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[Prometheus]

Well its being reported that Ben Affleck has been chosen as the new Batman for the Superman Batman movie..... Im not sure how I feel about this choice.... Something reminds me of when George Clooney played Batman.... not a good thing...

[JMW326]

Afleck is a good actor and a great director and a fan of the franchise. I think he will do fine. I also think people give him a bum rap when it comes to stuff.

[Prometheus]

You guys are probably right.... I think I was just most worried about nipples on the bat suit lol...

[JMW326]

I loved the new Superman movie and rank it as the best movie of the summer for me just slightly above Star Trek. I loved what Zack Snyder did with it and have faith that he will be able to bring Batman into this new world that he created. After all, if the script and director suck then there isn't much even the best of actors can do to save a movie. Which was proven with Batman and Robin. Clooney did as good as he could with what he was given to work with but that wasnt much. That movie was the poster child for what not to do.  Daredevil wasnt the best superhero move ever but it certainly wasn't the worst either. There were a lot of creative choices that helped sink that one. Afleck has proven to me he can pull it off. I think he will be a great Bruce Wayne and am very interested to see what his Batman will be like. Hopefully no gravel voice LOL.

 

I think the more disturbing news about the next movie is that they are letting Frank Miller consult. To me that man needs to stay as far away from these movies as possible. He may have been great at one time but has lost his mind over the last few years and shown that he no longer has any respect for the franchise. I am hoping he has minimal involvement.

[Prometheus]

I totally agree JMW about Frank Miller....keep him away !!!

[Whirlygig]

Something reminds me of when George Clooney played Batman.... not a good thing...

 

That was my first thought as well.  Affleck is one of the most boring screen presences I can think of.  He is about as interesting as a rock, and not a geode, a plain old rock from the garden or driveway.  I don't think this will end well.

[TheHSBR]

Im actually a fan of Daredevil and in a time of run of the mill superhero movies, it portrayed something a little more gritty and adult.  Affleck is a great choice for Bruce Wayne and Batman.  Im hoping that this is finally the big screen Batman I want to see.

[VulcanFanatic]

i thought Daredevil was an okay movie, Affleck did a decent job in it i thought. I think he will be a fine Batman. Christian Bales Batman was done and it would have been hard to come back from where the movie ended, so i think this will be fine.

[FHC]

I remember hearing that the guy from A Knights Tale was going to play the joker and I thought,'Who was bat shit crazy enough to hire him for that?" Aaaaaannnnnnnddd then I saw him do it........

[Jedigreedo]

That is true, tons and tons of people doubted Ledger.  There is an important difference though, given there's a precedence of Affleck being a dark and brooding superhero.  I liked DareDevil, but it hasn't aged well.  Although, in fairness, it's mostly the overall production that suffers and it's hard to tell where the actor has failed or the director has failed the actor in a case like that.  BUT, I will say that Affleck did have some good moments in the movie - I'm just not sure he can pull off Batman.  DareDevil and Batman, although very similar, still have stark differences since there's also Bruce Wayne.  Matt Murdock isn't nearly as important as Bruce Wayne, at least as far as Matt's movie version goes where he's a small time lawyer.

 

So, the question is can Affleck play both Batman AND Bruce Wayne?  I think Bruce is the bigger challenge of the two since he typically sticks to characters that are soft-spoken underdogs, at least outside of Kevin Smith movies. But even if he manages to nail either character, the biggest challenge is pulling off both at once.  The only one so far that has handled both with equal worthwhile performances has been Michael Keaton.  Kilmer was a good Batman; Clooney was an alright Bruce; and Bale was a great Bruce with an alright Batman.  Mostly the choking-on-gravel voice kills that.  I think the biggest problem I have with the idea of him as Bruce Wayne is that even when playing a douche and trying to be smug, Affleck still has some sort of humble air about him.  I'm not sure what it is.  My first feeling is that that will kill any attempts to be foppish Bruce, but who knows, maybe the subtle lingering humbleness will add to the character. 

