Christopher Nolan says he lost Troy to Wolfgang Petersen and got Batman Begins as consolation | Hollywood Hindustan TimesChristopher Nolan Says He Was “Originally Hired” to Direct ‘Troy’ World of ReelChristopher Nolan Was Hired to Direct ‘Troy’ More Than 20 Years Before ‘The Odyssey’; He Says the Studio Backtracked and Offered ‘Batman Begins’ as ‘Consolation Prize’ VarietyIt Turns Out Batman Begins Was A ‘Consolation Prize’ For Christopher Nolan Being Passed Over On Another Major Movie, And I’m Shook YahooBatman Begins was a Trojan “consolation prize” for Christopher Nolan AV Club