Josh Brolin Reveals He Nearly Played Batman: ‘That Would Have Been A Fun Deal’

“No Country For Old Men” is easily one of the better modern western thrillers made in the last twenty years and it’s sort of shocking to realize that actor Josh Brolin, who played the morally questionable protagonist of the film, almost didn’t join The Coen Brothers film. How Brolin ended up being cast in the film is a pretty fascinating story as he got help from two genre directors for his audition tape but even that wasn’t enough.

a trilogy of “Batman” films, with the actor enthusiastic about how “The Batman” turned out and eager to continue exploring this iteration of the character.“The Batman” started life as a Ben Affleck vehicle and was originally intended to be a standalone spinoff of his character from Zack Snyder’s universe of Batman movies. Affleck co-wrote a script with DC executive Geoff Johns that would’ve continued the story of his character, but he bowed out of the director’s chair in January 2017, after which Reeves came on board as the film’s new director and writer.When Affleck chose not to star in the film altogether, Reeves seized the opportunity to craft a new story not connected to the existing DC universe.

Oscara 2022 ceremony last month when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.The 54-year-old actor explained why he wanted to be involved in the smackdown mess in a recent interview on Dax Shepard’s podcast “Armchair Expert.”“I was at the Oscars and I couldn’t stop pacing — because part of me wanted to be in the center of it,” Brolin said.“I wanna know who the f–k [is] at fault,” the “Avengers: Endgame” star continued. Alas, Brolin had to make due with getting groped — alongside his “Dune” co-star Jason Momoa — by Oscars host Regina Hall, 51, in a bit some critics later slammed as “sexist.”Meanwhile, podcast host Shepard, 47, went on to share a tale of a time when he saw an actor going on a wild rant on set, a situation which resonated with his guest.Brolin replied, “I’ve always thought that like especially coming from trauma – parental trauma, childhood trauma, whatever that is – kids will do one of two things, and it’s the same energy.”“They’ll either emulate it to try and understand why it was the way it was, or they’ll do the opposite, right, and they’ll live this kind of holy existence, that’s also totally unhealthy because it’s exactly the same energy,” the “Milk” actor said.Brolin also recently opened up about why he wasn’t cast as Batman in director Zack Snyder’s iteration of the DC hero.

TMZ reported.It's not clear where Cary was bitten, but he is expected to make a full recovery.Cary recently began filming "Rebel Moon," but it's not known if the snake bite will affect production. Just last week, Cary retweeted images from the set of the Zack Snyder flick. The actor has seen his fair share of injuries.

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Batman in Zack Snyder’s DC films before the role ended up going to Ben Affleck.The actor – who already has an impressive comic book film resume, playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Cable in Deadpool 2 – discussed how he almost donned the mask of the caped crusader on a recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast.Calling the idea of taking on the role “interesting”, Brolin emphasised that he was eager to play Batman, had Snyder not decided to go in a different direction. “That was his decision – that wasn’t my decision,” Brolin explained.The actor then shared a few details of what his portrayal of the superhero was supposed to look like following a discussion with Snyder. “It would have been the older, more raspy, for lack of a better word,” he said.

“The Batman” joins a list led by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($1.89 billion) and also includes the Chinese films “The Battle at Lake Changjin” ($902.5 million) and “Hi, Mom” ($822 million) as well as the James Bond movie “No Time to Die” ($774 million). “The incredible response we’ve seen at theaters across the country is a testament to both the enduring power of this iconic DC superhero and the huge appetite out there to experience great movies on the big screen,” said Warner domestic distribution head Jeff Goldstein in a statement.

Josh Brolin has revealed he almost was cast as Batman in Zack Snyder’s superhero films and shares his reaction to losing out to Ben Affleck, who portrayed the caped crusader in Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League follow-up.

now-newly-engaged Ben Affleck — in his versions of the superhero franchise.“It would have been the older, the more raspy, for lack of a better word,” Brolin said on MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast recently, describing how his take would have differed from Affleck’s portrayal in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League.” He also said that the idea was “interesting” to him and claimed that the choice to instead cast Affleck, 49, wasn’t his decision, but Snyder’s.“Honestly, that would have been a fun deal,” Brolin, 54, added.

Once upon a time, there was a lot of hope for Zack Snyder‘s vision for the DC Universe. “Man of Steel” was primarily well-received, and upcoming plans for a new actor to play Batman in a big-budget crossover film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” had fans excited for a Marvel-like plan that was about to unfurl.

Josh Brolin could have played Batman in Zack Snyder’s DC films, but instead, the role went to Ben Affleck.

LOS ANGELES -- Josh Brolin grew up on California’s central coast knowing men like Royal Abbott, the laconic and emotionally distant rancher he plays in “Outer Range.” The actor is glad he’s not one of them.“They’re their own people. They’re very loyal and helpful neighbors, but really they like their own space,” he said.

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Deadline’s annual Contenders Television kicked off at Paramount Studios on Saturday by hosting panel guests including Josh Brolin of Outer Range, Ben Stiller of Severance, Amber Ruffin of The Amber Ruffin Show, Selena Gomez of Only Murders In The Building among many others.