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Robert Downey Jr. Met Christopher Nolan to Play Scarecrow in ‘Batman Begins’ but Could Tell Mid-Interview ‘It’s Not Going to Go Anywhere’

Robert Downey Jr. says Christopher Nolan did not show much enthusiasm for him during their "Batman Begins" meeting.

Robert Downey Jr. revealed during a career retrospective interview at Los Angeles’ American Cinematheque theater that he originally met Christopher Nolan ahead of “ Batman Begins ” to discuss the potential of playing the villainous Scarecrow in the director’s Dark Knight origin story. He didn’t get the part, although he’d make his impact on the comic book genre three years later with the 2008 release of Marvel’s “Ion Man.” All the previous Batman villains had been played by huge movie stars: Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Carrey, that kind of thing.

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