Christopher Nolan’s Batman debut almost had Robert Downey Jr. in the cast.
Robert Downey Jr. almost became a villain in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.
Robert Downey Jr. as Scarecrow
Griffin Schiller shared a video of Robert Downey Jr. on X talking about a variety of topics, while the audience watched him at the American Cinematics panel. The actor who gave life to Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe once met with Christopher Nolan and talked about his involvement in The Scarecrow, which begins with Batman.
The star remembered that Nolan was polite during the meeting, but the director was not sure about taking him in the role. After seeing that Downey failed, we can say that his reasoning was correct.
Nolan finally finds the Scarecrow in Cillian Murphy, who gave us a great version of the DC Comics character. Murphy will return as a villain in the famous director’s next series of Batman films. For his part, it didn’t take long for Robert Downey Jr. to find the role that made him successful in the superhero genre. UCM’s Iron Man clearly marked a before and after in Downey’s career, and his acting was a great comeback after years of controversy. This is one of those instances where you can definitely say that things happen for a reason.