Fine by me.

I didn't think Affleck was that good as Batman, but I did want to see that Batfleck film, with him writing and directing. It could've been great. Shame.

Because if he stays and don't want to direct anyways, it's just gonna be him popping in and out like a puppet. I'm sure that's one of the reasons he leaves the role. Good on him.

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Seems that's exactly what it is. The launch of a new label.

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Shame

Pumped for flashpoint though, JDM baby!!!!

No Leto? I'm all for it. This should be its own thread.

That's a shame. I wasn't the biggest fan of BvS but I thought he was pretty good as Batman and would've loved to see him direct himself in a solo movie

Almost as good as Clooney.

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You think Reeves will bring back the Bat-credit-card?

So long, old chum.

https://twitter.com/BenAffleck/statu...72636206952448

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Probably for the best. I didn't hate him as Batman or anything, just didn't seem like anything special either.

Also I kind of hate that I'm just inherently interested in any Batman movie just because it's Batman.

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He was actually decent as Batman... it was the studio interference, choice of director, and the writing that let it all down.
His initial entrance in BvS was cool as well. Skimming across the ceiling and stuff... and the fight when he rescues Martha was awesome.


I've got an awful feeling though...


... if he's handing over to a new, younger character... who will it be? I mean, Robin is dead, as we saw from the suit in BvS... and there hasn't been a single, younger character at all that the mantle of Batman could be handed to.


Are they going to jam 3 movies worth of plot into a 2 hour show, so they can get a new younger character, who then becomes Robin, who then becomes Nightwing, who then becomes Batman?
All in one movie?


Knowing how packed the other movies have been, I already feel overwhelmed with plots.

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Who knows, I'm still waiting to see my Raid with Batman movie. That would tickle my fancy. Takes place entirely in Arkham Asylum. Villains galore, tough as nail Batman. Maybe actually have him use his detective skills, something that almost every movie has been severely lacking.

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I thought Affleck was a great Batman/Bruce in BvS (regardless of what you thought of the film). I didn't like him in Justice League, some bits were good but on the whole his Batman/Bruce disappointed me

He clearly doesn't want to be there in Justice League, you can tell it by his performance. Even just looking at his face, he is dead inside.

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The Aquaman and Flash bits were good, sometimes it felt like 2 different Affleck's. Whether it was the script or the delivery, there was just something that was off for me

He's a gambling addict, probably on a downswing while filming + contractually obliged to play Batman again knowing that B vs S was panned doesn't help.

I worry that 20-30 years from now we will have so many reboots, different actors playing various Superheroes as the studios just regurgitate them over and over, not just Batman.

We have a 25 year span from late 80s to mid 2010s where we have basically 2 Batman series (although the first had 3 actors), the latter being extremely successful.

So if you start at 2015, how many Batmans will we have by 2040? at this rate 5-6+. It's getting silly.

Batman should be left alone for 10 years but obv there 0% chance of that.

We still need to have 3 new versions of LOTR, a remake of all successful 80s movies, Jaws 5 tanking at the box office, then a Jaws remake, and 3 reboots of Harry Potter... Oh, and a resurgence of "new 3D" technology in the late 2020s that'll hang around for 5 years before it dies off again... before the 2040s revival of Superhero movies.

Matt Reeves’ movie is a prequel, so they’re recasting Bruce Wayne with a younger actor. That’s what they mean by “passing the torch.”

This will come off mean spirited, I think, but given how the new slate of DC based movies is leaving behind the majority of Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman and even Justice League, playing around with their own canon and taking advantage of audiences dislike of certain character iteration, on a technicality, one could say that by the time this new one comes out, it will have been about 10 years since the last proper depiction of Batman onscreen (this claim depends on your own personal investment in the series so far, which I think I’ve now made it clear I had very little of.)

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You left out popular TV shows of the past being adapted for today's cinema ;)

:laugh:


Friends: The Movie
With Dwayne Johnson as Ross

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LOTR would be sacrilege. However by the time that happens Cinema will be dead and it will be some epic long TV series that can really take a lot longer, perhaps over a few seasons to properly do it.

