[Slow Ben]

Ben fucking Affleck........


http://www.usatoday....batman/2690301/



I cant think of anything to say. I am literally fucking speechless.


If everyone on this board neg reps me for bringing this news to you, I understand.

[HoosierDaddy]

It's just a totally fucking ridiculous move. I like Ben Affleck, and he has improved his gravitas, but Batman he is not.

Just pulled a straight 180 and I can't wait to read all the backlash this is going to get. Poor Affleck will get hammered.

[Vengeance]

That is fucking retarded move by the studio and by aflack. I didn't see superman in the theater and I won't see batman and superman either.

[Vengeance]

Hd your right the backlash is going to be harsh.

[Agraba]

Well it's not like people were all that happy about learning that Heath Ledger was Joker. Maybe Affleck will surprise us.

Besides, he can't be worse than George Clooney, can he?

[Dolmen 2.0]

I don't think its a bad call. Cavills superman is not someone I can see alongside Nolans Batman and i'm glad they didnt make the connection. if justice league is the goal here they need a batman that doesnt take himself quite as seriously. If they pull an angle that sees batman try and take on superman...Nolans fiction isn't a good fit. Backbroken by Bane is a love tap to anything superman can dish out so a batman with a more resilient tech style is needed. for that you need money in spades almost demanding a new batman in and of itself. Any Introduction of kryptonite might annoy me. Other unique weaknesses in superman could help us give a damn about his suituation and justify batman. I can see Affleck tanking his first shot at the role but its a long time game, with the eventual JLA movie seeing Affleck in his mid fourties. He can grow into a batman we can appreciate amidst other super heroes while Bale would be too jarring. The potential for Levitt as nightwing is still there I think...we'll see.

[worry]

It's a good choice in the sense that Ben Affleck would be the last person I'd guess was underneath that scary Bat costume. So there's no risk to his secret identity at least.

[Aptorian]

Guys, come on, it's April 1st. I can't believe you fell for this. It is April fools day... right? Guys? ... oh god.

This post has been edited by Aptorius: 23 August 2013 - 06:03 AM

[Aptorian]

[Jakovasaurus]

A perfect choice. He has super hero credentials. And how awesome will it be for him to claim a major motion picture based on the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe. Kudos to Ben Affleck (also, Argo kicked major ass).

[Aptorian]

This post has been edited by Aptorius: 23 August 2013 - 10:16 AM

[Cause]

Dolmen+, on 23 August 2013 - 04:19 AM, said:

I don't think its a bad call. Cavills superman is not someone I can see alongside Nolans Batman and i'm glad they didnt make the connection. if justice league is the goal here they need a batman that doesnt take himself quite as seriously. If they pull an angle that sees batman try and take on superman...Nolans fiction isn't a good fit. Backbroken by Bane is a love tap to anything superman can dish out so a batman with a more resilient tech style is needed. for that you need money in spades almost demanding a new batman in and of itself. Any Introduction of kryptonite might annoy me. Other unique weaknesses in superman could help us give a damn about his suituation and justify batman. I can see Affleck tanking his first shot at the role but its a long time game, with the eventual JLA movie seeing Affleck in his mid fourties. He can grow into a batman we can appreciate amidst other super heroes while Bale would be too jarring. The potential for Levitt as nightwing is still there I think...we'll see.

I don't know even in the JLA batman is the serious one. He makes plans on how to stop all the other members in case they go rogue. Batman as a character is actually as mentally insane as any of the villains he fights. Just in a good way! I mean he spends his saturday nights planning contingencies for his contingencies in case superman goes rogue! The guy is damaged, he does not crack jokes, he is the straight man, he does take himself very seriously.

[QuickTidal]

I'm honestly astonished.

I came into this thread thinking that you folks would be excited for this.

Has anyone actually seen movies where Affleck got to show his acting chops? I mean ARGO, THE TOWN are both phenomenal...just because he's been in lesser movies, doesn't mean that he can't do this.

When I heard the news I was actually excited, as I really like him as an actor.

And now I kind of want him to be the best Batman ever....just so the internet can eat its negativity.



Love this casting, and it's going to be great, you'll see.

