Milo Ventimiglia Tells ‘Variety’ that Warner Bros. Told Him he Was Too Old to Play Batman: WATCH
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MILO VENTIMIGLIA told Variety‘s Marc Malkin that he was okay with it.
Ventimiglia revealed to Malkin that he wanted to don the legendary cape and cowl when Warner Bros. was searching for a new Batman. Malkin writes that, “The This Is Us star threw his name in the Gotham ring for the much-coveted role.”
“Do I see myself in a cape and cowl?” Ventimiglia asked when talk turned to superhero franchises during his appearance on today’s The Big Ticket, Variety and iHeart’s movie podcast.
He certainly did, but “Warner Brothers didn’t,” Ventimiglia said. “They said, ‘Ventimiglia, you’re too old.’”
The studio announced in May that the new Batman will be 33-year-old Robert Pattinson. Ventimiglia, 42, insists he has no hard feelings.
“It’s okay. It doesn’t matter,” Ventimiglia added. “By the way, I’m kind of busy.”
He sure is. In addition to recently picking up another Emmy nomination for his work on This Is Us, his new movie The Art of Racing in the Rain hits theaters on Aug. 9.
Watch the interview below and read the full story afterwards.
READ THE FULL VARIETY INTERVIEW HERE.
