Christian Bale refused to make a cameo as Bruce Wayne in The Flash, according to filmmaker and comic book fan Kevin Smith.
Due to the separate timelines and universes that are featured in the movie, we saw a couple of versions of Batman / Bruce Wayne, played by Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck respectively. It is the first time that Keaton appeared as the character in over 30 years.
Fans were greeted with another Batman cameo in the credits, as George Clooney made a shock appearance. He played Bruce in the infamously panned Batman and Robin.
Originally, though, that cameo was planned for Bale, who featured in Christopher Nolan's hugely successful Dark Knight trilogy.
"Warner Bros. asked Christian Bale for months and months hoping he would break down and he was like 'no,'" Smith said on the Fatman Beyond podcast.
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"So was like, 'let's pivot, let's get another Batman,' and they just grabbed George Clooney."
The Flash has received negative reviews from critics and is also set to be a box office bomb for DC and Warner Bros.
Would Bale ever play Batman again?
Bale has been asked in numerous interviews over the years whether he would be open to a return as Batman. And, it seems the door hasn't been closed completely.
"No. No one's ever mentioned it to me. No one's brought it up," he previously told ScreenRant when asked if he has previously been asked to return.
"Occasionally people say to me, 'Oh, I hear you were approached and offered all this.; And I'm like, 'That's news to me. No one's ever said that.'
"I had a pact with Chris Nolan. We said, 'Hey, look. Let's make three films, if we're lucky enough to get to do that. And then let's walk away. Let's not linger too long.'
"In my mind, it would be something if Chris Nolan ever said to himself, 'You know what, I've got another story to tell.'
"And if he wished to tell that story with me, I'd be in."
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Flash, The
Action / Adventure
2023 • 144 minutes
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