Craig H Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 As much as I like Affleck and as much as I like Daredevil, I will admit that many directors have tried and failed at portraying Ben Affleck as a bad ass. He's just too...soft? I think that's the word I'm looking for. Nothing about him is threatening and yeah yeah yeah, the suit is what's threatening and all that, but Bale was able to become a Batman you would be afraid of. The casting is also strange because it's supposed to be an older Batman pitted against a younger Superman, when Affleck looks as youthful as Cavill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 How do you embed Tweets? That's an image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Ben Affleck is 6'4". Put him in Jim Caviezel & Tom Hardy's weightlifting routine for 6 months, and he's going to look terrifying. He is a solid choice. Now when Malcolm's dad gets cast as Luthor, oh man, are heads going to roll! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Fuck it...there were so many names floating around which would have been way worse than Ben Affleck. He will be good and serves as a good buffer after the Nolan trilogy. I was really pulling for Daniel Day Lewis to get this role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That would be great. I would actually be happy with Cranston or Michael Rosenbaum playing Luthor. No way would the latter be picked for the role, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 What about Dean Norris as Luthor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Good lord, you're all a bunch of whiny little Internet bitches. There's nothing wrong with this. I actually kind of like it.I mean look at you all... YOU MADE ME "LIKE" A BIGFRESH POST!!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ALL!!!!Hugs n kisses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Batman shouldn't tower over Superman, that's my only real problem with this casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Me: HA HA HA Guess who they made Batman? Wife: Shia Labeouf? Me: Okay it's not that bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The haterz'll really be tossing poop when they announce Bieber as Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 If they go with Robin, I hope it's a female Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Or Matt Damon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 God I remember the asshole fanboys wanting Crispin Glover to play the Joker. I mean I wasn't sure at the time about Ledger, but I wasn't begging too see that fucking hack of an actor Glover to play the role. BTW, I wanted Tim Roth to play the Joker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 If they go with Robin, I hope it's a female Robin. So Bieber would be a good choice then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 . Now when Malcolm's dad gets cast as Luthor, oh man, are heads going to roll!If only there was some other role in his filmography in which he had successfully proven his ability to play an evil criminal mastermind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The Town 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Here is what I picture when I think of Ben Affleck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 If Affleck doesn't bring back the Batusi, there's no point to any of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFabiano Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Alright, fine. Affleck can be the voice of the talking Raccoon. Whatever. Let's just forget about this and move on. If he was still alive, I'd want to see Len Carlson as Rocket just so I could geek out. Or at least Bob Dermer....or, at the risk of raping Guardians fanboys' childhoods, make him a her and have Susan Roman do the voice. /The latter choice would actually rock, IMO. //Now, let's see who gets these references. ///Back on topic, I'm actually cool with it, as my Affleck hatred has dissipated now that we've been a decade or so removed from the annoyance of Bennifer. Just as long as we have a Batman who doesn't talk like he needs a lozenge (I saw Begins again recently and Bale's voice was OK then, it just got way over the top by TDK when he had to give longer stretches of dialogue). And more detective work, por favor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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_MJ_ Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) I knew this would quickly turn into "Ben Affleck was awful/great in this-or-that movie so this won't work/this might work". Lets just say his performance in Gigli isn't a deal breaker for me in this role. It's cliche, but put me with the "wait and see" crowd. I don't have anything against Affleck. He's been apart of some movies I didn't care for, but he's done some enjoyable stuff too. I actually think a lot rides on what type of chemistry Affleck and Henry Cavill will have in the movie. The Batman and Superman dynamic depends on how they work together and their interactions. A good dynamic could carry this teamup. I am surprise WB went with such a big name actor only because there are so many hardline perceived notions and opinions on him. Just reading the last few pages and you can see people bringing up baggage outside of his acting career. Even an outstanding performance might not convince some people. Then again, the publicity and hype for this film just went up a notch or two so maybe they feel it's worth it. Edited August 24, 2013 by _MJ_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Eh, whatever. People do this with every superhero it's just a bigger deal because it's THE superhero and an established name. I'll wait and see, I don't want to judge him based on a movie I saw ten years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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