If you didn’t see “Dark Knight” with Heath Ledger’s Joker, you missed something extraordinary. Of the three Bale Batman’s, that’s the indispensible one (and not because of Bale).
“You didn’t mind Michael Keaton. So now Ben Affleck is a problem?”
I read an article in Entertainment Weekly on this subject, and apparently there WAS widespread panic among the fanboys when Keaton’s name was first announced. The difference was that they didn’t have email and twitter, so they actually had to use the U.S. Mail to complain…
Most of them probably got over it. I don’t recall what the response was when Val Kilmer took over from Keaton, but I know there was also discontent when Clooney donned the cowl. All these, of course were reactions to the announcements of the casting, before a single frame of celluloid was shot.
tengu99 over 10 years ago
Get over it. Its not like Batman is all that complex. A moody rich guy who beats up bad guys.
Jason Allen over 10 years ago
I felt the same way when BBC announced Peter Capaldi will be the 12th Doctor.
cjr53 over 10 years ago
Ben Affleck seems to be a very good choice to me.
fritzoid Premium Member over 10 years ago
If you didn’t see “Dark Knight” with Heath Ledger’s Joker, you missed something extraordinary. Of the three Bale Batman’s, that’s the indispensible one (and not because of Bale).
fritzoid Premium Member over 10 years ago
“You didn’t mind Michael Keaton. So now Ben Affleck is a problem?”
I read an article in Entertainment Weekly on this subject, and apparently there WAS widespread panic among the fanboys when Keaton’s name was first announced. The difference was that they didn’t have email and twitter, so they actually had to use the U.S. Mail to complain…
Most of them probably got over it. I don’t recall what the response was when Val Kilmer took over from Keaton, but I know there was also discontent when Clooney donned the cowl. All these, of course were reactions to the announcements of the casting, before a single frame of celluloid was shot.