I hold out hope that one day we will see The Silmarillion, preferably on TV again over several seasons.

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I can't wait until we're all just re-enacting our favourite movies in a post-apocalyptic wasteland for the amusement of future generations.

i just like christian bale as batman, i don t know it s just the nostalgic me speaking of how much i admire the nolan trilogy

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Interesting to see Nolan come up again... since his movies, it's been impossible to make a DC movie and have people like them... I think Nolan broke DC when he made his trilogy.

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Huge mistake not getting Bale signed up for more movies and Man of Steel being an embarrassment ruined DC.

Basically a lack of forward planning unlike Marvel.

The Dark Knight movies will always work best as their own thing.

At least ur not giving them an average rating xd

Eh, people liked Wonder Woman and Aquaman well enough - the latter even managed to beat out The Dark Knight to become the highest-grossing DC movie. Say what you will about their actual merits, you can't really say that people don't like them.

Also, what Saunch said.

Sure, but I think bring Bale onboard would bring a lot of goodwill and credibility with it. That being said it might not have worked at all without Nolan at the helm and taking Bale's Batman out of the realism of the DN trilogy.

Quite a weird situation over at DC in that their 2 flagship heroes Batman and Superman have commercially performed quite poorly in the 3 movies post Dark Knight, whereas the 2 lesser known characters are performing well commercially and in terms of reception.

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I think one reason why Aquaman and Wonder Woman outperformed the others is because the others were directed by Zack Snyder and his movies are so desaturated and bland looking compared to Aquaman and Wonder Woman, and I think that plays a big part in how people enjoy it whether they realize it or not.

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Yea, why they stuck with Synder after Man of ****e is a mystery to me. Just one of many fumbles by DC on their recent journey.

Now the days haven't any new scripts for the writer so, everyone making a remake and Sequels.

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Affleck went to Jimmy Kimmel Live to officially announce he's done with Batman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjGt8hwbXHA


Did anyone see Scott Adkins' 2013 audition video to play Batman? It was leaked around the same time the annoucement that Affleck would no longer play Batman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbnSykhV8I

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I saw that Adkins video and it’s... sort of laughable.

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Gotta pair that Adkins video with this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFjFxgHedgM

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I think Aquaman and Wonder Women success sees what happens when you just let a director and there crew do there jobs without hovering over them. Kennedy could take some notes on this as well not named JJ Abrams with the Star Wars films.

Batman v Superman was pretty much all Snyder and Kennedy did let a director run wild with their vision on Star Wars and they’ll never hear the end of it (though, thankfully, for the sake of principal, they’re undeterred.)

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Hammer time?

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...s-star-batman/

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Cool. Now they can get Timothee Chalamet as Robin.

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I’ve been championing Call Me by Your Alter Ego for a while now.

Hammer should be Feyd in Dune too.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nlaE...66957624.0.jpg

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/16/18...an-matt-reeves

Uhhhh.....what?

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DC really are on a quest to self destruction.

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So we've gone from Batfleck to...


Patman

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Dammit... I thought I was being original.


Twitter is already alight with #Patman

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Not the glitterman again.Surely there could have been many other better choices to play a new Batman then this.

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People were moaning about Ledger, there was uproar about Keaton too! Thankfully, there was nowhere for the whiny community to support each other on a mass level back then.
I'm not thrilled with the news, don't get me wrong, but I'll watch with an open mind. At least he already has "brooding" on his CV

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I'm sure "Batman: The twilight years" has been said too

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Good.

I'll give Pattman the benefit of the doubt, that reminds me I still have to check out; Good Time.

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I have a feeling the naysayers are about to be Ledgered. As long as he doesn't put on some weird voice he should be alright.

