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Jake Gyllenhaal Says It Was “Pretty Cool” Getting Personal Call From Christopher Nolan After Losing Batman Role
Jake Gyllenhaal opened up about losing roles in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins.
The Road House actor appeared on The Howard Stern Show and talked about how he handled finding out he was not chosen for the roles in the films he auditioned for. the role of Christian, that ultimately went to Ewan McGregor, was down to Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, who the actor would wind up co-starring later in Brokeback Mountain. Gyllenhaal continued with this mindset when he lost the role of Batman to Christian Bale in the Nolan-directed DC superhero film.
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