So my original article get some mixed reviews. I decided to revise some things in my article and re-present it.
Batman is one of the comic book world's most recognizable and popular heroes. Given the announcement that Zack Snyder's Man of Steel takes place in a universe where other superheroes exist, it is very likely we're going to see another franchise in the future. This is an idea I have on the cast for that possible reboot.
Ben Affleck makes great action/drama films.
Argo and
The Town have both received high praise from critics and moviegoers. I have been considering Affleck as a director for a Batman franchise for a while now, but I never was sure enough about it.
Then, one day, I was in chat and someone said that Affleck was a fan of the comics. That made me sure he would be the director to best handle the situation. Because, as a fan, he wouldn't screw up the source material...as Nolan did.
First off, I wanna say that just because I don't cast the fan favorites: Liam Mcintyre, Sam Witwer, Luke Evans, etc. It doesn't mean that I don't think they wouldn't be good in the role. I do think they would be great. However, EVERYONE casts them. I do my best to be original and make choices NO ONE ELSE has made before.
I swapped out one of the stars of
The Vampire Diaries for another. However, many CBM fans will recognize Gillies as John Jameson, Jonah's son in Sam Raimi's
Spider-Man 2. A lot of you might bag on this choice because of his performance. My opinion, however, is that he didn't have enough screen time to get a definite idea.
However, this is based on his role as Elijah in
The Vampire Diaries. Elijah is the perfect combination of moral, dark, and valiant.
Also, I can't help but feel that he has the look...and the chin. Like, if you were to put the cowl on him, it would just look right.
Of all the actors I've considered for Alfred, Hinds is the youngest (but the way, I also considered Sam Neill and Malcolm McDowell). Hinds is a great Irish actor. Many people would recognize Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore in the final Harry Potter movie. I'm definitely sure he could be the kind father figure to Bruce.
I saw this in hindsight, he kind of looks like a young Michael Gough.
Everyone knows Affleck is a great director, and he tends to put himself in his movies. So, this was really kind of lazy casting. He puts himself in his movies, this is the role he should put himself in.
I want to say, EVERYONE KNOWS THE BACKSTORY. So there's no need to put it in the films again. However, Bruce's parents still play a big role in his current life. So they appear in flashbacks.
It seems everyone on this site is against soap operas. That's okay, you're entitled to your opinion. I like to at least look through that pool of actors, because like I said soap operas are this whole untapped reservoir of actors.
I chose Laura because she has this rich, noble beauty that Martha has.
Winona Ryder was also considered.
Esposito is a fairly well known actor, and he's also a phenomenal one. He could play Fox as both the master technician and the man of action that Lucius is.
I know Brian Cranston would kill in the role. Trust me I know. However, everyone uses him. I wanted to be different.
He's a popular choice for the Penguin actually...but I just don't see it. No denying he's an expert actor. A lot of you might disagree with this choice, but I like it and I think he would OWN this role.
A lot of you didn't like him just because of his physique. I don't care what you think. His acting ability alone is enough for him to embody the character.
This is a fairly common choice, which you all know I try to go for originality...you know make the choices no one else made before. However, I'm not the familiar with the character to well.
I also considered Oliver Platt.
This is certainly an unusual choice. Hudson is both a great actress and hot as hell. She, I think anyway, has the look for Vicki.
So in my head, the way the film franchise plays out, Barbara would come first before Dick, much like the series
The Batman. In my franchise, Barbara comes home from college.
Hyland is an exceptional young actress. She certainly has the body for action, although she doesn't have the credits to prove she can do it, and that is some room for doubt. I do believe she can pull it off.
I was gonna make this choice first, but someone beat me to the punch. I didn't want to cast a Disney star, but Howard has a lot of martial arts experience.
My idea for Dick is to have the tragedy that his family was killed. However, he becomes Robin after Barbara upgrades to Oracle.
Villains: I just want to say that i didn't use all the villains, just some who I thought deserve some screen time.
Need I say anything? Emerson voiced the Joker in the animated adaptation of
The Dark Knight Returns. However, physically, I think he'd be better suited to play Hugo Strange.
My original choice was gonna be Kiefer Sutherland, but I felt that he was actually to young. To my knowledge, Deathstroke is in his 60s. Bacon is a good actor who could bring out Deathstroke's ruthlessness.
I know we've seen Bane in both the Nolan trilogy and the Burton-Schumacher trilogy, but we have yet to see him right. Both films played him off as a brutal henchman. He is way more than that. Hardy had it close.
I wanted a Latin actor for a truer bane to the source material. Watch
Scandal. Diaz would be a great at making Bane a mental adversary to Batman while the CGI would make him physically superior.
I think Michael could actually play any villain in the Batman universe (minus the female ones). However, his performance in the action film
Gamer convinced me he would be best suited for the Riddler. Don't believe me? Watch for yourselves:
This is one of two ideas I'm taking from my live action fan cast for
The Dark Knight Returns. Pepper is a HUGELY underrated actor. I first saw him as Lucky Ned in the reboot of
True Grit. Looking through his credits, I've seen everything he's been in has been a hit.
This is the other idea I'm taking from the article mentioned above. Rockwell is another underrated but phenomenal actor. His portrayal of an insane inmate in
The Green Mile is more than enough to convince he would kill it as the Joker. And just look at the grin.
My mind works in strange ways sometimes. It comes up with these strange ideas. Like this one. While I was looking through options for Harley, I had it in my mind that she HAD to be played by a scream queen.
Panabaker started out as a young actress, mostly doing Disney work. However, she's come a long way from her Disney credits, doing more dark work. With some work, she could be a great Harley.
Manganiello has the physique for Croc, and based on his performance in
True Blood he definitely has the voice for Croc.
This got some negative reviews in my original articles. However, this is based on his acting ability and physique. Like I said above, he also can pull off the Southern bayou type character and voice.
In my idea for this franchise, Croc would be the first villain Batman faces.
Hot and a good actress. What else is there? And seeing these trailers for
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, she has the ability to do action films as well.
I felt I was lazy when I cast Keira Knightley in the original article. This is, by far, an upgrade.
With the plus of being EXTREMELY attractive, Parrilla is phenomenal actress who plays amazing villains. Watch
Once Upon a Time. She's breathtaking to watch.
Despite his lackluster performance in
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Morrison is actually a really great actor. He gave a decent performance as the dying Abin-Sur in the ABYSMAL
Green Lantern, he also starred in this New Zealand film called
Tracker opposite Ray Winstone.
Graham looks a lot like Morrison, and that resemblance would make her more convincing as Talia. I know she's 14 years younger than Gillies, but hey...that age gap worked for Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in
Silver Linings Playbook. The other thing is that age gap would make is believable that she's immortal.
Jason Issacs is an amazing actor who is a jack of all trades. You give him a role, and he'll play it amazingly. He would be both a terrifying and saddening Freeze.
So for the most part, the article is the same. However, it's the small things that count.
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As always, reviews and thumbs up are APPRECIATED!!!! Especially reviews.
-MCott
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