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The Surprising Reason Guy Pearce Wasn’t Cast in Batman Begins
ComicBook.comStory by Ashley Turner
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Acclaimed actor Guy Pearce reveals how a Warner Bros. executive's personal bias prevented him from reuniting with director Christopher Nolan on iconic films like Batman Begins.
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- Despite Nolan's interest in casting Pearce, a studio executive effectively blacklisted him from Warner Bros. projects, even vetoing his consideration for the role of Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins.
- This unofficial blacklisting not only kept Pearce out of Batman Begins, but also prevented him from collaborating with Nolan on other films like The Prestige, highlighting the often-invisible studio politics that can shape Hollywood careers.
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Guy Pearce, Christopher Nolan, Liam Neeson, Warner Bros., Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige, Insomnia, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer