20 Mind-Blowing Facts About The Dark Knight Trilogy

4. Warner Bros. Wanted Leonardo DiCaprio For The Riddler In The Dark Knight Rises

For whatever reason, The Riddler has been rumoured to be the villain in each and every Batman movie since Batman Begins (fans even spotted what appears to be an Easter Egg alluding to his existence in the first trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice). As it turns out, they almost got their wish - Riddler very nearly ended up taking on a role in The Dark Knight Rises. Christopher Nolan never considered using him, but, according to writer David S. Goyer, Warner Bros. had some of their own ideas. They approached him at the premiere for The Dark Knight to talk villains for a possible third instalment, and Riddler's name came up. "Obviously it's gonna be The Riddler and we want it to be Leonardo DiCaprio," is what they told Goyer, but Nolan obviously put his foot down by choosing to focus on Tom Hardy's Bane. Ironically, DiCaprio is one of the only Inception cast members not to take on a role in The Dark Knight Trilogy. That, of course, didn't stop him from being rumoured to be in the running for this role and others a fair few times!