RUMOR: Bond In Talks To Star As Alfred Pennyworth In The MAN OF STEEL Sequel?

RUMOR: Bond In Talks To Star As Alfred Pennyworth In The MAN OF STEEL Sequel?

Check out just who Zack Snyder is considering to star as Alfred in the Man of Steel sequel!

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By TheRationalNerd - Sep 01, 2013 06:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: http://www.inquisitr.com



Fans of the James Bond series may be pretty excited to hear the latest rumor suggesting that James Bond (1987-1994) actor "Timothy Dalton" is being considered to star as Alfred Pennyworth in 2015's Batman/Superman film.

(inquisitr.com) who also got the information from Cosmicbook.com (the same site that claimed Bryan Cranston was in talks to star as Lex Luthor and that Affleck has signed for 13 appearances as Batman) claims that Zack Snyder wants the classic Bond actor for the film. Even though there's a great chance this news may be completely false what are your thoughts on this casting choice?

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LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 9/1/2013, 6:32 PM
Why do people keep believing CosmicBook news.....
TheYoungMan
TheYoungMan - 9/1/2013, 6:37 PM
I like visiting CosmicBookNews because it's a nice way to know what's not going to happen.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 6:39 PM
@LEVITIKUZ

Lol, because it gets our hopes up!?

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LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 9/1/2013, 6:39 PM
This was posted by TheBlackMan....

Boy that escalated quickly.
Lozzy
Lozzy - 9/1/2013, 6:41 PM
i would trust Ey Maybe over cosmicbook.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 9/1/2013, 6:43 PM
He'd be awesome.
Gnyah123
Gnyah123 - 9/1/2013, 6:43 PM
well for the record before we start bashing Cosmic.
they are the ones who posted the article about the Rumor cast for batman
i posted an article about it too
when it was wes bentley recommended by Nolan himself...
Jake G...
Luke Evans and Big Ben..they said not sure on big ben but WB is going to keep asking..

and look..turned out Big ben affleck himself is the new batman!...so i believe cosmic
Gnyah123
Gnyah123 - 9/1/2013, 6:43 PM
besides this is a RUMOR
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 6:44 PM
@LEVITIKUZ

It's like "The Batman" but since I'm black...you get the point! lol

Look, it was that or "Blankman"
xfan320
xfan320 - 9/1/2013, 6:45 PM
Yea, Dalton is great and his voice is amazing for alfred...

HOWEVER...

The only person I want as Alfred is..


ALAN RICKMAN!!!


C'mon, fanboys! Let's make it happen!
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 9/1/2013, 6:47 PM
For a moment I thought you meant Daniel Craig...
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 9/1/2013, 6:51 PM
Lol at your avatar TheBlackMan.

Love that guy. Took some mighty big balls to put up a cosmic book movie news.
ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 9/1/2013, 6:53 PM
Not bad. I liked him in Hot Fuzz also.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 6:57 PM
@MrCBM56

Actually...
3DWitchHunt
3DWitchHunt - 9/1/2013, 6:58 PM
I got [frick]ing pumped
Then I realized this came from CBN
[frick]...
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 7:03 PM
Is it just me, or are the boarders in the comment section mighty slim. If anyone knows how to resolve this issue would you mind messaging your boy!? I'd hate for my post to get deleted! lol
RancidBane
RancidBane - 9/1/2013, 7:04 PM
I would love it if it was true but cosmic book is total bullshit site
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 7:05 PM
@ShadowPimp723

You know at first I said the same thing but I honestly like the idea of a younger Alfred. Not "young" but younger! lol

