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Ben Affleck as Batman?
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Batman isn't particularly a huge fan of Superman depending on the day. Heck Batman's generally not much of a huge fan of anybody. Or maybe Batman gets taken over by Poison Ivy... who knows.
I can picture Affleck as Bruce Wayne so I guess he can be Batman. Although I haven't been a fan of any Superman movie yet.
Wow. Seriously? http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/08/23/ben-affleck-as-batman-thousands-sign-petition-to-remove-him/
It's a movie people. Just a movie.
It's a movie people. Just a movie.
"More than 2,500 people had already signed it a few hours after the announcement of Afflecks casting."
That's like saying nobody has signed it considering there are almost 314 million people in the US alone. My workplace employs more people than 2,500...
I'm not a comics person so all I know of Batman/Superman is what has been played out on the TV shows and movies.
"More than 2,500 people had already signed it a few hours after the announcement of Afflecks casting."
That's like saying nobody has signed it considering there are almost 314 million people in the US alone. My workplace employs more people than 2,500...
Just the idea that someone thought enough of this to start a petition is just totally silly and frivolous to me.
With the amount of people in the world, the odds are you aren't the only one.
I'm not a Batman or Superman expert by any means, but I have gotten the impression from time to time that Batman gets annoyed at Supermans code of ethics and resents that Superman has it easy with his powers. It's more jealousy than hate I think. I doubt that's enough to set off a legitimate fight so I've no doubt there will be a 3rd party catalyst, otherwise the movie will be junk.
That's a Val Kilmer like kind of desaster, not going to watch it if true.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but
West
Keaton (no1)
Kilmer
Clooney
Bale
Wasn't totally convinced, but when I read rumors about Ryan Gosling I thought it an intersting choice, probably able to bring back some Keatoness. Now Affleck on the other hand...brings back the cheesy and hammy stuff
The greatest Batman is undoubtedly Kevin Conroy. There is no close second. I am not joking.
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Batman is a huge loner. He is smarter than Superman, but he also does not like to rely on others. Robin, Batgirl, etc. appear to only be his partners in name, as Batman has his hands on the wheel.
"I need you like Ben Affleck needs acting school,
He was terrible in that film.
I need you like Cuba Gooding needed a bigger part,
He's way better then Ben Affleck."
--Trey Parker
Didn't people say the same thing about Heath Ledger when he was announced to play Joker? Look what happened there.
Not saying Affleck will have the same outcome, but you never know.
Not saying Affleck will have the same outcome, but you never know.
Has anyone read the graphic novel where batman beats the living daylights (literally, and pun intended) out of Superschmuck? If not, then you might want to. Affleck is too pretty to be the Batman that destroys superman, and too young.
Depends on whether you're only counting the movie Batmans, all live action incarnations, or every adaptation including the animated ones.
Speaking of which, Kevin Conroy will always be my favorite too. And similarly Mark Hamill will always be my favorite Joker.
He's an actor, and judging by his (underrated) performance in Argo, I think he can handle Batman. The problem is the new film itself has a lot going against it.
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Absolutely. These two have been playing these roles for the better part of 20 years. Nearly every modern interpretation of the Joker and Batman (outside Dark Knight Trilogy) takes cues from Hamill and Conroy.
I read somewhere late last night that they are looking in part to The Dark Knight Returns for inspiration for the movie plot. So you can read the plot synopsis of that if you like to see why they might duke it out, although I'd recommend reading the comics!
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Funny, I just bought it an hour ago. Was surprised about the Dark Knight Strikes Again, but this one looks like a keeper.
There is also a Superman - Batman crossover going on right now. Just got the first issue (after an absence of collecting / reading comics of about 15 years) and thought it very well made. Just got initially interested because of the artist, though.
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How does the Bat stand a chance against Superman? That guy's invulnerable while he's not. Not to mention superhuman strength, flight, heat vision, arctic breath and so on.
In a real 1v1 fight in terms of combat capability, I highly doubt Bat has a chance despite his grand array of cutting-edge gadgets up his sleeve. Just saying.
Batman is a genius. In the comics and DC animated universe he quickly figures out Superman's weaknesses and how to exploit them.
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