The Dark Knight Rises
Summary
Considering his profile in the industry and the protrusion of the genre , it is remarkable thatLeonardo DiCapriohas never been in a comic book movie , but he has number close several time . Thanks to revelations from Zack Snyder , we now live that theKillers of the Flower Moonstar and Oscar winner was part of the early casting point . That ’s particularly interesting given Timothee Chalamet ’s substantiation thatDiCaprio told him to avoid superhero movies . He ’s get by it himself , so far , but not because of a lack of opportunities .
On the Marvel side of things , excellently , DiCaprio was link to playing Peter Parker inJames Cameron ’s Spider - Man moviewhen it was in early development in the nineties . The actor spoke to Empire Magazine around the firing ofThe Revenantto reveal how close he came , and despite how much it ’s let the cat out of the bag about , it does n’t voice like he almost pulled on the entanglement - head ’s costume :
" Not very close , but there was a screenplay . I cognize he was semi - serious about doing it at some point , but I do n’t think of any further talk about it . We had a couple of chats . I think there was a screenplay that I read , but I do n’t remember . This was 20 years ago ! "
With DC , DiCaprio clearly had similar conversations . Andit absolutely should n’t come as a surprisal that Warner Bros ' once attract hard for him to connect their superhero dealership . When the star ability is that big , it would be foolish not to judge and benefit . Somewhat fabulously , Snyder ’s revelations mean that DiCaprio was considered to recreate of import use in 3 generations of Batman movie enfranchisement .
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the bragging star in the earth , and even his first 10 movies prove how great of a dramatic performer he is .
Zack Snyder Confirmed DiCaprio Discussed Lex Luthor’s Role In Batman v Superman
Who Played The Role: Jesse Eisenberg
In anew interviewwhile marketingRebel Moon Part Two : The Scargiver , Zack Snyder revealed that he and Leonardo DiCaprio had met to discuss him playing Superman nemesis Lex Luthorforthe DCEU movie timeline . Ultimately , that role went to Jesse Eisenberg , but DiCaprio was enough of a condition that they talk over the plot :
" Leonardo DiCaprio , I talk to … I intend so [ when asked if the doer was scheme by the idea ] I think DiCaprio had a lot of dandy idea , actually , just in the group meeting . I think in the goal , he was like , " Eh , I do n’t lie with … " but he was really smart about the fabric . "
Whether DiCaprio could have switch the lunar time period of sermon on Batman v Superman ’s reimagining of the iconic DC baddie is up for public debate . It ’s hard to reconcile his plan of attack to acting with the image of the Elon Musk - clone Eisenberg made Luthor , and that portrait is perfectly in the fabric and not just the performance . Still , DiCaprio plow the chance down , and the DCEU lost a great actor and the chance to see him and Ben Affleck on filmdom together for a union of Boston ’s most famous fake sons .
Both DiCaprio and Affleck are really from California , but have salient purpose associate them with Boston .
Warner Bros Wanted Leonardo DiCaprio In The Nolan Trilogy
Who Played The Role: Nobody
While Christopher Nolan had other thought , in the wake ofThe Dark Knight ’s release and success , Warner Bros wanted The Riddler to be the scoundrel in the third movie . And not only that , butthey wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play him . David S Goyer confirm that the head of the studio apartment in person appealed to him to put the DC baddie in the threequel :
“ After ‘ The Dark Knight , ’ the brain of Warner Bros. at the premiere said , ‘ You buzz off to do the Riddler . Leo as the Riddler . You got to tell Chris , Leo as the riddler . ’ And that ’s not the way we work . ”
Intriguingly , the aspect of the Riddler being the follow - up to Heath Ledger ’s Joker was n’t entirely out of the kingdom of possibility at the clip . Jonathan Nolan , who worked onall 3 of the Dark Knight motion picture , spoke about his own estimate for the character , and why they never really turn into any touchable plans :
" I sort of started to act with ideas about The Riddler and what could be done with that persona . But it did feel like it was snug enough to the space of what we ’d done with Heath [ Ledger ] that you really needed to … shift there . "
Nolan is right about the perceived familiarity to Ledger ’s Joker , but the idea of DiCaprio playing The Riddler is the surd to shake off . Given his roles in the likes ofWolf of Wall StreetandDjango Unchained , he has previous with playing magnetic villains , and he could have really done something with the material .
For better or for worse , lots of actor and actress have been considered for role in Christopher Nolan ’s Dark Knight trilogy .
Joel Schumacher Wanted DiCaprio To Play Robin
Who Played The Role: Chris O’Donnell
In the early 1990s , beforeTitanicreally launched him into megastardom , DiCaprio arrived on the Hollywood scene as a spicy raw gift thanks to the likes ofThis Boy ’s Lifeand particularlyWhat ’s Eating Gilbert Grapeopposite Johnny Depp . He then went on to even more plaudits with 1995’sThe Basketball Diaries , but things could have been very dissimilar if Joel Schumacher had go with his early cast inherent aptitude .
DiCaprio confirm in an interview withShortlistthathe was in the running to play the Robin function that eventually go to Chris O’Donnell , though he debunked the estimate that he actually put the ruby and green costume on :
Did that let in act Robin in Batman Forever ? There ’s a rumour you screen - tested for it …
I never screen out - test . I had a encounter with Joel Schumacher . It was just one merging and , no , I did n’t finish up doing it
Did you actually need the role ?
Er , I do n’t think I did , no ( laughs ) . As I recall I took the meeting , but did n’t want to play the role . Joel Schumacher is a very gifted director but I do n’t think I was quick for anything like that .
It ’s interesting to think of the possible trajectory of DiCaprio ’s career if he had . O’Donnell was a likewise well - harbinger actor in the period thanks to bothScent of a Woman(1992 ) andThe Three Musketeers(1993 ) but the reception ofBatman & Robinslowed his vocation significantly , with only 6 theatrical movies in the next 10 years , probably headline byVertical Limit . In the same period , DiCaprio was in the like ofThe Beach(2000),Catch Me If you’re able to(2002),Gangs of New York(2002 ) andThe Aviator(2004 ) , picking up his first Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Actor .
Ironically , afterWhat ’s Eating Gilbert Grape , DiCaprio would probably have been well suited to playing Robin as a rack orphan in a Tim Burton Batman moving-picture show . woefully , that particular casting stoppage in the realms of fantasy . And until someone convincesLeonardo DiCaprioto exchange his judgement on superhero movies , another casting chance may not number up again .
