DirectorChristopher Nolansaid he once considered a couple of hisOppenheimercast members for a very different role Batman.
Josh Hartnettwas one, but didnt end up screen-testing for the role.
Still, Nolan was impressed with Hartnett.
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AnotherOppenheimerstar was also considered for the Batman role.
Ultimately, Murphy wound up playing the villain known as The Scarecrow.
Murphy stars as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the current biopic, and Hartnett appears as physicist Ernest Lawrence.
