Jake Gyllenhaal Says It Was “Pretty Cool” Getting Personal Call From Christopher Nolan After Losing Batman Role
deadline.comJake 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.
In Moulin Rouge! 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. “What I felt was disappointment when I didn’t get it.
Both Heath and I were disappointed,” Gyllenhaal said. “But that’s Ewan McGregor’s part. You learn to go, ‘There’s another one.
I can try and go in and audition for another one. I’ll get something else.’ You keep that attitude.” Gyllenhaal continued with this mindset when he lost the role of Batman to Christian Bale in the Nolan-directed DC superhero film. “To [Nolan’s] credit and to Baz [Luhrmann’s] credit, both of those directors called me personally to tell me [I didn’t get the role],” Gyllenhaal noted. “And they will tell you why.” He continued, “When you get that far, there’s a real legitimacy to you potentially getting something.
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