Plus Timothy is 69 so I think he's about the right age!
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 9/1/2013, 7:09 PM
yeah.... [frick] Cosmic Book News
Cles
Cles - 9/1/2013, 7:09 PM
@Shadowpimp Dalton is a bit older than he looks. At nearly 70, he could be a believable butler-turned-guardian to an early forties Bruce.
Gnyah123
Gnyah123 - 9/1/2013, 7:10 PM
time...
fedup
fedup - 9/1/2013, 7:18 PM
Dalton would be cool. As for Cranston not being Luthor, I'm fine with that. I'd rather him be Jim Gordon anyway.
JatevinM
JatevinM - 9/1/2013, 7:23 PM
I would really like this. He looks like he still has some spring in his step and he looks like he could kick some ass still. I'd love to see an Alfred that is a force by himself.
SimonM7
SimonM7 - 9/1/2013, 7:24 PM
I'm being one hundred percent sincere when I say that if Timothy Dalton was to be Batfleck's Alfred, this movie wouldn't even need story or a script or any of that then-superfluous stuff. It'd just win. Everything. By default.

If this is even indicative of where they're going with casting, it's much closer to the kind of energy that I want from a new on-screen Batman than I thought we'd get. Affleck is already gonna nail the posture and mannerisms I want from a more "stylized" Wayne/Batman perfectly, and if we get this kind of animated characters (metaphorically speaking) to back these guys up, I'm getting legitimately pumped.

So basically, TheBlackMan hit the nail on the head. This is - probably falsely - getting our hopes up. Ah well, fingers remained crossed.
SimonM7
SimonM7 - 9/1/2013, 7:25 PM
Actually I think I'll have to go back a bit on that 100% sincerity. I still.. I uh.. I still think it needs a script and a plot. :>
TheActionAce
TheActionAce - 9/1/2013, 7:30 PM
This would be so cool, but its CBN
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/1/2013, 7:37 PM
Sean Connery, woo! Oh, I came across this rhyme earlier, found it pretty funny.

Walt Disney was an Irishman
He came from Ballymuck
He walked all day to Amerikay
With his good friend Donal Duck

Yeah, we Irish got Sean Connery, Walt Disney, Daniel Day Lewis. We got it all, bitch!
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/1/2013, 7:39 PM
In fairness, Holly from seasons 1 and 2 of Red Dwarf should be Alfred. If he's alive, which I don't think he is...
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/1/2013, 7:41 PM
I gave the article a thumb. It'll probably get removed and an editor will post it but hey, the little guys deserve a chance.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/1/2013, 7:43 PM
Levi... You're a smeghead.
SimonM7
SimonM7 - 9/1/2013, 7:46 PM
"Although it would make for a hell of a classic."

Haha, yeah. :D

Actually, that's sorta the weirdly comforting thing to me. I mean I felt a little too close to Avengers to necessarily appreciate that becoming a beautiful disaster, simply because I kinda love Joss Whedon too much. To me that would've felt like seeing my kid bomb completely in the school play. I'd still love him, but I get that all the other kids would probably make fun of him, and he'd prolly never be asked back.

But still - Avengers was this absolutely absurd proposition on paper. It's a miracle that it works. I don't think many people here, or comic book readers in general, appreciate just how impossible that movie was, until it was made and proven to be possible. The tonal difficulties, the problems you have with just putting these guys in the same frame and not having it be the most ridiculous thing *ever*, let alone having them interact in ways that normal human beings can follow and find meaningful. Getting that right - leaving behind a world where it's not OBVIOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE, borders on irresponsible.

WB don't go all-in yet. They don't have upwards of six different super heroes zipping around the same movie yet. But yeah, absolutely, there's definitely a dimension to all of this where, if the movie ends up being the dumbest, silliest thing ever, it's going to be a beautiful disaster -- indeed, a classic. :D
SimonM7
SimonM7 - 9/1/2013, 7:47 PM
Full disclosure: I don't have a kid. I have a Joss Whedon though. That's enough for now.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/1/2013, 7:49 PM
@NovaCorpsFan

Wow! Thanks so much my brotha! I keep trying to make mines look great as everyone else! It's a shame I'm 20 years old and still haven't mastered the arts of the internet! But thanks again bro! Much respect!
Abary
Abary - 9/1/2013, 7:51 PM
At least they didn't say Heath Ledger.
Gnyah123
Gnyah123 - 9/1/2013, 7:56 PM
believe
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 9/1/2013, 8:09 PM
What the fiddle faddle?
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