The Dark Knight Trilogy: 18 Cool Behind-The-Scenes Details You Didn't Know

6. Nolan Wrote Lucius Fox With Morgan Freeman In Mind

Morgan Freeman Lucius Fox The Dark Knight
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Nolan doesn't like to write characters for specific actors, and yet, there's one big exception to this rule: Morgan Freeman.

While developing Batman Begins, Nolan admits that he built the character of Lucius Fox - Bruce Wayne's gadget-man - with Freeman in mind, partly because he really wanted the actor in the film.

Apparently, it took Nolan "many many months" to convince Freeman to sign on, with the filmmaker noting that he was "difficult" to convince.

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