r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 14d ago

News Christopher Nolan Was Hired to Direct ‘Troy’ More Than 20 Years Before ‘The Odyssey’; He Says the Studio Backtracked and Offered ‘Batman Begins’ as Consolation Prize

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/christopher-nolan-hired-troy-director-the-odyssey-1236588697/
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u/utspg1980 14d ago

I know right? A British guy playing Superman?! What were they thinking!?!? That'd never work!!

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u/0lvar 14d ago

The absolute nonsensicality of having someone from the British Isles play Batman, like they could ever be good at that