Steven Seagal was once in consideration to star in Tim Burton’s Batman. In the late 1980s, Seagal was on top of the world and his career saw greater success continuing on into the early 1990s.
You don’t need the martial arts expertise of, say, Steven Seagal or somebody like that because you can fake all of that kind of stuff.
One has to wonder if the movie would be held in such high regard had Steven Seagal taken on the lead role.
Steven Seagal is better known for his action sequences than he is for his acting chops.