@moviesversedaily: David Bowie initially declined the role of playing Tesla in Christopher Nolan's film The Prestige (2006), but Nolan who almost never pursues an actor after a rejection made a rare exception by reaching out through his agent and flew to New York to meet with him personally: "When I tried to cast him, he said no at first, and I knew his agent, so I called him up and said, ‘Look, I never do this, but I want to ask him again. I want to go and try and convince him. Is there any way to do that?’ He agreed to meet me, and I flew to New York and I met him, and, thankfully, managed to convince him. It’s the only time I’ve ever gone back at somebody who said no." He then went on to explain what it was like to work with David Bowie on a film set: "Bowie’s the one exception, the only one who was just as elusive at the end of working with him as he was at the start. The whole crew, everyone, was fascinated by the guy. He was being perfectly friendly, I mean a very lovely guy, but he just carries this weight of everything he has achieved. It’s one of the things I’m proudest of is to be able to say I worked with him.” Nolan has long cited the experience as one of the highlights of his career. The clip is from The Prestige (2006) directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis & David Bowie. The movie is available to stream on Disney+ & Prime Video. What's the most underrated Nolan Film?💭 #Prestige #ChristopherNolan #movieclips #moviescene #movieverse

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