minimadman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Does it change anyone's mind that Joss Whedon thinks Ben Affleck will "crush it" as Batman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm just glad casting isn't determined by a handful of rabid fans bitching on the internet. Unless Hollywood ignores my opinion. Hollywood should never ignore my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) Joss Whedon has some good ideas/sensibilities. . .and some not so good IMO. He seems to appreciate and enjoy cheese for example, which Affleck can produce in spades. A regular dairy farmer, he is. Edited August 25, 2013 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Ben Affleck has made some shit films. No Question. But he's a solid enough actor & i think he's going to do a decent job as Batman. A decade or two ago, people were seriously questioning Tim Burton's choice to cast Michael Keaton in the role.... to date, Batman Returns is my favourite Batman film, and probably one of my top 10 flims of all time. I'm very much looking forward to a non-Bale Batman. I'll reserve judgement till I see what Ben has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Keaton working as Bats is one of the very few weird casting choices that I've really seen work (I didn't think Ledger or RDJ were all that odd personally). But there was a pretty big difference between these two cases in my mind. Admittedly, I don't really know anything about what happened behind the scenes in either case, so this is all supposition, but. . .it seems that Keaton was given the role after auditioning for it, and proving he could play that role. Affleck was a guy WB was already courting hard as a director. My impression is they had a hard on for this guy, and wanted him involved in some capacity no matter what, even if he's not necessarily right for the role. And considering what happened with Man of Steel (ultimately an incredibly disappointing film for me), I'm not sure that I have a lot of faith in their artistic/creative decisions right now. Having said all that, like I said, I think he'll be a'aight, but I don't see him really blowing people's minds as Batman. I reckon he's going to pale pretty noticeably next to Christian Bale's pitch-perfect Wayne/Bats. Edited August 26, 2013 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I will not go see Affleck as Batman. It just will not happen. He killed Daredevil for me, just as Cage has totally defaced my beloved Ghost Rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I spent days thinking they cast Ben Stiller, and wondering why people weren't rioting more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 He's about the right height for Wolverine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Shakespeare Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I would have much rather seen Ben Stiller as Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Shakespeare Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Affleck had me out, but Bryan Cranston has me back in. Loved him in Malcolm in the Middle. Has he done anything since then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I'll just leave this here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Affleck had me out, but Bryan Cranston has me back in. Loved him in Malcolm in the Middle. Has he done anything since then? I can't tell if you're joking or not.... if not: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I'm a little on the fence with the Cranston casting rumors, dont get me wrong, I love him to bits, but I REALLY want him to be the new Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Pretty damn good IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Cranston as Luthor is such a dumb rumor. Yeah it’s fun to think of Heisenberg threatening Superman, but will Cranston choice to play Luthor exactly like Heisenberg? A character he’s been for 6 years now and would, as a working actor, probably not like to typecast as for the remainder of his career and try something new and fresh? (He didn’t play Walt like Hal, nor is Hal the Seinfeld Dentist... and a similar WB suits casting choice certainly didn’t give us the “Jack Sparrow as Willy Wonka” they hoped for) but if he IS Luthor because he was in Argo with Affleck, I already know what Batman villain we can expect:John Goodman as Oswald “the Penguin” Cobblepot. you heard it here first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 So its not a rumour anymore its official!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Will he try to play it like White? Probably not. But will Snyder demand that he does? Probably so IMO. I think Snyder is a very conventional kind of thinker, who doesn't step very far out of the box. Frankly, the casting of Cranston reflects that mentality, because, well. . .he was a smart, evil, bald guy in Breaking Bad. I think it's a good casting choice, just extremely obvious, and I think the logical extension of that is expecting Cranston to ape Heisenberg here. I hope I'm wrong, and they make him more the evil politician and less the evil scientist/businessman. Edited August 27, 2013 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I just want to see an evil Luthor on screen, someone with ambitions larger than "land schemes". Hackman's performance hasn't aged well (more likely a problem with the era they were filmed), and Spacey was more concerned about trying to keep his Luthor in check with Hackman that he didn't bother to really reinvent the character. Cranston, even if Snyder wants him to play it like Heisenberg, is at least an actor that will make the role his own and has the potential to balance a charismatic, political Luthor, with a terrifyingly evil Luthor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 I agree. There is definite potential there, just as there was with Man of Steel based on casting. Cranston is GREAT. I just fear it's going to get reigned in and mediocre-itized by Goyer and Snyder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch77 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I'm trying to stay optimistic, but if this ^ goes down, I'm walking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 That image should be in the movie. Seriously, some of the fanboy nerd-rage I'm seeing is exactly the kind of paranoia that Lex Luthor would be behind. "This guy's an ALIEN and a KILLER! And now he's teaming up with a known VIGILANTE? Elect me President and I'll put these two animals down like the vicious dogs they are!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 I'm trying to stay optimistic, but if this ^ goes down, I'm walking out.That's way too low key for Snyder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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