10 Film Directors Who Totally Tricked The Studio

2. Christopher Nolan Lied To Warner Bros. About Superman (1978) - Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan was certainly a bit of a creative gamble to direct Batman Begins back in 2004, given his lack of experience in the blockbuster realm.

But an especially tricky point of contention was Nolan's desire to not have the Dark Knight revealed in his cape and cowl until roughly half-way through the movie, putting his suited-up debut well past the one-hour mark.

Nolan recently confirmed that he managed to quell Warner Bros.' concerns by telling a "white lie", by claiming that in Richard Donner's 1978 Superman, Christopher Reeve didn't suit up until 53 minutes into the film.

Reeve actually dons his classic superhero duds a short while earlier than that, but by fudging the facts and citing one of Warner Bros.' most beloved and successful movies back at them, he was able to get the bean-counters off his case.

The rest, of course, is history, and everybody involved must feel pretty damn grand about that deception all things considered.