Yeah, I'm kinda feeling that, too. A lot of this stuff seems worse than it is because, well, you haven't seen them act this particular way yet. He's not going to be like Edward for cryin' out loud. The mere fact that he was cast significantly increases the chances, from our perspective, than he might be okay in the role.

People forget the Michael Keaton casting was heavily questioned, too (and still looks kinda weird to me).

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I love Batman. But I really don't think I can put myself through The Foot as Batman.

:(

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At this rate, they might well assemble as much of the rogues' gallery as possible. Like Batman: The Movie but serious.

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So, the long Halloween then?

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And, to be fair to Pattinson, his chin is going to look great in the cowl

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Patman just makes it sound like Postman Pat is playing Batman.

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I thought Armie Hammer was the frontrunner for the part. Not that I'm for another reboot for the Batman series (enough is f**king enough, already!!), but Hammer had the Bruce Wayne look, and would have looked great in the batsuit.

Robert Pattinson. Not so much. Actually, not at all.

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I've seen The Lone Ranger, it's not exactly the strongest argument for him playing a masked avenger.

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The deal has not closed yet according to sources. Should the deal fall through, Reeves and Warner have plan B in the form of Nicholas Hoult. So it would be "Patman" or "Beast-Man"...oh wait...the latter is a He-Man villain LOL


I liked Pattinson in "Water for Elephants". I could see him as Batman...as long as the Batsuit doesn't sparkle in the light. :P



https://deadline.com/2019/05/rob-pat...es-1202616908/

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The main piece of this that is genuine is Ben Affleck is composing, coordinating, and featuring as Batman and Joe Manganiello is affirmed to play Deathstroke.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-fu...ert-pattinson/

"After two weeks of back and forth rumors, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Planet of the Apes) has officially found his new caped crusader in Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Remember Me, High Life, The Lighthouse). Deadline confirms Pattinson will play Bruce Wayne in The Batman, which hits theaters June 25, 2021.

Pattinson has always been the top choice, while he was among actors on a short list that also included Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies)."

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You were saying, DELMER?

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Officially cast:
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman
Zoe Kravitz as Selena Kyle/Catwoman
Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler
Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner James Gordon

In Negotiations:
Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin
Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth

Rumored:
Matthew McConaughey as Harvey Dent/Two-Face

According to sources, the film is using Jeph Loeb's graphic novel "The Long Halloween" as the inspiration.

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Farrell as the Penguin?!? Not sure about that, I could see him playing other villains but Cobblepot would probably be last on my list

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I was looking forward to this, especially since The Riddler and Catwoman are two of the best villains in my opinion, and we get them in the same movie! But then when I heard Pattinson was Batman, now I'm not so sure...

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I think he's quite an interesting choice now, there are worse actors they could've given it to. I haven't seen much of his work post-twilight but I hear good things surprisingly

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I think with the fact that we'll be dealing with a 20-something detective Batman (not the Caped Crusader and not the Dark Knight), I can see the world of "Pattman" coming. I've seen some of his post-Twilight movies and I think he can pull it off with the material he's given. He's even been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to prepare for the role.

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At this point, I am quite fatigued with all the reboots and remakes, not to mention superhero movies, we've been subjected to by those greedy Hollywood movie-producing bastards. With that said, I'm not so sure we need another Batman movie.

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I'll give 'em this: if they're gonna do another Batman, at least they (seemingly) are going in another direction. Makes a lot more sense than rebooting it without doing much different, stylistically.

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I think the role of Batman is similar to Bond, if the Batman films were the same thing over and over I might start feeling fatigue, but every incarnation has brought something different to the table and I expect Reeves and Pattinson to do the same. Will Pattinson be up there with Keaton and Bale? I'm not setting my expectations that high, just as long as there isn't a poll of "Clooney or Pattinson?" and it's a close decision for people

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I just wish this movie recovers the style of gotham city that we saw in the joel shumacher films

They should film in Chicago, letting the city stand in for Gotham... and incorporate a real "method acting" aspect... with the film crew and actors knowing they could all be killed by criminals or caught in gangland crossfire at any moment! ;)

Yeah I don't think he's as bad of an actor as a lot make him out to be and he seems to be doing really good acting in the trailer for The Lighthouse. I just don't see him as Bruce Wayne though.

