Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 2

[Eddie Dean]

sic semper tyrannis

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Not a popular choice but **** it.

Oh heck no!

 

[Boom]

Oh heck no!

 

[Chip Chipperson]

Not a popular choice but **** it.

if they ever did a Silver Age inspired DC event movie, I could definitely get behind this

 

[Astro13Zombie]

 

[David H.]

Not a popular choice but **** it.

But Jeffrey Dean would be his dad!

 

[Boom]

He's Keaton-esque to me. Not sure why. I think he'd be very good.

Others:

Jon Hamm, 46 years old, 6’2”
Richard Armitage, 46 years old, 6’2”
Karl Urban, 45 years old, 6’1”
Anson Mount, 45 years old, 6’1”
Andrew Lincoln, 44 years old, 5’10”
Eion Bailey, 41 years old, 6’0”
Josh Hartnett, 39 years old, 6’3”
Wes Bentley, 39 years old, 5’11”
Lee Pace, 38 years old, 6’5”
Oscar Isaac, 38 years old, 5’9”
Jake Gyllenhaal, 37 years old, 5’11”

 

[KevTravels]

He's Keaton-esque to me. Not sure why. I think he'd be very good.

Others:

Jon Hamm, 46 years old, 6’2”
Richard Armitage, 46 years old, 6’2”
Karl Urban, 45 years old, 6’1”
Anson Mount, 45 years old, 6’1”
Andrew Lincoln, 44 years old, 5’10”
Eion Bailey, 41 years old, 6’0”
Josh Hartnett, 39 years old, 6’3”
Wes Bentley, 39 years old, 5’11”
Lee Pace, 38 years old, 6’5”
Oscar Isaac, 38 years old, 5’9”
Jake Gyllenhaal, 37 years old, 5’11”

I believe Hamm is 6'1 and Isaac is only 5'7.

Though hard to trust height in general for actors. For sure, I remember reading Bailey was 5'10.

I think Gyllenhaal is best choice. Sure, he's only 5'11. But they can always give him 2 inch lifts if they feel he's too small. Though Bale was 6'0. So, it's not much of a difference. Especially since Michael Keaton was 5'9.

 

[KevTravels]

Oscar Isaac is lesser known?

he'd be a great villain IMO.

much too small for Batman.

he seems famous, but not as Famous as his fans might think. He's incredibly talented without a doubt.

 

[KevTravels]

I don't see Hamm getting this role. Maybe he'd be lucky to get a role as Two-Face.

 

[David H.]

he'd be a great villain IMO.

I don't see Hamm getting this role. Maybe he'd be lucky to get a role as Two-Face.

Eureka. Have each one play one side!

 

[Tg11]

I would go with the younger guys here and keep it between them that being Gyllenhaal, Isaac, Pace, Bentley and Josh Hartnett. The guys who are in that 40+ age range I wouldn't even consider and why? This Batman franchise if you want it to be a franchise you have to have an actor in the role who can do at least 3 films or even more depending on if the DCEU starts to get stronger as a universe and gain traction again.

Any of those actors Gyllenhaal, Isaac, Pace, Bentley and Hartnett you can see as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Out of these picks I would definitely go with any of them personally however if I had to really choose I would go with Lee Pace in the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Why? He isn't as well known or he is in that B list of actors. I keep saying that if you want the DCEU to get stronger you go for actors who are either B list or who aren't as well known to everyone. You can then build franchises off of those actors and it could be breakout roles for them. Lee Pace provided he played Ronan in the MCU and he was in the Hobbit films but still he isn't as well known really which is why I went with him.

 

[Boom]

if I had to really choose I would go with Lee Pace in the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Why? He isn't as well known or he is in that B list of actors. I keep saying that if you want the DCEU to get stronger you go for actors who are either B list or who aren't as well known to everyone. You can then build franchises off of those actors and it could be breakout roles for them. Lee Pace provided he played Ronan in the MCU and he was in the Hobbit films but still he isn't as well known really which is why I went with him.

