Did you already know Robert Downey Jr as soon as wished to play Cillian Murphy’s position in Christopher Nolan‘s Batman movie? Taking to X, movie critic Griffin Schiller shared a video from a current Q&A occasion on the American Cinematheque Theatre. Robert shared that he met with Christopher over taking part in Scarecrow, the villain in 2005’s Batman Begins. (Also Read | Cillian Murphy reflects on almost playing Batman, losing out to Christian Bale)

What Robert advised Nolan

Robert mentioned, “I’m pretty sure I heard about (this role) and I was like, ‘I’m Scarecrow.’ And then I remember meeting (Christopher) for tea and I was like, ‘He doesn’t seem like he’s really in on this interview.’ And he was polite and all that. But you can tell when someone is kind of like, ‘It’s not going to go anywhere’.”

What position did Robert land?

Though not as Scarecrow, Robert first performed Tony Stark in 2008’s Iron Man. He led the MCU for the following decade earlier than showing in Oppenheimer final yr. The film is his second characteristic movie position since Avengers: Endgame (2019).

About Cillian and Scarecrow

Cillian, who performed Scarecrow, had initially auditioned to play Batman himself forward of Batman Begins. Last yr in July, Cillian appeared on WTF with Marc Maron, the place he shared that each he and Christopher felt he “was wrong for” the Batman position. “But I did the test, and then he saw something in that and cast me as Scarecrow [in Batman Begins] and we continued on making movies,” he had shared.

Christian Bale performed the position of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Scarecrow is a psychologist in Gotham City who makes use of varied gases to induce worry inside his victims.

About Robert

Robert was final seen in Oppenheimer. He, Christopher and Cillian have been nominated for Academy Awards on the upcoming 96th Oscars ceremony. Recently, Sterling Ok Brown mentioned that Robert will win the trophy in the perfect actor in a supporting position class for Oppenheimer on the upcoming awards.

Sterling has secured an Oscar nod for his flip as Clifford Ellison in American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson. Robert is nominated for his career-defining flip as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

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