Part of The Dark Knight was shot in Chicago. Had a friend who was an extra in a pivotal scene (the Joker party crashing scene) :)

From what I understand, it's not going to be another origin tale. I agree with @Yoda and @Doolallyfrank. I don't mind the characters constantly appearing as long as there's something different. I mean when we saw Batfleck, we saw him as a Bruce Wayne past his prime basically. Now, we go the opposite of the spectrum with Pattman being an early incarnation of the character, much like his original 1930's comic book taking, a budding detective type. I'm all for that.

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If we see the Wayne's murder again, I think they should play the Cheers theme over it

The irony is Batman's origin was never shown in the 60's TV series - and, I don't know, but was it ever even mentioned?

I don't think Dick's trauma of watching his family die due to criminal sabotage was ever mentioned either (and it certainly was never shown) - don't know if there was ever any reference that Dick had been a circus acrobat - and thus his superior physical condition & ability to fight crime.

People who watched the TV series had no idea what Batman's motivation was, or that he was one of the darkest, most realistic, most psychologically interesting comic book characters due to the tragedy that shaped him.

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Bit dark for kids, bright colours and corny jokes yayyyyyyy

Yet, it was delved into quite a bit in the awesome Animated Series! ;)

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The fact that Conroy is in the mix for best Batman is testament to the awesome. It was a pretty perfect balance

Not directing this specifically to Batman (nor comic book characters in the 60s) but in my opinion characters that are shaped by a tragedy / trauma are often (note often, not always) very shallow and writers tend to use the tragedy / trauma to circumvent character building.

He's definitely my favorite (voice of) Batman!

(Just remembering: when I was a kid I'd listen to Casey Kasem on the American Top 40 radio show... then hear him voicing Robin on the Batman cartoons & Super Friends - it was weird to me since I knew Kasem's voice. He was also the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo!)

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I've always wanted to hear Tim Curry's version of the Joker too

Never knew he was Shaggy and Scooby too! Lol

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For me the best animated batman film is this:
https://i.ibb.co/D4B6Pj0/Smart-Selec...g-Internet.jpg

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I still find it interesting that Pattinson would want to insert himself into another possible franchise. Twilight gave him the opportunity to work with more interesting concept films and directors, which is why I think he's done a 180 with his career. If this a success than it seems he will be walking that tight rope of what he wants, what the audience wants.

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http://cdn3.darkhorizons.com/wp-cont...an-696x464.jpgJulliard graduate Jayme Lawson will make her major film debut in an undisclosed key role in "The Batman". Speculation has begun she will play Barbara Gordon, the future Batgirl.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/newcomer...ns-the-batman/

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Do you think they're looking at ways to introduce villains like Clayface in future movies and getting Serkis on board is also a way to see what his company is capable of before anything is greenlit?

Wait, that would be planning ahead, WB doesn't do that, silly me lol

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BRING BACK JOKER GRENADES
https://twitter.com/BatLabels/status...30371405172737

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Breaking news, Matt Reeves is now in talks with Bruno Mars for the role ;)

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There's more details revealed on newcomer Jayme Lawson's role. She isn't playing Barbara Gordon. Instead, she is playing Bella, who is believed to be involved with the politics in Gotham and may serve as a rival to Harvey Dent.

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Looks like The Daredevil.

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That pic is missing these:




https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140413105055


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XNWWU5bMSH4/maxresdefault.jpg


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Chest plate looks a bit Arkham Knight-ish, if it's a working batarang then that's pretty badass

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The Batman.
A Batman.
An Batmana?
Batmantis! From Atlantis!!
Una Batmanos? ...del destino!!!

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Headless bat?
https://media.giphy.com/media/zenqEU6wU8Qa4/200.gif