Overview
- DiCaprio made the pick in a Collider interview with Steve Weintraub, answering alongside Benicio del Toro, who agreed without hesitation.
- The actor did not select Nolan’s Inception, which he headlined in 2010, opting instead for the director’s 2008 Batman installment.
- DiCaprio’s stance aligns with advice he has previously been credited with giving to younger actors to avoid superhero movies.
- Zack Snyder has said he once met DiCaprio to discuss playing Lex Luthor, but the idea did not move forward and the role later went to Jesse Eisenberg.
- Coverage frames The Dark Knight as a genre-defining, grounded take on superhero cinema that continues to command wide critical and fan respect.