O ator Robert Downey Jr. revelou que foi entrevistado para o papel de Espantalho em Batman Begins, que Cillian Murphy interpretou, e mais tarde estrelou com Nolan no aclamado filme Oppenheimer. Actor Robert Downey Jr. revealed he interviewed for Batman Begins' Scarecrow role, which Cillian Murphy took, and later starred with Nolan in acclaimed film Oppenheimer.

revelou recentemente durante um painel da Cinemateca Americana que já esteve em negociações para o papel de Jonathan Crane/Espantalho em Batman Begins, mas o encontro com o diretor Christopher Nolan teria sido estranho, com Nolan parecendo desinteressado. Robert Downey Jr. recently revealed during a panel for American Cinematheque that he was once in talks for the role of Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in Batman Begins, but the meeting with director Christopher Nolan reportedly went awkwardly, with Nolan appearing disinterested. O papel acabou indo para Cillian Murphy. The role eventually went to Cillian Murphy. Downey Jr. passou a trabalhar com Nolan e Murphy em “Oppenheimer”, onde interpretou o contra-almirante Lewis Strauss e recebeu inúmeras indicações para prêmios. Downey Jr. went on to work with Nolan and Murphy in "Oppenheimer," where he played Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss and received numerous awards nominations.