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The soon-to-be Thor villain last portrayed the caped crusader in 2012…

While making the rounds on the press circuit for his upcoming Marvel debut in Thor: Love and Thunder, 48-year-old Oscar winner Christian Bale was asked if he’d ever reprise the role of Batman on the big screen, and to everyone’s surprise, he actually sounded pretty keen. However, there’s a small catch.

Okay, not so small, but it’s definitely possible. Speaking to ComicBook, the American Psycho actor explained, “For me, that would be a matter of Chris Nolan, if he ever decided to do it again and if he chose to come my way again, then yeah, I would consider it because that was always our pact between each other is we would just stick to it. We said we would only ever make three. And then I said to myself, and I’d only ever make it with Chris.”

Given that Robert Pattinson’s recent portrayal of the tragic hero in Matt Reeve’s The Batman has struck a fervent chord with the masses since it’s release last year, we’re guessing Nolan isn’t too keen on ruffling any feathers, especially given that it’s been ten years since the release of the final instalment of his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises.

Still, a man can dream. For now, watch Bale make his Marvel debut in Thor: Love and Thunder below: