Ben Affleck is the new Batman

[Locke.]

Ben Affleck is Batman.

The actor will replace Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming untitled Superman-Batman feature for Warner Bros., the studio announced Thursday.

Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play the Caped Crusader, following Bale, George Clooney and Michael Keaton.

“We knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on one of DC Comics’ most enduringly popular Super Heroes, and Ben Affleck certainly fits that bill, and then some,” WB president Greg Silverman said in a statement.

Directed by “Man of Steel” filmmaker Zack Snyder, the Superman-Batman feature will open worldwide on July 17, 2015 with Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Diane Lane reprising their roles.

“Ben provides an interesting counter-balance to Henry’s Superman. He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne,” Snyder said in a statement. “I can’t wait to work with him.”

The announcement of a Batman-Superman film was announced last month Comic-con to much excitement and the next thing to look out for is if more of the Justice League team will be added to this cast.

The irony to this news is that at one point Warner Bros. was interested in having Affleck direct the “Justice League” movie and his participation in this film will now spur interest if whether his casting means a possibility of directing that film.

Affleck is repped by WME and can be seen next in Fox and New Regency’s thriller “Runner Runner.”

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Step down from Bale but he has proven himself pretty credible in the last couple of years

[Shaun]

oh dear. Can't see that working at all. Haven't seen Man of Steel yet though so shall reserve judgment.

[Joelle.]

Stupid choice. He has already played Daredevil and tbh I think one actor shouldn't play more than one superhero.

Actually it worked for Chris Evans tbf

[Scarlett.]

Bit of a strange choice, seeing as he played Daredevil.

[Samuel.]

I think he's a good fit myself.

[Ramsay]

MATT DAMON

[Marc]

****ing awful.

[Roy Mars III]

Vomit

[Z]

He was crap as Daredevil, doubt he'll do Batman any justice at all. I actively avoid Superman films anyway so I won't be watching this.

[Niamh.]

Christian Bale is a good actor but I really hated him as Batman, I just couldn't get passed that stupid voice he put on. So yeah, I'm happy they're changing

[Tom4784]

He'd make a good Bruce Wayne but a terrible Batman.

[Roy Mars III]

Christian Bale is a good actor but I really hated him as Batman, I just couldn't get passed that stupid voice he put on. So yeah, I'm happy they're changing

agree totally. Bale was a subpar Batman at best

[Shaun]

tbf the most recent trilogy proved that the actor playing Batman really doesn't matter at all, it's the story, production and supporting cast/characters. The actual Batman character just grunts a bit and says the usual spiel about morality.

[Niamh.]

agree totally. Bale was a subpar Batman at best

Bring back Michael keaton I say

tbf the most recent trilogy proved that the actor playing Batman really doesn't matter at all, it's the story, production and supporting cast/characters. The actual Batman character just grunts a bit and says the usual spiel about morality.

Yeah, the Villains were the best characters in the trilogy as far as I'm concerned

[Roy Mars III]

the most recent trilogy was ****

[Roy Mars III]

Bring back Michael keaton I say


:worship:

[Tom4784]

I'd have preferred Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin in all honesty.

Then again everyone thought Heath Ledger was going to make a bad Joker yet he was spectacular, same with Anne Hathaway and Catwoman to a lesser extent.

[Novo]

the most recent trilogy was ****

said no one ever

[MeMyselfAndI]

The most recent trilogy was amazing & I hate superhero films

[Z]

I'd have preferred Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin in all honesty.

Then again everyone thought Heath Ledger was going to make a bad Joker yet he was spectacular, same with Anne Hathaway and Catwoman to a lesser extent.

True, but Ben Affleck has previous form being terrible in the role of a superhero, and he's so hit or miss with his acting it's unbelievable. For the few smattering of great performances he's delivered over the years, he's churned out some real duds. Honestly, before Argo was a success, he was all but forgotten in Hollywood, when was the last time anyone looked forward to or praised a Ben Affleck movie? Pearl Harbour? I dunno... he could be fantastic in the role, but previous form suggests he won't be.

[arista]

oh dear. Can't see that working at all. Haven't seen Man of Steel yet though so shall reserve judgment.


Shaun
Ben is a Hard Worker
so I think with the right Director it will be good

[arista]

Bit of a strange choice, seeing as he played Daredevil.



No as thats a failed project.


