William "Captain Kirk" Shatner wants a role in Superman/Batman

William "Captain Kirk" Shatner wants a role in Superman/Batman

William Shatner recently tweeted his support to Ben Affleck's casting as Batman an while doing so, threw his hat in for consideration to play a vital character to the bat mythos. Hit the jump to find out who

By Emjeed - Aug 28, 2013 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: MoviePilot



As a show of his support for the controversial casting of Ben Affleck, William Shatner tweeted to the acclaimed director and then proceeded to nominate himself for the role of Alfred Pennyworth. The ever loyal and reliable butler,father figure and confidante of the Caped Crusader. The original tweet reads as follows;




@BenAffleck Congratulations! If you need an Alfred let me know! ;-)
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 23, 2013

Shatner is known for his humorous utterances so this could be him just trying to rile up some fanboys, but it's still fun. So in the highly unlikely possibility that he somehow get's that role, what do you guys think?

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LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/28/2013, 11:34 AM
LETS [frick]ING DO THIS!!!!!!!
TheBeard
TheBeard - 8/28/2013, 11:37 AM
But..........Master..................Bruce................Sir...................You ..................Can't................Defeat...................Superman................Sir.
Emjeed
Emjeed - 8/28/2013, 11:38 AM
LMAO LEVI.. Your GIF and your comment go together like PB&J
jlabatman
jlabatman - 8/28/2013, 11:39 AM
Kirk as Alfred? WTH!
TopCat89
TopCat89 - 8/28/2013, 11:39 AM
"Bruce...there's....something on the batwing....some...thing!"

Not gonna lie, i would love Shatner as Alfred!
jlabatman
jlabatman - 8/28/2013, 11:41 AM
Well....
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DCjohnny
DCjohnny - 8/28/2013, 11:43 AM
My wishlist cast for Alfred are Christoph Waltz,Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley...
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2013, 11:44 AM
......................


No


:p
Emjeed
Emjeed - 8/28/2013, 11:47 AM
@DCjohnny Christoph Waltz will be phenomenal! I heard former 007 Tim Dalton is the frontrunner though
Elbarto63
Elbarto63 - 8/28/2013, 11:49 AM
How about NO?

Please Shat, if you are actually serious, dont embarass yourself any more. Just stop it. You were Kirk, and thats it. Stop begging for roles in movies.
Odin
Odin - 8/28/2013, 12:04 PM
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 8/28/2013, 12:04 PM
Christoph Waltz? Why would Alfred be German? Anyway, with a 40-something Batman, Alfred should be at least in his 70s. As long as it isn't another Cockney, I don't really care. Hmm... how's Adam West's English accent?
Emjeed
Emjeed - 8/28/2013, 12:07 PM
@REX That would be a very nice nod to his past as the Batman
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 8/28/2013, 12:09 PM
Austrian, not German. Pardon my error, Herr Waltz.
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 8/28/2013, 12:17 PM
Plus, Adam West, like William Shatner, is fvcking awesome. They're both hilariously self-deprecating and appreciative of how much we fanboys have done for their careers.

My buddy came up with this idea for a movie or sitcom where Shatner and West would play two aged geeks running a comics shop. Can you imagine?
Highflyer
Highflyer - 8/28/2013, 12:18 PM
it would be different that's for sure.
DCjohnny
DCjohnny - 8/28/2013, 12:19 PM
@rexdarteskimospy
i totally agree with you but I still support Christoph Waltz as learning a British accent is not a big deal and with little make up you can make him look more older...

by the way it doesn't matter what the actor's nationality is... what matters is the acting capability (which I think Christoph has)
TTT0809
TTT0809 - 8/28/2013, 12:32 PM
lol Levi
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 8/28/2013, 12:40 PM
I thought he'd say Commissioner Gordon
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 8/28/2013, 1:17 PM
Don't see why not. Would love to see the other candidates for the role as Alfred, but yeah... Don't mind Shatner as Bats' faithful old butler.
JorEllinator
JorEllinator - 8/28/2013, 1:18 PM
BatFleck: You think you know everything about me, don't you?
ShatFred: I..........diapered.........your.............bottom...........I.......bloody.......well.........ought.........to!

WHERE'S.........SPOCK'S..........BRAIN!?
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 8/28/2013, 1:23 PM
I wanted Scott Glenn but I dig this.

SaxoWolf
SaxoWolf - 8/28/2013, 1:25 PM
King Theoden could do it.

maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 8/28/2013, 1:28 PM
Watch Carnage. Christoph Waltz cannot cover up his accent no matter how hard he tries, nor should he ever have to.

Danbojohnj
Danbojohnj - 8/28/2013, 1:41 PM
Can totally see it,out the box casting like Downey Jr was for IM.
All hail the Shat.
Phlegmbot
Phlegmbot - 8/28/2013, 1:47 PM
I like the above-mentioned rumor of Timothy Dalton. That's fun casting.

As good as he was on Boston Legal, I can't believe for even a second Shatner could do a convincing British accent.
ralfinader
ralfinader - 8/28/2013, 1:53 PM
Shatner as Alfred would make MOS2 the movie that finally spanked Avatarded.
JaiHo
JaiHo - 8/28/2013, 1:53 PM
Shatner would make an awesome Granny Goodness.
Emjeed
Emjeed - 8/28/2013, 1:57 PM
Lol I made main. YAY!!
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 8/28/2013, 1:59 PM
NO!
OldBenKenobi
OldBenKenobi - 8/28/2013, 2:03 PM
This would be amazing in so many ways.
tacobender
tacobender - 8/28/2013, 2:07 PM
Adam West for ALFRED!!!
ChaosLord
ChaosLord - 8/28/2013, 2:16 PM
Why the hell not? Most of the cast is already dooming this movie...why not add more Shat?
missalexis
missalexis - 8/28/2013, 2:20 PM
Come on... maybe the Penguin or Tweedle Dee, but not Alfred
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