Christian Bale Officially Drops Batman Role

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

I think they should make an Aquaman movie next. With the technology and effects they can do these days it could be pretty awesome. Or completely terrible depending on who's at the helm.

Why on earth would they make an Aquaman movie? I don't know anything about comics, but even I know that there's a running gag how Aquaman is the most pathetic and useless of all "superheroes". So he can swim and understands the fish language, doesn't sound really exciting.

He also commands the largest army on the planet, controls two thirds of the planet's surface, has technology that makes every industrialized nation look like the middle ages, he's on the same strength scale as Superman and his wife is a smoking hottie who can ruin shit with the best of them.

Aquaman is a badass. End of story.


On the topic at hand, I reckon Michael Fassbender would be an awesome Batman/Bruce Wayne.

 

[Galletea]

What about Samuel L. Jackson. I dare you to refute me, I double dare you ************, refute me!

I've a good mind to kick that cute little kitten face of yours into next week.

My vote would be for Fassbender. He's handsome enough and he has a decent jawline, which is very important when it's about all you can see of the man.
I did think, before the last film manifested, that JGL was going to be Tim Drake, which would have made much more sense. The only way he could realistically do it would be with as a rookie, with a whole lot of support, and I'm not sure it would be appropriate for a Justice league movie. Then again, I don't hold out much hope for that movie being any good if it does eventually happen. I think the Bale Batman films were the only superhero films I actually enjoyed. Oh wait, I like Watchmen too, but Superman was disappointing, and I hate Joss Whedon's writing.

And also, I'm really quite bored with the Tim Burton thing now. There's only so much room in my life for crooked dark things mixed with flourescent things, accompanied by Danny Elfman's um-cha-um-cha soundtracks. It was good, but now, I've had enough of it.

 

[Evil Smurf]

What about Samuel L. Jackson. I dare you to refute me, I double dare you ************, refute me!

I've a good mind to kick that cute little kitten face of yours into next week.

My vote would be for Fassbender. He's handsome enough and he has a decent jawline, which is very important when it's about all you can see of the man.
I did think, before the last film manifested, that JGL was going to be Tim Drake, which would have made much more sense. The only way he could realistically do it would be with as a rookie, with a whole lot of support, and I'm not sure it would be appropriate for a Justice league movie. Then again, I don't hold out much hope for that movie being any good if it does eventually happen. I think the Bale Batman films were the only superhero films I actually enjoyed. Oh wait, I like Watchmen too, but Superman was disappointing, and I hate Joss Whedon's writing.

And also, I'm really quite bored with the Tim Burton thing now. There's only so much room in my life for crooked dark things mixed with flourescent things, accompanied by Danny Elfman's um-cha-um-cha soundtracks. It was good, but now, I've had enough of it.

He was good in X-Men

 

[Galletea]

He was good in X-Men

Yes, yes he was. I had completely forgotten that film. He was good, McEvoy was good, Bacon was good. Don't really want to watch it again anytime soon though...unless I just watch their scenes and skip the rest.

 

[KriticalKiwi]

I spend a lot of time watching British murder mysteries, and whenever I am watching Inspector Lynley Mysteries, I cannot help but think, "This guy is basically British batman."

Nathaniel Parker, seriously, would be awesome. And no one say a word about accents, and actor worth his salt can easily change his accent for the screen, especially British ones because they HAVE to on a regular basis.

Also Fassbender, I would like that

 

[mattttherman3]

Sir Patrick Stewart would make a great batman! He would need stunt doubles but still!

 

[havoc33]

Like many before me have stated here, I actually think Michael Keaton is the best live action Batman we have had so far, not Christian Bale. I think Keaton nailed it, both as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Bale's gnarly voice was too campy and over the top, and had a tendency to ruin a lot of the tension in the scenes IMO.

For me, the two Burton movies are actually preferable to the Nolan trilogy (nothing beats Batman Returns, just a stellar cast and performances all across the board). I thought Batman Begins was marred with pacing problems, as I did not like that a large chunk of the movie took place discovering Bruce Wayne's journey to become Batman (the whole league of shadow temple segment of the movie was one big drag). Not enough Batman, not enough Gotham City.

The Dark Knight though was spectacular, and I'll just leave it at that. The Dark Knight Rises on the other hand.. not so much. Bane failed to make the same impact as the Joker (who ever could?) did, and once again the action is taken OUT OF Gotham, and into this prison somewhere in the East. This whole scene nearly ruined the movie for me. For chrissakes, EVERYONE knows that Bruce will be able to escape it, so just be done with it already! Instead they preach some mumbojumbo moral story that really bogs down the movie, wasting valuable screen time that could have been spent much better. And the jump Bruce made to make it out of the prison was absolutely.... underwhelming. In the end, Alfred is the real star of the show, and that in it self is speaking volumes of how much the movie failed to make an impact as a whole.

 

[Ayay]

I wish they gave the Bat a break for a few years , They wont but i still hold out hope. Batman is starting to look like a EA sports title.

 

[Anathrax]

Micheal Wincott(The voice of Death in Darksiders 2, anatagonist of The Crow) would be a great batman I think. The voice would suit him and Wincott looks like a smug bastard looking to give someone bad a beating.

 

[TelHybrid]

Thank god for that. Dark Knight Rises was undeniably terrible. Fact.

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

The correct answer is Gerard Butler.

He has the action hero chops, he has the look. But the actor matters less than the story. Dark Knight Rises was a terrible story, Batman Begins was only meh.

I really want them to explore a story based on the current comic arc Requiem

Spoiler

Movie 1: Bruce Wayne's biological son w/ Talia al Ghul, Damien, becomes the 4th robin but is killed fighting his super powered clone. (actual comic plot)
Movie 2: Bruce Wayne/Batman goes nuts with grief and does all sorts of crazy shit like try to resurrect his son using Dr Frankenstein's technology. (actual comic plot)
Movie 3: With the failure of Movie 2 Batman snaps and becomes an omnicidal villain. Former Batman villains and members of the "Bat Family", Robin 1-3, Batgirl, Batwoman, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon have to team up to stop him. Ends with Bruce Wayne's secret revealed to the world and he is locked in Arkham.(my dream movie)

 

[Willis_D]

I'd like JGL tbh. I imagine him acting more like the Dick Grayson Batman (even though he was super based on Tim Drake >_>), and the Dick Grayson Batman is the best Batman.

 

[acillies45]

Just give it to Samuel L. He'd be amazing as Batman. =P

 

[Pinguin]

Surely the question is: when will studios stop re-making the same tired IPs, and take a chance on something new?

 

[schmulki]

It's pretty simple, and the answer is Joseph Gordon Levitt.

Bonus points given for having him use a "voice modulator" to change his voice while in-costume, which becomes Kevin Conroy's voice.

 

[Keith K]

Well good. Bale was a decent Bruce Wayne but a terrible Batman.

 

[90sgamer]

Bale was not a good Batman. Thank Jim he's out of the picture. Now we just need to get rid of Nolan when comic book IPs are concerned...

 

[TallanKhan]

Well obviously it should be me...

I mean, come on, with enough start up capital, I could be Batman.

 

[SmugFrog]

Morgan Freeman, playing Morgan Freeman, playing Lucius Fox

So he's just a dude who's playing a dude playing a dude? This made me LOL because it sounds like Morgan Freeman is a whole other person that has to act as the actor Morgan Freeman... That's disturbing.

I think your ideas are pretty good, and I wouldn't mind seeing the story continued in some way. A Justice League movie being created that doesn't tank is going to be hard to do.