Ben works Real Hard


I say it will be a Winner

[Locke.]

Daredevil was just a **** film overall, it wasn't Ben Affleck's fault

[Z]

Oh okay I suppose that explains the decade of flop films he starred in apart from Daredevil then :idc:

Yeah Daredevil was a crap film throughout; but he was the leading man and it was a superhero movie, it doesn't inspire confidence in his abilities to carry a superhero film.

[Shaun]

when was the last time anyone looked forward to or praised a Ben Affleck movie? Pearl Harbour?

it is widely accepted that Pearl Harbor was a terrible, schmalzy bag of nonsense

[Novo]

great soundtrack though

[Locke.]

Oh okay I suppose that explains the decade of flop films he starred in apart from Daredevil then :idc:


Don't think he was really taken seriously then, but his last two films have been big hits and critically acclaimed. Not really fair to judge him on a crap film that was released 10 years ago when he just won an Oscar 6 months ago.

[Ryan57]

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It will take some doing to replace this man. :worship:

[SoBig]

Why have an old guy play Batman and one that is as awful as Affleck?

Ben is going to be 45 when the Justice League movie comes out in 2017.

I don't get it.

[Z]

Don't think he was really taken seriously then, but his last two films have been big hits and critically acclaimed. Not really fair to judge him on a crap film that was released 10 years ago when he just won an Oscar 6 months ago.

Nah I mean the guy was given this 'big new name' status when Pearl Harbour came out and ever since then he's mostly just appeared in utter crap films playing crap characters. I think he's better off camera than on it, in all honesty, he seems to have a knack for writing and directing, he ought to stick to that.

[Locke.]

Nah I mean the guy was given this 'big new name' status when Pearl Harbour came out and ever since then he's mostly just appeared in utter crap films playing crap characters. I think he's better off camera than on it, in all honesty, he seems to have a knack for writing and directing, he ought to stick to that.

But he just won an Oscar for a movie he Directed AND starred in.

And according to this - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a509720/ben-affleck-signed-for-batman-sequels-may-direct-justice-league-movie.html - there is a chance he will be directing the Justice League movie that he'll also be starring in as Batman.

[Ramsay]

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[Z]

But he just won an Oscar for a movie he Directed AND starred in.

And according to this - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a509720/ben-affleck-signed-for-batman-sequels-may-direct-justice-league-movie.html - there is a chance he will be directing the Justice League movie that he'll also be starring in as Batman.

Yeah but he was in control of the role he was playing because he directed it. He's good at writing and directing. He's not a good actor. Like with any actor or actress, there's a 50/50 chance he'll be good or bad in the role - just with his track record, I'm expecting it to be bad.

[Roy Mars III]

Ben Affleck just doesn't seem like Bruce Wayne/Batman to me. I was not a fan of Bale's Batman, but he was an excellent Bruce Wayne. I can't see Affleck doing either well, but you never know.

I wonder how they are going to do this Superman/Batman movie. In all the comic storylines with them together Batman was almost always played off as the somewhat bad guy. I wonder if they are taking a similar route.

I just wish they could somehow re do the Batman Dark Knight movie and make it half as it good as it could have been (being based on the GOAT Batman storyline).

[Roy Mars III]

Though the rumors of Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor make me super happy

[Tom4784]

Bryan Cranston would make a fantastic Lex although I hope that someone else is the main villain as Lex has been done to death. They should just stick to introducing him in the next film and not have him be a villain just yet.

[the truth]

Not sure what movies you've all been watching, but Bales batman was the best ever and the most successful series of films. Kilmer was too dull, Clooney just didn't work, chris odonnell was woeful as robin....But bales trilogy has been fantastic

The most successful ever, both critically and financially.
The support cast with caine, oldman, freeman
also other superb actors, liam neeson, tom Wilkinson, rutger hauer, anne hathway, heath ledger, aaron eckart, eric Roberts, tom hardy, matthew modine...all superbly directed by Nolan. If theres a weakness id say more female characters are needed.

Theres different ways to play him, I do agree keating was superb. But in terms of the movies, this trilogy was epic. Bale is possibly the best actor in the world right now. I love the bloke.

