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“Batman” could’ve looked very different if it hadn’t been for Pierce Brosnan’s throwaway comment.
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During an appearance on “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, the actor, 69, revealed he auditioned for Tim Burton’s 1989 hit film “Batman.”
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“I went up for Batman way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job,” the Irish actor told host Jimmy Fallon.
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“I remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton, I said, ‘You know I can’t understand any man who would wear his underpants outside his trousers.’ But there you go… the best man got the job.”
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The part ultimately went to Michael Keaton, who later reprised the role in “Batman Returns” in 1992.
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But things didn’t work out too bad for Brosnan, as he landed the career-changing role of James Bond soon after.
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The actor helmed the iconic 007 role in a total of four Bond films, spanning from 1995 until his departure from the franchise in 2002.
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Brosnan was recently asked who should be sipping on the “shaken, not stirred” martini after Daniel Craig’s departure, to which he offered up his straight-to-the-point opinion.