All 3 Iconic DC Characters Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Played In 3 Different Batman Movie Franchises

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Leonardo DiCaprio almost starred in multiple superhero movies, but his reluctance to join the genre led to him passing on these iconic roles.
DiCaprio was considered for roles in both Marvel and DC franchises, including potentially playing Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman and The Riddler in Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Despite his prominence in Hollywood, DiCaprio avoided superhero roles, advising others to do the same while keeping his focus on dramatic performances.

Considering his profile in the industry and the prominence of the genre, it is remarkable that Leonardo DiCaprio has never been in a comic book movie, but he has come close several times. Thanks to revelations from Zack Snyder, we now know that the Killers of the Flower Moon star and Oscar winner was part of the early casting stages. That's particularly interesting given Timothee Chalamet's confirmation that DiCaprio told him to avoid superhero movies. He's managed it himself, so far, but not because of a lack of opportunities.
On the Marvel side of things, famously, DiCaprio was linked to playing Peter Parker in James Cameron's Spider-Man movie when it was in early development in the 1990s. The actor spoke to Empire Magazine around the release of The Revenant to reveal how close he came, and despite how much it's talked about, it doesn't sound like he almost pulled on the Web-head's costume:

"Not very close, but there was a screenplay. I know he was semi-serious about doing it at some point, but I don't remember any further talks about it. We had a couple of chats. I think there was a screenplay that I read, but I don't remember. This was 20 years ago!"

With DC, DiCaprio clearly had similar conversations. And it absolutely shouldn't come as a surprise that Warner Bros' once pulled hard for him to join their superhero franchise. When the star power is that big, it would be foolish not to try and benefit. Somewhat incredibly, Snyder's revelations mean that DiCaprio was considered to play important roles in 3 generations of Batman movie franchises.

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