Some Random Movie Trivia

I figured that because I love random movie trivia so much that I would share some random tidbits I learned about a random movie with you guys.  Who knows, maybe this will turn into a new weekly thing.  Whether it does or doesn't, here is some random movie trivia:

Batman Begins

• David Boreanaz was the original choice to play Batman and if you are thinking "Who in the hell is David Boreanaz?", then you are not alone.  It turns out that he is the other main character on Bones and played Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  I'm going to say that Christopher Nolan made the better choice in the end.
• Other actors who auditioned for the part of Batman included Joshua Jackson (the guy on Fringe), Eion Bailey (I have no idea who this is), Hugh Dancy (based on that name, I assume he is an effeminate Brit), Billy Crudup (that guy from Almost Famous and Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen), Cillian Murphy (he played Scarecrow in this movie), Henry Cavill (the current Superman), and Jake Gyllenhaal (in my opinion, his sister is the only reason that The Dark Knight didn't win an Oscar).  Also, Keanu Reeves expressed interest in the part of Batman but instead went on to reprise his role as Neo in the 2nd and 3rd movies of The Matrix trilogy and the studio pushed hard to have Ashton Kutcher as Bruce Wayne but Nolan quickly shot that down.
• Because Christopher Nolan was so fascinated with Cillian Murphy's blue eyes, he cast him as the Scarecrow and kept making up reasons for his character to take off his glasses.  Also, did you know that Cillian Murphy is Irish?  I never would have guessed that.
• The character of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes) was not any in of the comic books and was created by Christopher Nolan and the screenwriter.  Katie Holmes is also one of two of Tom Cruise's wives to be in a Batman movie, the other was Nicole Kidman who was in Batman Forever.
• Christian Bale was considered for the role of Robin in Batman Forever.  I'm fairly sure that even he couldn't have made that movie better.
• Viggo Mortensen (aka Aragorn from Lord of the Rings) turned down the role of Ra's Al Ghul.  As much as I like Liam Neeson, I think Viggo would have given him a run for his money in this role.
• When the movie was released, Forbes Magazine did a breakdown of how much it would actually cost to be Batman and they estimated it would cost around $3.5 million.  This once again proves my theory that it shouldn't be that hard to figure out Batman's real identity when only a handful of people in Gotham City could even afford it.
• While filming on the streets of Chicago, a drunk driver crashed into The Tumbler because in his drunken stupor, he claimed he thought the vehicle was an "invading alien spacecraft".
• The kid that stumbles upon Batman on a fire escape and is given a pair of night vision specs by Batman is an actor named Jack Gleeson, also known as Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones.
• Christopher Nolan invited the crew to his house before filming began and showed the movie Blade Runner and told everyone that he wanted to make Batman Begins like that movie.  Also, the actor who plays the head of Wayne Enterprises is Rutger Hauer, aka Roy Batty, the main replicant that Harrison Ford is hunting in Blade Runner.
• The mansion used as Wayne Manor was the the same house that was used in The Mummy Returns.

"I guess if I was really bombed I might think this was an alien spacecraft, but I'm talking 'double vision, can't stand up straight' drunk."