[Roy Mars III]

Not sure what movies you've all been watching, but Bales batman was the best ever and the most successful series of films. Kilmer was too dull, Clooney just didn't work, chris odonnell was woeful as robin....But bales trilogy has been fantastic

The most successful ever, both critically and financially.
The support cast with caine, oldman, freeman
also other superb actors, liam neeson, tom Wilkinson, rutger hauer, anne hathway, heath ledger, aaron eckart, eric Roberts, tom hardy, matthew modine...all superbly directed by Nolan. If theres a weakness id say more female characters are needed.

Theres different ways to play him, I do agree keating was superb. But in terms of the movies, this trilogy was epic. Bale is possibly the best actor in the world right now. I love the bloke.

Nolan is one of the most overrated directors out there. Only Memento was halfway decent. The movies did have a good cast, but poorly executed. Batman Returns was the only enjoyable one for me out of the three. Sorry, I can't go from watching the greatness of Jack Nicholson's Joker to the crap Nolan put out. Michael Keaton was a much better Batman than Bale.

[Tom4784]

The Dark Knight Trilogy weren't successful because of Bale, they were successful because they were well written, well made and well acted. CB is often seen as a weakpoint of the series, his portrayal just wasn't that engaging and he got overshadowed by pretty much everyone.

[Roy Mars III]

true enough, but my dislike of them goes past Bale. In my opinion Nolan's whole take on the Batman movies was terrible. He tried to go for the noir and "realism" vibe, but that's not what I want out of a Batman movie.

The cast was okay, but not as good as say, Tim Burton's Batman movies(the best ones). The characters were also nowhere near as good. Ledger's Joker was okay, but was nothing compared to Nicholson. Hathaway's Catwoman was terrible, Bane was almost as bad. Scarecrow and Two Face were the only Nolan villains I liked.

Overall Burton's movies were more fun and enjoyable, while Nolan's attempt at making a more serious movie just left me bored. Nothing will beat the greatest scene in cinematic history when Nicholson pulls out an 8 foot long bazooka out of his coat pocket. Truly amazing.

[Roy Mars III]

Nolan could never direct something this genius


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[the truth]

I disagree with much of these points.
The previous Batman movies were mostly over the top farces. Though I agree Nicholson was better Joker than Ledger. Lets face it, Nicholson is the best, the man is pure genius.

As for this Batman trilogy, the most successful ever financially and critically, one of you seems to be saying the credit should go to the directors and others say it to the special effects, others to the supporting, but none to Bale? That's absurd.

Bale tour de force was Batman Begins. An absolutely superb movie. Brilliant story, brilliant acting, brilliant how the suspense grew and grew throughout. It was paced to perfection.

Then the next 2 movies, Batman was in it far less and the movie became far more about the villains and the action. that was the studio and the directors choice to move it forward. That was a mistake imo. Batman is the man and he should have driven the movies. Still both films were terrific imo and Bale was superb as he always is. In fact it would be just terrific if Bale played a villain in a future Batman movie, no doubt there would be a load of in jokes too "I know how you think batman"etc

[Iceman]

He's signed for multiple movies yeah?

[Roy Mars III]

I think they said like 6

[Vanessa]

I'm not thrilled by this, but who knows? Could be good. :shrug:

[the truth]

bale has the shroud of mystique and power, so too did Michael keaten and jach Nicholson has it in bucketloads...alas Affleck, nice bloke but he has nowt but the shroud is banality ....hes just a bit boring isn't he?

[Z]

Christopher Nolan's Batman films are brilliant. Previous Batman films have either been crap or campy. Nolan's films had this gritty realistic feel to them which personally I liked. Characters you could understand.

[the truth]

oldman , freeman and caine were solid too they gave it all a bit of ballast
bale was a tour de force in batman begins, absolutely mesmerising performance.

[smeagol]

as we speak christian bale is knocking on bens door with a bunch of huey lewis records and a chainsaw lol

i think he will be fine lets face it batman is a easy job no acting skills required. surprised bale done it as he is a amazing actor. though if i was ben i would turn it down. he dont need the risk when he is doing ok finally.

[Joelle.]

It's the Anne Hathaway thing all over again. Everyone will love him once it's released and wonder what all the fuss was about. :idc:

Also Nolan's Batman trilogy is probably the greatest trio of superhero films of all time. The Burton ones were good but pretty naff and campy looking back. And Schumacher's were just a mess...

[the truth]

i found Hathaway one dimensional and bland.....especially compared to the purrrfect michelle pfieffer....what an awesome pussy