Richard E. Grant put himself forward to play Bruce Wayne and his superhero alter ego in upcoming blockbuster 'The Batman'
Richard E. Grant was "desperate" to have the lead role in 'The Batman'. The 62-year-old actor is a "huge fan" of the DC Comics franchise and it was left to his daughter Olivia, who worked in casting on the upcoming film, to break the news that Robert Pattinson had landed the coveted part as Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter ego. Olivia said: "Sometimes I'll be working on a film that he's desperate to have a part in. I have to keep him at bay. "When we started working on the new 'Batman' movie, I had to tell him the role of Batman had been cast – he's a huge fan. "But he's always sniffing around, seeing what's on the horizon." Olivia and her mother, Richard's wife Joan Washington – who is a dialogue coach – have been helping the… (more)