Gary Oldman thinks he might’ve been eyed for the role of Scarecrow prior to being cast as Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast ...

Robert Downey Jr. still remembers his unsuccessful attempt to play the Scarecrow in 2005’s Batman Begins. “I’m pretty sure that I heard, like, ‘there’s this role, Scarecrow,’ and I was like, ‘psh, I’m ...

Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Oppenheimer' costar Cillian Murphy played the villain Scarecrow across Christopher Nolan's three Batman movies Lia Toby/Getty; Warner Bros/DC ...

Downey went on to say that he met with Nolan to discuss the part. “I remember meeting for tea, and I was like, ‘He doesn’t seem like he’s really leaning in on this interview,’” Downey recalled. “And ...

Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow in 'Batman Begins' Presley Ann / Getty Images / Warner Brothers / Courtesy Everett Collection Robert Downey Jr. recalls a meeting with Christopher ...

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In Batman Begins (2005), Dr. Jonathan Crane, aka Scarecrow, is portrayed by Cillian Murphy and is the first villain the Bat takes on. Crane merges psychological horror as a real-world menace as a ...

"With a chilling mask and a twisted sense of justice, he embodies the psychological terror that plagues Gotham. Masterfully crafted based on the screen appearance of ...

Robert Downey Jr. recalls a meeting with Christopher Nolan about playing Scarecrow in 2005’s Batman Begins. The actor made the comments during a Q&A with the audience following a screening of ...

Batman Begins could have had a very different take on its villain. Following a screening of Oppenheimer at the Aero Theater in Los Angeles last weekend, Robert Downey Jr. revealed that he lobbied ...