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‘Dark Knight’ trilogy co-creator admits he wanted Jake Gyllenhaal as Batman over Christian Bale

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Published 21:22 22 Sep 2023 GMT+1

‘Dark Knight’ trilogy co-creator admits he wanted Jake Gyllenhaal as Batman over Christian Bale

David S. Goyer had different hopes for who would be the star of the Christopher Nolan movies

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Featured Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images/ Warner Bros.

Topics: Film and TV, Jake Gyllenhaal, Celebrity, Batman, Entertainment

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is an Entertainment Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include keeping up with the Twitter girlies, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021 and has previously worked at MyLondon.

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