Ben Affleck Cast as Batman in Man of Steel Sequel!

SuperHero Hype ^ | 8/22/13 | Silas Lesnick

[Nachum]

It's official! Ben Affleck has been cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Zack Snyder's still untitled Batman/Superman sequel to this past summer's Man of Steel. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. The studio has slated the film to open worldwide on July 17, 2015.

Last month’s surprise announcement of the new movie featuring both Superman and Batman created a wave of excitement and immediately fueled discussion and debate—among fans as well as in the media—about who would put on the cape and cowl of Bruce Wayne’s alter ego.

Snyder successfully re-imagined the origin of Clark Kent/Superman in the worldwide blockbuster “Man of Steel,” which has earned more than $650 million worldwide to date, and climbing. The director will now create an original vision of Batman and his world for the film that brings the two DC Comics icons together. Affleck will star opposite Henry Cavill, who will reprise the role of Superman/Clark Kent. The film will also reunite Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.

[bmwcyle]

Batman is now a wimp.

[LS]

Might as well get Adam West if they are stooping this low.

[GOPsterinMA]

Affleck as Batman? Well, Woody Allen was James Bond once...ick...

“Keaton was good, I thought.” Very good, very underrated. I remember seeing the first one he was in on a date at the movies.

Bale, to me overall, is tolerable in small doses. I still think “American Psycho” was his best work. If he did turn down $50 million for ~20 minutes of screen time, wow.

100% agree - the Kilmer flick was better than the Clooney flick, not that that says much.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Recent Tweet:

#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck Chelsea Manning

[Calvin Locke]

I've some how managed to not be aware of it. IMDB says it was a serial. That explains why the running time was over four hours.

It's on YouTube, so I can fill in one of the many holes left by tv programmers during my youth.

[Jonty30]

Ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give Ben a chance
All we are saying is give Ben a chance

(C’mon)
Ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give Ben a chance
All we are saying is give Ben a chance

(Let me tell you now)
Ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation,
Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give Ben a chance
All we are saying is give Ben a chance

Ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give Ben a chance
All we are saying is give Ben a chance

[Bender2]

If you are too young to recall, once upon a time Burt Lancaster and Brando were condsidered for the Caped Crusader role.

Gadzooks! Don't believe me... go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-YX4d2s0xs and see for yourself!

[GreatOne]

The biggest problem with casting Batman that Hollywood seems to overlook is that Batman is supposed to be an uber-confident badass who even a mortal god like Superman respects. Quite frankly, I don't think even Bale measured up, even though the fighting skills were spot on. I don't know if Affleck will be able to pull it off, but I'll be rooting for him - otherwise it's another 20 years before it'll be attempted again.

For Superman it's the same thing - he must be portrayed having leadership qualities that other super-powered beings would want to look up to and follow. Earnest, but a warrior. Chris Reeve definitely could have pulled it off. I think Cavill could - hopefully the next movie will be set a few years in the future. One of the aspects I did not like about MOS was his (and the other Kryptonians) ability to adapt and use their newly discovered powers.

The best depiction of Batman/Superman is the JLA animated shows. Just follow that

[who knows what evil?]

It’s a disaster already.

...and now we get Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman???

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ben Affleck is an Alec Baldwin wannabe.

[who knows what evil?]

Maybe Affleck can bring some extra sandwiches next time on set, because Ms. Gadot is going to need them. I now she’s a former Miss Israel, but Wonder Woman? Really?