I was about to say “you can’t make up a headline like that” before realizing that such a headline is possibly some fanboys wet dream. That said, it doesn’t make the idea any less fun. Check out a video after jump of Christian Bale auditioning for Batman Begins wearing Val Kilmer’s suit and acting opposite Amy Adams!
“It’s not about acting ability or chemistry or any of those things. It’s about being able to project this extraordinary iconography.” Now there’s a statement that you could write a thesis on for all kinds of reasons.