Date 28/03/2016 - News People
Yes, well before Ben Affleck?and his easily identifiable chin?donned the suit and snarl, Gyllenhaal was writer David S. Goyer?s first choice to play the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins. He, along with Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Joshua Jackson, and Henry Cavill (yes, today?s Superman) all auditioned, with Bale emerging victorious. This close call came on the heels of Gyllenhaal nearly subbing for Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 after the latter injured his back on the set of Seabiscuit.
