Bruce Wayne/Batman: Bradley Cooper
I think that Bradley Cooper, known for his roles in The Hangover, The A-Team and Limitless would be a great fit for Bruce Wayne. He looks the part and he is a great actor. He is around the same age as Bale with an age difference of a year. I would be very happy if he was casted in the role if (sorry, when) Warner Bros reboot the franchise.
Alfred Pennyworth: Ben Kingsley
I think that Kingsley would be a great choice for Bruce's faithful butler because we have yet to see a bald Alfred and I believe that this would be a great look for Alfred.
Roman Sionis/Black Mask: Ralph Fiennes
I had previously struggled to find a good enough actor for the part of the devious Gotham crime lord, but when watching the latest entry in the Harry Potter franchise I realised that Fiennes would be brilliant for the role. It wouldn't require much for him to show his face as there is only one small section in the story showing Sionis pre- Black Mask.
Vicki Vale: Charlize Theron
Originally my choice for the love interest of Bruce Wayne was Jessica Alba. But when thinking about it, I remembered about the thing that made film producers not want to hire her for their films: she can't act at all. And she had already starred in two Marvel movies and there is a rule that somebody who has already starred in a Marvel movie will not do well in a DC movie. Then again, Kick-Ass was a Marvel movie and Mark Strong was in Green Lantern.
Commissioner James Gordon: Jason Isaacs
I believe this was suggested in another Batman fancast as well as this one, so the idea is out there. His performance in the Harry Potter franchise as Lucius Malfoy was absolutely brilliant and one of the highlights of the films. He is no stranger to the Batman world, as he voiced Ras al Ghul in the DC Animated Movie, Batman: Under The Red Hood. I aslo believe himself and Ralph Fiennes would have great chemistry together, because they both worked on many of the same scenes in the Harry Potter franchise and they spend alot of chapters together in the story.
Harold Stapleton: Geoffrey Rush
For those of you that have been reading, you will know that this character had only been mentioned and not introduced yet until later on in chapter 6. But he will have a very important role in the sotry... Geoffrey currently has a bald head and if he donned the look of Harold then I think he would look exactly as he did in the comics.
Lucius Fox: Bill Cobbs
I was stuck between Cobbs and two other choices for the role: Morgan Freeman returning to it as I thought that he had done a great job with what he had to work with and Samuel L. Jackson but he was already playing a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, AKA Nick Fury. I thought that he was one of the best parts of the mediocre Night at the Museum film and he looks alot like the part.
Harvey Dent: Edward Norton
I was originally intending for Norton to play The Riddler in the sequel to The Batman: Crime Rising but after writing Riddler out of it and deciding to introduce the Gotham District Attorney in the first story, I thought that Norton would be good as Dent. I thoroughly enjoyed his performance in The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner and was disappointed that he was not going to reprise his role for The Avengers. He is two years older than Aaron Eckhart who previously played Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight. Two-Face will not be introduced in this story, but in one of the later ones...
Thomas Wayne: Christian Bale
We all know who he is. He is my favourite version of the Caped Crusader and I thought that it would be fun to have that small connection to previous films, like Judi Dench playing M in the previous James Bond franchise.
If you had no idea what the story I was talking about in the fancast was, fear not! It is a Batman fanfic story that I am publishing in chapters and I am currently writing chapter 6!
You can find Chapter 1
HERE!
Chapter 2:
HERE!
Chapter 3:
HERE!
Chapter 4:
HERE!
Chapter 5:
HERE!
Well I hope you enjoyed the read! Please feel free to post comments and voice your opinions in the comments section below! Thanks for reading!