BATMAN: Watch As Jake Gyllenhaal Previously Revealed How His Batvoice Would Sound

BATMAN: Watch As Jake Gyllenhaal Previously Revealed How His Batvoice Would Sound

Appearing on The Howard Stern Show in 2015, Southpaw star Jake Gyllenhaal was asked how he'd handle the role of Batman and his iconic Batvoice. His take on the character is certainly an interesting one...

By MattIsForReal - Nov 17, 2017 04:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman
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Reports of Ben Affleck possibly looking to step down from the role of Batman after Justice League have now turned into rumors of director Matt Reeves already having someone in mind to play the Caped Crusader in the upcoming solo film, The Batman.

If there's any truth to the latest rumor, actor Jake Gyllenhaal has emerged as next in line to don the cowl. Though we don't have any comment from Gyllenhaal himself regarding the current speculation, it appears that at one point the actor was at least interested in playing the Caped Crusader in a movie and even revealed how he might handle such an iconic role.

In 2015, Gyllenhaal appeared on The Howard Stern Show to discuss his movie Southpaw. During his visit, Stern asked Gyllenhaal how he would've handled the Batvoice.

 
Stern: I wonder how you would have played Batman, though. Would you have been like, [deep voice] 'I’m Batman.' Do you change your voice for that or—

Gyllenhaal: No, I would have been like — if you’re hanging a guy by a string, right, and he’s like hanging upside down and you’re in a batsuit, he’d be like, [scared voice] ‘Who are you?!’ and I’d be like, [nonchalant] ‘I’m f—king Batman, you kidding me?’

Stern: Is that what you would have said? ‘I’m f—king Batman?’

Gyllenhaal: I wouldn’t say ‘f—k’ ‘cause it’s PG-13, but—

Stern: It would be cool if they bleeped you. You’d be like, ‘I’m f—king Batman, beep!’ What do you mean, you would have played it like, hey—

Gyllenhaal: 'I mean come on, man, look what I’m wearing!' It’s like, you know what I mean?

Stern: Yeah, but aren’t you trying to scare people as Batman? So wouldn’t you put on an ominous kind of a, [lowered voice] ‘I’m Batman’?

Gyllenhaal: Note to self. Don’t have Howard be your acting coach.

Stern: Is that right?

Gyllenhaal: I don’t know. I don’t know what I would do, and I will never have that opportunity, so I don’t know.

Stern: Maybe you ought to think it through so you’ll get the role the next time.

Gyllenhaal: I should have been on this show a lot earlier!

Can you imagine? Gyllenhaal was most likely joking around with that approach, but it certainly would've been quite the interesting attitude for the legendary DC character. 

Gyllenhaal actually auditioned for the role in 2005's Batman Begins, and he was screenwriter David S. Goyer's first choice. The part eventually went to Christian Bale, who donned the batsuit for Christopher Nolan's critically-acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy.

Towards the end of the interview, you can almost hear the disappointment in Gyllenhaal's voice that he would never get the opportunity to suit up as The Caped Crusader... or will he? Let us kow what you think in the comments below! Would you like to see Jake Gyllenhaal as the next incarnation of Batman or do you prefer Ben Affleck?

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DetectiveCinema
DetectiveCinema - 11/17/2017, 4:05 AM
Gyllenhaal almost got the role in Christopher Nolan's trilogy. However, Bale (obviously) won the part. He was 2nd in line though.
BeyondtheFuture
BeyondtheFuture - 11/17/2017, 4:06 AM
He could be good I can definitely see it. But I'd rather Ben Affleck stayed around for a while...if he wants to.
Chasekeane
Chasekeane - 11/17/2017, 4:18 AM
@BeyondtheFuture - The longer this goes on the more I'm actually thinking Ben can just go. I mean he's clearly not 'All In'.
BeyondtheFuture
BeyondtheFuture - 11/17/2017, 4:32 AM
@Chasekeane - He doesn't seem to be in most interviews does he? But when he's on screen I think he's good. I would actually say he's my favourite Batman - an unpopular onion but there it is.
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 11/17/2017, 4:40 AM
@Chasekeane - I have to agree with you. I was all for Ben Affleck staying and I loved the choice when he was first cast, but seeing him in interviews with his body language and fake smiles...I wouldn’t mind if he left. Hell, I don’t think he even worked out to get ripped for Justice League.
Nasseal82isback
Nasseal82isback - 11/17/2017, 4:08 AM
Jake the only thing i can say now is.......You dodged a bullet.
Supercat6376
Supercat6376 - 11/17/2017, 4:09 AM
Gonnna miss Batfleck. Feel like we hardly knew him.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 11/17/2017, 4:11 AM
I've been happy with Affleck since he was cast as Batman, and for me the best part of BvS.
But does everyone think the experiment with an experienced Batman has worked or should they have gone with someone roughly the same age as the rest?

Brave
Brave - 11/17/2017, 4:18 AM
@Mattapherr you might become an editor. No pressure though 😉
MattIsForReal
MattIsForReal - 11/17/2017, 8:40 AM
@Brave - Awww, shucks! You flatter me! :)
ODanil
ODanil - 11/17/2017, 4:29 AM
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 11/17/2017, 4:49 AM
I'd rather have him be in the MCU, :P


But he'd nail Batman.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 11/17/2017, 4:50 AM
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 11/17/2017, 5:10 AM
The more I think about it the more I like it. I enjoyed ben as the bat, but he really lost interest in the role after bvs came out. The one thing that I didn't like was Ben's bat was already old, it put them in a corner creatively. Wouldn't it have been better to see the joker kill jason then hear about it or see him fight the peanguin instead of alfred mentioning it in a conversation.
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