Christopher Nolan auditioned Cillian Murphy for Batman knowing he wouldn't get the role. He 'made sure that execs came down and watched what [Murphy was] doing on set.' Murphy says: “It was clear to me from the beginning that I wasn’t Batman material.'
, both men admitted to knowing that Murphy was not going to be the new Batman as early as their first conversation together about the role. But that didn’t stop Nolan from wanting to screen test Murphy anyway.
Although Nolan did not intend to cast Murphy as Batman, he set up a screen test for the role with the intention of getting studio executives on board with the idea of casting Murphy in the villain role of the Scarecrow. “It was clear to me from the beginning that I wasn’t Batman material,” Murphy added. “It felt to me that it was correct and right that it should be Christian Bale for that part. But I remember the buzz of trying on the suit and being directed by you. Those tests were high production values.”
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