Over the past couple of years, Armie Hammer's name has come up a lot in relation to a number of different superhero role. The actor was going to play Batman in Goerge Miller's motion-capture Justice League but his name has come up when talking about everyone from Green Lantern to Shazam.
He's frequently stirred up speculation with Twitter follows and cryptic Instagram posts but in a new interview, he confirmed that a superhero movie isn't necessarily in his future right now. "I’m trying to answer in a way that’s not going to get me into trouble," the actor said. "Alright, f*ck it, might as well go for it. I haven’t seen a superhero movie in a long time where I thought, f*ck, I wish I was in that."
So, it doesn't sound like he's interested in the Marvel or DC Universes in that case but he did later backtrack a little by saying, "If a great director came around and said ‘I have this idea’… but at the end of the day, no one’s asked and I’m not going out of my way to do it." That debunks a lot of rumours!
Going back to the time he very nearly played Batman, Hammer said his version of the Caped Crusader would have had major trust issues and been "deranged." Interestingly, it seems the actor is trying to establish himself as a serious actor before considering a superhero role as he at one point said, "For me there’s not like a huge rush. Would I love to own a huge house? Yes, for sure. But at the end of the day I’m more interested now in my artistic credibility." What do you think about these remarks?