Screenwriter David S. Goyer dropped some insider information on a new episode of theHappy Sad Confused podcast.

We would chat about all sorts of things.

There were a number of people who had screen-tested, and I had advocated for Gyllenhaal, said Goyer.

Jake Gyllenhaal attends the 74th Annual Tony Awards

Jake GyllenhaalDimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

I mean, Gyllenhaal is amazing, Christian Bale is amazing, so who knows what.

The films were made around themes, not villains.

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