 

Overall my opinion on the matter is I'm surprised and a bit disappointed with Affleck's casting, but ultimately I'm not all that concerned about it since Man of Steel was a massive disappointment and I've abandoned hope for any Snyder-helmed movies, especially as it sounds like the sequel is going off in even more wrong directions (regardless of who is playing Batman).  The greatest disappointment at this point will be if Affleck does really well at the role but the movie fails terribly, in which case he'd be tossed aside by the studio from ever playing Batman again.  Just like Brandon Routh was a great Superman in a bad movie, and was tossed aside.  I'm just curious at this point.

[Qcjoe]

I remember hearing that the guy from A Knights Tale was going to play the joker and I thought,'Who was bat shit crazy enough to hire him for that?" Aaaaaannnnnnnddd then I saw him do it........

The best think about this is all the nerds going bat shit about it.  The interwebs melted down.  Hell even a lot of losers sent a petition to the White House?  Wow we need Shatner to do a  "Get a life" skit on SNL again dont we.

[VulcanFanatic]

Hmm, well if DC/Warner Bros or who ever is doing the Superman /Batman movies followed the Marvel formula, they would give Affleck his own Batman Movie before they meet up in a single movie. It would be great to get Affleck established as Batman first, before sticking him in another movie where so much is going on there may not be time to establish his Batman character. I think the studio is seeing dollar signs in their eyes when they need to think out a strategy to compete with marvel. I am thinking 2015 is too early for Superman/Batman, i think they need another Superman movie, a Batman movie, then a Wonder Woman and Aquaman movie before they all come together like Avengers. It worked for Marvel, and Marvel has invested several years and movies before reaping the Avengers prize. If DC tries to go for the gold too early, they may end up disappointed.

 

Man of Steel was an okay movie, i have a list of things i didnt like about it, but Superman is now known, but it would be nice to see another solo Superman movie to flesh him out more before he has to deal with Batman.

[Gothneo]

From IMDB...

 

"The Man of Steel faces off against the Dark Knight."

 

As with most movies, its going to come down to a smart plot and good direction. I never thought Christian Bail was a great actor, and After the campy runs Batman movies were on, I actually skipped "Batman Returns" when it hit the theaters. I didn't see it for several years actually, and the DVD was on sale for about $5 at target, so I picked it up because I kept reading how good it was. And it really is a good movie. TDK of course blew it away, and while I didn't think as much of TDKR, it closed out an able trilogy of Batman movies.

 

I would assume they are, effectively rebooting the franchise to have another run at it. They've done the "Origin" story twice now, so I guess the question is do they do another one, or just jump into it?

 

Superman V. Batman implies they are going to jump right into it. Maybe that'll be a mistake... but...

 

Affleck will do fine I think with a good plot, and the good news is that D. Goyer, who wrote, the last three batman and the MOS script is on this one.

 

I still think Nolan is a better director than Synder, who, for  me, is a hit or miss.

 

I love comic genre movies, but the truth is that most of them aren't very good. Daredevil isn't a good movie, but its not at the bottom of the heap either... that honor I save for Elektra, which is truly unwatchable! Batman Begins, and TDK, are at the top of that heap just below Iron Man. I know its arguable, and people have their favs, but I put Iron Man as the best ever in the genre.

[VulcanFanatic]

I have to agree about IronMan being the best. The Avengers,Batman Begins,Batman 1989,Superman II round out my favorite top 5. Although almost everyone says The Dark Knight Returns was so good, i wasnt that impressed with it or Heath Ledgers Joker. Man of Steel had good effects but i think i liked Superman Returns better.

[Whirlygig]

My how quickly we forget the true best comic film of all time, Spider-man 2!  The shame!

[Gothneo]

SM-2 was good! it was def at the top of the heap at one point, but efforts like TDK and IM-1 have since bested it. Its probably in my top 5. its certainly the best spiderman movie thus far. I don't care for Andrew Garfield, I thought his spiderman was fairly flat and one dimensional. Emma Stones take on Gwen Stacy however, was great, and was the saving grace of ASM for me. 

 

Also... I gotta add I remember when they announced Keaton as the first Batman. He was known for "Mr. Mom" and "Beetle Juice" so as more a comedic actor no one thought he was right either, and those were pretty well received.

[Gothneo]

Huh. Thor as #1. Maybe you really are a 20 year old girl