Affleck is Batman

[Mikey]

When you really think about it, just about all Batman actors were kinda lousy actors starting with Adam West and ending with Bale (so far)

[Hector]

Although I do like the idea of Batman being older...he could mentor the younger and more inexperienced Superman.

[Hector]

We are going the Clooney/Kilmer route again, sigh.

When I see the new Batman on the big screen, I'm going to be thinking Ben Affleck, not Batman.

Affleck is too famous now...they should've cast a newcomer...or someone less known...like Wes Bentley.

Jesus, Affleck already played Daredevil. Aren't there enough actors to go around anymore?

Don't get me wrong, I used to hate Affleck, especially his J-Lo phase...Benifer...that was god-awful...but he has vastly improved since then...he's now a solid good actor, and even better director...I just don't see him as Batman...perhaps I'll be proven wrong...hopefully he can pull it off...he does have that chiseled chin...and he is tall...perhaps too tall...the dude is 6' 4"...Henry Cavill is 6' 1"...Batman is gonna TOWER over Superman...please Hollywood...please do your magic...

[BATMAN89]

I'm hoping he brings something different to the role as I've grown tired of the Bale growl...

I'm just glad it's not Bale again.
Need to get away from the rubber suit too!!!

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[Hector]

Yikes, that's all I'm saying right now, yikes.

[MIB41]

This picture sums it up...

[hedrap]

This is a disaster.

Just listen to his voice. It didn't even work for DD, and he didn't have a legacy to live up to!

Keaton, Kevin Conroy, Bale...these guys have established the kind of vocals that fit the suit. That's what Bale understood; you cannot just add a little bass and say "I'm Batman".

With Affleck, it's not possible because he's going to sound like Affleck in a mask. Unless they do something drastic, like use a vox distorter and claim it's built into the suit. Otherwise, it's going to pull people out of the movie every time he hits an Affleck tone.

Batman with a sinus issue. Amazing. WB are such wussies.

Gawd, please keep these people away from Wonder Woman.

[MIB41]

And Jennifer Garner can be Wonder Woman!... Jeez. How unoriginal. Well if anyone thought Man of Steel was "light" on the script, things are about to get even daffier.

[madmarva]

Agree with y'all on the part. Need to be calm and aloof as an older Batman and a smug ****** bag for Wayne. And maybe some anger. That's not too challenging. He has the chin for the mask/helmet.

Affleck's a better screen writer and director than actor. I hope he gets some input on the story and script, but Who knows.

I'd love to see an Adams-like Batman, even in animation, but I'd be really surprised if it wasn't a rubber suit.

Gone Baby Gone, which Affleck directed, is an excellent film. Town is better than average and Argo is very good, too. He directed and starred in the latter two.

[PNGwynne]

^ I agree with you regarding wardrobe.

And Affleck is underrated imo--I liked both Hollywoodland & the Director's Cut of DD a lot.

[kingdom warrior]

As long as they use the Rubber suit, EVERYONE is Michael Keaton........wanna impress me, give me a Neal Adams style Batman, then I'm sold.... otherwise it's just another guy in a rubber suit.

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[BlackKnight]

Haters Re-Joice !

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Batman is all plot. It doesn't matter who's in there. Need to show who Bruce Wayne is; have him take a dip in the fountain with some supermodels. Need to show what an unstoppable instrument of destruction Batman is? Have him destroy a small legion of thugs, no matter how immobile the suit or how few moves the actor has.

It's more troubling to me that you're seeing actors double up on superhero roles. WAY more intellectual inbreeeding for the films. I'd prefer an unknown; but that's not gonna happen. They're buying the name, and like I said, you can slap almost anyone into the costume.

Don C.

[Random Axe]

It's an odd choice for sure, but it has an extremely large upside if it works. He literally could turn in the best Batman performance ever. I haven't seen him in anything for a while so I cannot comment on his acting skills. I saw bits of Hollywoodland that made me think he'd turned a corner but who knows? This announcement is going to shut down some geek/comic sites servers tonight...