Sunday, August 25, 2013

Yes Ben Affleck is Batman. Who cares?


Ben Affleck is Batman.


Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play the Caped Crusader, following Bale, George Clooney and Michael Keaton.
“We knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on one of DC Comics’ most enduringly popular Super Heroes, and Ben Affleck certainly fits that bill, and then some,” WB president Greg Silverman said in a statement.

Directed by “Man of Steel” filmmaker Zack Snyder, the Batman-Superman feature will open worldwide on July 17, 2015, with Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Diane Lane reprising their roles.
“Man of Steel,” released this past June, has earned over $650 million at the global box office.

“Ben provides an interesting counter-balance to Henry’s Superman. He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne,” Snyder said in a statement. “I can’t wait to work with him.”
The announcement of a Batman-Superman film was revealed last month at Comic-Con to much excitement of fanboys, who will surely be watching as the studio begins to assemble its Justice League.

The irony of Thursday’s news is that at one point Warner Bros. was interested in having Affleck direct the “Justice League” movie and his participation in this film will now spur interest if whether his casting means a possibility of directing that film.
The Boston native recently upped his Hollywood power when he won the Best Picture Oscar for “Argo.”
Affleck, repped by WME, can be seen next in Fox and New Regency’s thriller “Runner Runner.”
he actor will replace Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming untitled Batman-Superman feature for Warner Bros., the studio announced Thursday.



A lot has been said already about the choice of Ben Affleck as the new Batman. I mean, a lot a lot. What I want to know is this: Do people realize that Ben Affleck just has to pretend to be Batman? Like he doesn't actually have to go out and fight crime for us right?It's one thing if the LAPD was shutting down to let Ben Affleck run wild in a Batsuit. Especially after they already let Mr. Freeze do it. But throwing a bitch fit because Affleck may say "Alfred get the Kah!" is just bizarro world. Oh, but he doesn't look like he could be Batman! Yeah, you know who else doesn't? Fucking everyone. Batman's a god damn make-believe superhero. And honestly, Affleck is tall, pretty buff, rich, and has a long history of banging hotties. If that doesn't sound like Batman, then in the words of Boston Batman you are "A Gawd Damn Mawron."

I'm as big of a Batman fan as they come, but I'm not going to go crazy because an A-list Hollywood actor and director is now going to punch people in the face repeatedly on screen.

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