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Glen Powell has voiced his appreciation for Christopher Nolan and shared that he's grateful the director took a chance on him by casting him in The Dark Knight Rises during a difficult point in his career.
"I remember on Dark Knight Rises the feeling of being able to walk onto a set and you knew everybody in the world wanted to be on that set, right?" Powell told Vanity Fair. "Even though it was a small role, I auditioned several times for it. I was getting to work with the greatest director on the planet, Christopher Nolan. And you’re sitting there and all of a sudden Tom Hardy walks in as Bane. It’s electric. It’s sort of out-of-body."
"That was one of those movies when nothing was going on in my life," he continued. "I was just fighting for every inch. And when Christopher Nolan casts you in his movie, it’s a validation that’s hard to explain. And I’ve talked to Chris about this. We’ve run into each other at different things. I saw him during his amazing Oppenheimer run, and he’s very proud that he plucked me early. I’m just very grateful that he took a shot."
