Movies: Ben Affleck out of the Batman role
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Rabid Ranger
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I actually liked Affleck in the role and liked the idea of an older Batman ala Fran Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. The moves just didn't do him justice (sorry).
Affleck would have been great if he was allowed to keep his creative control. Guy's a diehard of the series and his vision for that batman movie coming looked like it was gonna be really cool. (Noir detective style, basically what the character was inspired by)
I can't wait to see which two bit hack they find to ruin Batman like they did with Superman and Henry Cavill.
I can't wait to see which two bit hack they find to ruin Batman like they did with Superman and Henry Cavill.
I thought Cavill was fine as Superman, they just wrote the character terribly. He looked the part, and in the few moments in the movies where the positivity of Superman actually was allowed to shine though, he was pretty convincing.
Burnoutboi
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I agree. My problem with most of the DC products is the crappy writing.
Did they confirm Affleck is out? I saw something online earlier this week, but nothing official. I wouldn't say he's really the problem with the DCEU.
I don't think the casting has been a problem in any of the DC films. It's the writing and directing that have been piss poor, plus they lacked the overall cohesiveness that Marvel has. Hopefully they've finally learned that lesson and do better moving forward.
The movies also all look awful. Part of that is how they are directed, but they also look about 10 to 15 years out of date when it comes to CGI. With so much money being put into these movies there is no reason for the big set pieces to look so bad.
The CGI in Justice League looked terrible. I almost laughed every time the villain (whose name I can't even remember since I cared so little about most of the movie) was on screen.
The CGI in JL was partially so bad because of all the last minute reshoots. Which included a lot of really heavy effects sequences. There was no time to do quality work.
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Agreed. I thought he was great in BvS. He deserved a better script. I really wanted to see him in a movie version of The Dark Knight Returns.
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TBH, Super, I was being sarcastic.
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I had no problem with him as Batman, and actually preferred him over Christian Bale
With that said, I'd like to see Josh Brolin get a turn as the Caped Crusader:
That's a triple nope.
Jussi
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Plus Brolin is 51 next month. Affleck wants someone younger to take over.
Deadpool voice: And by younger I mean someone young enough to carry the franchise for 10-12 years.
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I was all ready to hate him in BvS, but he ended up actually being one of the best parts of that movie. Didn't even mind him as Batman.
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No problem. I thought he played the role as well as he could, given the script.TBH, Super, I was being sarcastic.
I sat through the Clooney and Kilmer Batmovies in the theatre and was crushed. Affleck ranks in the top three Batmen, easily.
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I liked Afleck take on Batman. But I am looking forward to Matt Reeves version. But it looks like Afleck will appear twice more in the DCEU movies.
Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Gets June 2021 Release Date
Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Gets June 2021 Release Date