[Macros]

Listing daredevil is now a plus point in Affleck's favour?
when did this alternative universe swallow me up?



I like affleck, I actually do, but off the back of Nolans critically acclaimed batman he is simply the wrong choice.

[Illuyankas]

The only way Affleck will seem appropriate for Batman is in comparison to Superman if they use Nicholas Cage. I mean, seriously.

This post has been edited by Illuyankas: 23 August 2013 - 11:52 AM

[McLovin]

Calm down, Internet. Have some tea, maybe a cookie.

This isn't anywhere near the disaster you're making it out to be.

Yes, DAREDEVIL sucked. But Affleck was not the main problem there. No actor could have elevated that material.

And like QT mentions upthread, Affleck can act. You could do a LOT worse than him. In fact, you already have. Val Kilmer, anyone?

I won't say I'm excited (I'm kinda Batman'd out, tbh), but this isn't a horrible decision. I'm willing to see what they come up with.

[Aptorian]

Here's the thing about Afleck. He's a good actor, I don't know if I would go so far as calling his performances great, but he can act. He's tall and pretty and his face (used to) sell(s) tickets at the box office. But Batman is not supposed to be pretty. Or funny. Or even charming.

As Cause mentioned above, Batman is in some ways as crazy as the joker. He's just on the other side of the spectrum. He's a traumatized child who grew up to be an obsessed crime fighter. He's supposed to be a little bit creepy and scary if you look too close.

Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and Bale all brought that to the character I think. Clooney didn't and I certainly could never imagine Afleck bringing the right characteristic to the role.

But who knows, maybe he can do what Ledger did with the Joker. I just don't see it happening. Afleck doesn't strike me as a great character actor. He usually just plays Ben Afleck is a lawyer or Ben Afleck is a criminal.

[Abyss]

I'm actually i the pro-Affleck camp.

I won't say he's the first person or even the third i would have thought of, but fuckit, he's a solid actor who can do action flics... why not? He's had a few bad flics but i defy anyone name an actor who's been in Hollywood more than say five years and hasn't.

The interesting part of this to me is that it means they are stepping well away from the DARK KNIGHT RETURNS storyline, which has a way older 60something Bruce Wayne punching Superman in the face.

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...sometimes i love Gawker so very hard... especially for the Richard Dreyfuss and Kevin Smith tweets...

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[Dolmen 2.0]

Cause, on 23 August 2013 - 11:17 AM, said:

I don't know even in the JLA batman is the serious one. He makes plans on how to stop all the other members in case they go rogue. Batman as a character is actually as mentally insane as any of the villains he fights. Just in a good way! I mean he spends his saturday nights planning contingencies for his contingencies in case superman goes rogue! The guy is damaged, he does not crack jokes, he is the straight man, he does take himself very seriously.

Totally agree with you there, Batman is and should be a really serious character. I think its tough to predict what Affleck can bring to the table because as an actor this will be his defining moment. His skill is on the rise as is his credit. We have seen him do well in roles we didn't expect him to do well in. Also acting and story aside, Ben Affleck played well to the "image" of Daredevil just not to the quality. As stated that wasn't his fault, plot and directing was poor in that movie and we should all try sweep that one under the rug. The biggest issue here is the huge pink elephant in the room which Apt already pointed out and bothers me to no end. When Ben affleck speaks all you really hear is Ben Affleck. If he can get the voice training in, get his poise right I think he can do serious while pulling off the odd one liner that made Keatons Batman fun to watch. I'm not sure Ben Affleck being serious might be enough...but Christain Bale serious would be too much for the scope of movie we're getting into here.

[polishgenius]

I disagree with the notion that Batman has to be serious ALL THE TIME - even Bale's bat cracked jokes, and he has to be slick to be Bruce Wayne- but I do totally dislike the Affleck casting.


Yeah, he's a good actor nowadays but he doesn't really do intense, brooding threat very well (or at least has never shown that he can) and Batman should. Like Apt said, he's basically crazy, and to me just holding himself in check through force of will. I don't know that Affleck can do that.

On the other hand, if they're doing the Big BIG Star casting for this series then when time comes to cast the Joker, they might choose Matthew McConaughey, and that would genuinely be ace. We should start the campaign now.