Jake Gillenhal would like to be Batman: The ‘inconceivable’ role he has been pursuing for 24 years

For more than twenty years he seems to be the ideal candidate for his role and despite having auditioned for the role in the past, he had never so far been able to dress as the bat man. But now’s his time. As the DC film universe led by James Gunn begins to form, actors for several superhero roles have been selected, such as Superman, Supergirl and Lex Luthor. However the search for an actor for a hero, Batman/Bruce Wayne continues. The permanent candidate to play Batman, whenever the role is available, Jake Gillenhal was recently asked about the possibility of appearing in the DC Universe as a “Caped Cruiser”. “It’s a classic [roll]. It’s an honor. We are talking about roles played by other incredible actors in the past…” Jake Gillenhal said on screen rant. “I will play Iago in Othello with Denzel Washington and I think about the story of actors who played this role over time and it scares me. So this is the first level. I’m working on it right now. But of course. It would always be an honor. These things and these roles are classic,” he stressed. Gillenhal has been associated with Bruce Wayne/Batman since the early 2000s, when it was announced that Christopher Nolan would decorate Batman for cinema, for the Dark Knight’s Trilogy. Gillenhal according to Deadline Hollywood, had auditioned for the role and was considered to be a top candidate, but eventually lost to Christian Bale. His name was again associated with the superhero in 2017, when Matt Reeves began searching for actors for the film “The Batman”, but Robert Pattinson was eventually selected.