, it doesn’t work, it’s not wholesome,” Gyllenhaal continued. “To me, I simply go, ‘Have a look at how far you bought! So simply attempt to conserving going.’ That’s what I felt. I bear in mind getting a name from Christopher Nolan and pondering, ‘I simply received a name personally from Christopher Nolan. That’s fairly cool. I’ve gotten fairly far. I went from them going they aren’t positive [about me] to a name saying they’re actually eager about you for this film. So OK, I ought to preserve going. I ought to simply preserve going.’”

And shortly after not getting “Moulin Rouge!” and “Batman Begins,” Gyllenhaal began getting main main roles, like “Brokeback Mountain,” “Jarhead,” and “Zodiac.” However Mysterio in “Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling” is the closest Gyllenahall’s gotten to a superhero films since Nolan’s 2005 movie. Would he nonetheless contemplate the Batman position now? “After all. It will be an honor, at all times,” stated the actor. “These forms of issues and people roles are classics.” So, Gyllenhaal as Batman within the new DCU? It’s not that wild of an concept…

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