Ben Affleck is The New Batman

[K12]

Well I suppose they know that it'll be heavily criticised anyway for not living up to the Nolan films so why not put in an easy fall guy to blame it on.

 

[Kittyhawk]

I think Ben will be a good Batman. He's a good actor and director and putting on that cape and cowl will be a new test for him. Give the man a chance.

I was once skeptical about Christian Bale as Batman. After putting fanboy crap aside, and looking at his previous good work, I knew things would be okay. I enjoyed the Dark Knight trilogy a lot.

I think I'll concede that many hardcore comic fans will never be happy, whatever studios do with films, because we are so scared of things going wrong than right. Sure, its okay to be a bit scared as nothing worthy doing is ever easy. Some also need to realize that comic stuff and film stuff don't always match up, because they are still two different but similar visual media.

 

[GladiatorUA]

There is NOTHING wrong with Affleck playing Batman. I don't want the continuation of Nolan's Batman. I'd rather see something new. Maybe here Batman will escape his cinematic curse, that makes him mediocre compared to villains in his own movies.
It won't be Nolan's Batman. At least I hope it won't be. TDKR was a mess, and MoS got crippled by Nolan's trilogy(and the fact that MoS would've been better as a second movie, not the first).
Maybe this time Batman will be able to stand on his own as a character without the support cast shouldering him.
The thing that turns me off is the whole Superman vs. Batman thing. It screams: "MoS underperformed! Let's put still hot Batman there to get more money". And WB's half-assed approach to CBMs.
I want Batman vs. Superman to succeed. I want to watch more good movies. But I have doubts. And Ben Affleck isn't a major one among them.

 

[O maestre]

I really feel like facepalming, because I wanted so hard that someone at warner would AT LEAST consider Karl Urban after watching his Dredd.

BUT, I too though it was a stupid idea to have Heath Ledger for the Joker before, and did not believe Tom Hardy could do a good Bane, and both proved me way wrong. Soooo, all I can do for now is bite the tip of my tumb and wait to see what happens now. I did like Man of Steel quite a lot, and DC characters were always my favorites, and more than that, freaking Zack Snyder never misses imo.
So bring Ben Affleck.

There's also that guy that was the stupid Human Torch in Fantastic Four, and did a convincing Steve Rogers. Guess I'll let myself open for new ideas.

Karl Urban would have been a great choice, he has the physic and can be grim enough to pull off an amazing batman, in fact that was all I could think about in-between the shooty bits while watching Dredd.

Affleck has become a great film maker, not actor, and it should remain so.

In regards to Bane and Tom Hardy. They didn't quite replicate Bane from the comics, in fact i would almost say it was an entirely new character. But Tom Hardy was very impressive in Bronson and got the thumbs up from me when i heard he was going to be Bane.

In regards to Man of Steel and Zack Snyder, we are on complete opposite sides of the fence, I think the man should only be a creative director or just in charge of cinematography, because the way he handles scripts or narrative is horrible. Man of Steel I was in utter shock and disbelief after watching Man of Steel, and not in a good way. I'm digressing off topic so I'll just leave it at that.

 

[RJ Dalton]

Words. I have none.

As if I needed another reason not to see the movie.

Why are people so bothered by this. Here's a guy that can act, (See: The Town) can direct, and likes the source material,so what's the problem?

Oh, don't mind me, I'm apparently just behind the times. I knew he'd proved good at directing, but I've never seen him act in a way that didn't make me think of him as a less amusing William Shatner. But I haven't watched a movie with him acting in it for years, so maybe he's gotten better.

 

[RJ Dalton]

Words. I have none.

As if I needed another reason not to see the movie.

Why are people so bothered by this. Here's a guy that can act, (See: The Town) can direct, and likes the source material,so what's the problem?

Oh, don't mind me, I'm apparently just behind the times. I knew he'd proved good at directing, but I've never seen him act in a way that didn't make me think of him as a less amusing William Shatner. But I haven't watched a movie with him acting in it for years, so maybe he's gotten better.

I agree,. I'm certainly willing to find out.

I'd be more willing if it wasn't still the Nolan/Snyder team. I've been sick of the grim and gritty look almost since Batman Begins restarted the trend and after Dark Knight Rises, I don't even enjoy it for Batman anymore. And I've never liked Zack Snyder. Never. Maybe if they fired Snyder and put Affleck in charge of directing (because he *has* proved himself to be a really good director), but we all know that's not going to happen.