Christopher Nolan says he lost Troy to Wolfgang Petersen and got Batman Begins as consolation

Christopher Nolan said he was once hired for 'Troy' before Warner Bros. redirected him to 'Batman Begins,' paving the path to 'The Odyssey'.

Batman Begins was a Trojan "consolation prize" for Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan confirmed to Empire Magazine (via World of Reel) that Warner Bros. originally hired him to direct its swords-and-sandals epic “Troy,” more than two decades before Nolan would mount ...