Lee Pace has also been sneaking up my list as well.

-Physically, he's very tall, dark-haired, deep-voiced, and blue-eyed. He also has a more athletic frame, which I prefer for Batman personally.

-He's a very talented actor, but not necessarily a household name. He also hasn't been given a major starring vehicle yet, so he's primed for a big breakout, franchise role.

-He's in the sweet spot where he's not too young, not too old. He could play a Batman that is seasoned but not on the verge of retirement. He's also at the age where he could feasibly play the character for another 10 years or so. He's a lot like Gyllenhaal in the sense that he looks very youthful for his age, which only adds to his potential longevity in the role.

Not as much of a dead-ringer to the comic-book Bruce Wayne as Ben Affleck is, but I like his look for the role.

 

[Tg11]

Lee Pace has also been sneaking up my list as well.

-Physically, he's very tall, dark-haired, deep-voiced, and blue-eyed. He also has a more athletic frame, which I prefer for Batman personally.

-He's a very talented actor, but not necessarily a household name. He also hasn't been given a major starring vehicle yet, so he's primed for a big breakout, franchise role.

-He's in the sweet spot where he's not too young, not too old. He could play a Batman that is seasoned but not on the verge of retirement. He's also at the age where he could feasibly play the character for another 10 years or so. He's a lot like Gyllenhaal in the sense that he looks very youthful for his age, which only adds to his potential longevity in the role.

Not as much of a dead-ringer to the comic-book Bruce Wayne as Ben Affleck is, but I like his look for the role.

The fact that people keep advocating for Gyllenhaal is exactly why I went with Pace as Bruce Wayne/Batman because of the fact that he isn't a household name

 

[MadderMaximus]

I get serious Lazenby vibes from that picture.

 

[Tg11]

Plus Lee Pace would be a breath of fresh air because he isn't your standard look of what a Bruce Wayne or Batman should be much like how Keaton was when he was cast in the 80s

 

[Boom]

Lee Pace is basically Henry Irving reincarnated.

 

[MadderMaximus]

Plus Lee Pace would be a breath of fresh air because he isn't your standard look of what a Bruce Wayne or Batman should be much like how Keaton was when he was cast in the 80s

That's what I was thinking with John Krasinski. I already know how "meh" he is around these parts, so I'll stop here with him :P

 

[Chip Chipperson]

Lee Pace would be amazing under the cowl

I’m sure his Bruce would need some convincing, but the idea of him as Batman is intriguing enough.

 

[Boom]

Got another suggestion.

Tom Cullen (Weekend, Downton Abbey, Black Mirror)

Throw in Tatiana Maslany in any role while you're at it.

 

[Aximili86]

I actually would have been fine with a bulked-up Krasinski as Cap back in '11 (Evans was the right choice though), at the time that seemed somehow like a really out-there-but-inspired choice to me, Keaton-Batman style.

But I don't know about for Bats.

Pace is pretty interesting. Not sure he has the right look for it, but the guy's a real-deal actor, and he's good with intensity.

 

[Tg11]

Got another suggestion.

Tom Cullen (Weekend, Downton Abbey, Black Mirror)

Throw in Tatiana Maslany in any role while you're at it.

Tom Cullen as Bruce Wayne/Batman reminds me so much of Christian Bale...I would go with Cullen

 

[Deck Rickard]

Got another suggestion.

Tom Cullen (Weekend, Downton Abbey, Black Mirror)

Throw in Tatiana Maslany in any role while you're at it.

Oooohhh this is the dude who played Guy Fawkes on Gunpowder. Okay yeah. He might be my new favorite for the role. Nice one, Boom. And hell yes to Tatiana as anything.


Also, he plays the lead role on a show called KNIGHTFALL. It's destiny.

 

[Boom]

He was excellent in the movie Weekend. Was just talking about that movie on another forum and it suddenly clicked.

If Reeves goes younger, he should absolutely be in the conversation.

 

[Tg11]

I hope they go younger and Tom Cullen would be my pick. Older they should go with Lee Pace.