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Ben Affleck to play Batman
- Thread starter sloasdaylight
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My understanding is that they are pretending the first Wolverine movie never happened. The new one certainly isn't as flawed as that one, but if your mind is made up then don't worry about it.
If anyone should have won an Oscar that year, it's Will-I-Am as the disappearing cowboy.
I was too distracted by his being Will-I-Am to really get into his performance. I do remember him being pretty good though. I thought Kevin Durand was pretty awesome as the Blob though. I like that guy in everything that I see him in.
What about Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Batman? Especially if they want someone older and more experienced looking. Plus, Morgan is slightly taller than Cavill, at 6' 2" to Cavill's 6' 1", and a physically imposing guy.
I generally like a lot of the comic movies, at least as popcorn flicks anyway. Watchmen is probably my favorite because it was true to it's origins. Morgan was good as The Comedian, you had to hate him for being such a scumbag masquerading as a hero.
I won't say that I think Ben will be horrible, but it will take an open mind going in.
I generally like a lot of the comic movies, at least as popcorn flicks anyway. Watchmen is probably my favorite because it was true to it's origins. Morgan was good as The Comedian, you had to hate him for being such a scumbag masquerading as a hero.
I won't say that I think Ben will be horrible, but it will take an open mind going in.
Why don't they bring in someone who can actually fight and not these retread A-list Hollywood actors?? This is what annoys me the most! Ryan Reynolds? How many comic book characters does he need to have? Sheesh!
He was an absurdly poor casting decision for The Green Lantern. His personality and general schtick about him makes me think he's going to be a much better Deadpool.
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I don't believe that Richard Dean Anderson has any current recurring roles that would interfere with shooting the role of Batman.
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My thoughts exactly. I know everyone has said it as well, but the Heath Ledger as the Joker example is a pretty good reference to make. Not to mention, Michael Keaton as Batman was a gutsy move back then as well. The Mr Mom jokes were supposedly flying all over the place before it was released.
Not to knock Bale, but I think Ben has just as good, if not more so, the look that is really appropriate for Bruce Wayne. He doesn't come off as the kind of guy who seems like much more than a face in a suit carrying lots of money. How he carries himself in the Batsuit will be nothing more than speculation from all of us. I think the guy at least deserves a chance. With the movies everyone has cited, it seems he has expanded himself as an actor past what we've all got engrained in our minds. If he does well enough, I'd like to see him pick up a new series of Batman movies so we can get more of the villains we wanted to see in some of the movies. Penguin, The Riddler, Hugo Strange, Mad Hatter, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy would all be great villains to see come to the big screen. All would be pretty feasible in the more realistic, Nolan-style Batman universe.
To all the people that hate casting changes...can we PLEASE get the people making all these casting changes to give freakin Hugh Jackman the boot and get ANYONE ELSE to play Wolverine for once? The guy is technically too tall to play him (Logan was not near as tall as Hugh) and I've yet to see a good one with him in it.
