Let's not neglect the lighter side of the Knight!

Sorry, not with you on this one. I like Bale as Bats. So :P

looks the part, though maybe too clean cut, force him to live in a cave for a couple of days wirth no light and no sleep, get him in character

I dont think he would do as good of job as Bale has but he could deffinately do the part justice. He's given his character on heroes a very believable dark quality and he's deffinately got enough experience under his belt to finally have a break out performance. GREAT CHOICE!!!!!

and for the record this guy's connection to pop culture and cult hits doesn't end with heroes. For those of you who have forgotten or just don't know he was the lead character in "Near Dark" with Bill Paxton and Lance Henrickson. That movie is a great vampire movie and has influenced many vampire movies since it was made in 1987.

I'll sign that petition :D.

I didn't like the thought of him when you first mentioned it months ago but i think he could do a good job. In all honesty the more i think about it the more i sway away from bale, he is a bit too over the top as batman at times, where as i dont see that happening with pasdar. Having said that if it aint broken dont fix it, Bale does rock and so long as he's still up for it then thats cool with me.

I know Myth, there's nothing i could ever do to make you swallow this one LOL :P

Well ManOfIron, give "Heroes" a shot like WeaponXX said :)

EvilEd2000- Exactly! Giving him the chance is all he needs i believe. And NONE of the actors who have played Batman had ever done a role similar to Batman. The Batside of the character is a unique role. Okay, maybe Equilibrium was slightly similar but still very different.

gestlmutant- Good points!!!

joslezio85- Doucheku is more of a Huntress than a Batgirl :)

theFACE- Very good point, if it ain't broken don't fix it. I've always loved Bale as Batman even though i don't "prefer" his version of Bruce. And if he'd stick around for more than i'd be totally down with it. But if they do intend to bring in the boy wonder aboard, then Pasdar would be a much better choice because he'd be able to portray the character's "fatherly figure" where i'm not convinced Bale could. Which is probably why he wouldn't even do the movie to begin with. IMO, if he had to cope with Robin, he'd suck like Kilmer did.

Rorschach01- Yeah, he is over the top which is why i don't think it'd be "the best in both worlds" as KeepitReal said to have pasdar as Bruce and Bale as Bats... kinda a la "The Shadow" with Alec as Cranston and Daniel as Shadow. As much as that movie sucked, it will remain a classic to me forever. And Bale might tone it down for the third one. He was decent in Begins and messed up in TDK so hopefully he'll do a better job in the third :)

Thanks for the compliments guys :)) Makes it all worth the work!

@Shaman: Hey dammit! I don't swallow anything... I mean... I don't spit... I mean... damn you and your trick wordplay. Your innuendo is at odds with my self image.

Thanks for all the compliments, huh. Well how do you like this one... YOU SUCK. *snickers mischievously whilst clasping hands together and grinding them with sinister intent, in a manner that eerily reminds you all of George W.*

ManOfIron- Actually, from what i saw of the third one (about half), it sucks as much as the second. But i mean you need to watch it to find out just how fitting Adrian Pasdar is to Batman/Bruce Wayne LOL. So don't go watch it thinking it's gold LOLOL :P

Myth- LMFAO!!! We're on a comic book movie web site... and your worried about your self image??? LMFAO!!!!!

Actually no your not. I just drew this one cause i thought more people liked the new suit. I personnaly thought he looked better with the imovable wide and stiff neck in "begins" than this one. And in my opinion, the very best Batsuit was the first one with Keaton.

Well you can't say Pasdar hasn't given us good reasons why he'd make a great Bats because you prefer Bale. I agree, Bale is a great Batman but that in no way takes anything away from Pasdar. His character on "Heroes" is the perfect Bruce Wayne and he has given us enough darkness in that show to be a stellar Batman.

And like i said many times, i like Bale too but i want the character to evolve and for them to bring in extra players in the game which Bale is thoroughly against. I mean, why keep the character in 4th gear for over three films??? It gets stale after awhile regardless of how good TDK was. They need to follow up and they'll fall flat on their asses if the character doesn't evolve. I mean, aside from "choosing" to be in the people's "bad graces", the character didn't show any "evolution" from "Batman Begins". They concentrated more on Harvey Dent which worked for the second movie but they can't keep side tracking their main character like that.

Kinda looks like a cross between Matt Dilon and Randy Travis... I'd have to see him in something that just screams "Bruce Wayne" as much as Pasdar's role in Heroes as Nathan Petrelli, before i could ever concider him.

I totally agree with Shaman. Bale does a great Bats but if someone else were to do it, then Pasdar would an amazing job.

Bale is already complainin bout makin the third so bring in some one who looks (comic wise) like bruce this guy actually loox perfect that scowl say it al lololololololol

I have to agree and disagree with several statements made in this thread. I agree that Christian Bale's voice as Batman is horrendous, but like the way he portrays the physical demeanor of Batman; also find Bale's portrayer of Bruce Wayne lacking in his billionaire swagger. That aside, I cannot not picture anyone else replacing Bale as Batman.

As for Adrian Pasdar, I can see him picking up the mantel of Azrael's version of Batman. I like the way Adrian pulls off the struggle between doing what's right and doing what's necessary in Heroes, a similar struggle faced by Azrael. And seeing that Nathan was killed off in Heroes, his schedule will be opening up soon.
That being said, a whole lot has to happen in Christopher Nolan's Batman universe before Adrian would be able to come in as Azrael.