Christopher Nolan really took his time getting Christian Bale into the cape and cowl of the Dark Knight in Batman Begins.

I'm glad it turned out the way it did. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I was originally hired by Warner Bros. to direct Troy.

There's a huge amount of excitement among film fans for Christopher Nolan's swords-and-sandals epic The Odyssey, but it turns out that wasn't the first time he almost tackled the genre. "I was ...