OK, this is kind of funny in a way, but it's also kind of ridiculous. (Let's look at two explosions of rage about casting, shall we? Example of the first and the current howling.) AFFLECK HASN'T EVEN FILMED A SINGLE FRAME AS BATMAN. EVERYBODY CALM DOWN ALREADY, GEEZ.
I thought Man of Steel with Henry Cavill was pretty good, and as far as I'm concerned, Affleck's well and truly resurrected himself with Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and - lest we all forget - Argo. OK, so he's a better director than he is an actor, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. And if I'm wrong, I'll just root for Superman to kick his butt all over Gotham.
But if you want to have fun hating Affleck today, go ahead. I've linked to an old but still hilarious skit from Jimmy Kimmel.
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I wonder why Billy Zane never got a shot at playing Batman.
In 1996/1997, his Phantom combined with Caledon Hockley (Titanic) could have been, with some minor tweaking, Batman/Bruce Wayne. At 47 now, Zane is just about at the upper limit in age to pull off the role. If this movie is inspired by the Dark Knight Returns Batman/Superman storyline, then 47 for Batman would be the right age.
Add: My point being, other than Billy Zane ought to play Batman, none of the actors who've played Batman from Michael Keaton to Christian Bale has been a neat fit with the Batman/Bruce Wayne type established in the comics. Affleck isn't the most unlikely actor who will have played Batman.
Seriously. People LOST THEIR MINDS when Michael Keaton was cast.
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