Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 3

[Boy Scout]

There is no hope for you.

 

[BobJM]

What about Richard Madden?

 

[David H.]

What about Richard Madden?

*looks up height*

5’10

*sounds the alarm*

 

[Eddie Dean]

 

[Astro13Zombie]

*looks up height*

5’10

*sounds the alarm*

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

*looks up height*

5’10

*sounds the alarm*

5'10 > 5'7.

 

[David H.]

 

[Eddie Dean]

But my girlfriend said 3 inches was perfectly fine!

 

[Sawyer]

5'10 > 5'7.

You keep bringing up 5'7, but I've had yet to see that listed as his actual height.

 

[Frodo]

What about Richard Madden?

Never seen him act before, but lookwise , he could pull off the "rookie" Batman and younger playboy Bruce Wayne, assuming the film is a reboot.

He could pass for mid to late twenties .

 

[Marvolo]

You really want a 5'7 Batman?

Please. Let's get serious.

An actors natural height really doesnt matter. Movie magic can make them look as tall or as short as they need to be. Look at the hobbits in LOTR. Look at RDJ and Tom Cruise in every movie theyve ever been in. Look at Dinklage in Thor Ragnarok. So casting a 5' 7" actor as Batman is perfectly fine. In the film he'll look plenty tall and imposing.

 

[Boom]

But my girlfriend said 3 inches was perfectly fine!

 

[MadderMaximus]

But my girlfriend said 3 inches was perfectly fine!

Win, so much win

 

[MadderMaximus]

Cruise and RDJ always look short, no matter the "movie magic". Even with the shineboxes to stand on, they STILL look up to the eyes of other actors, even in the samples over the last few pages. If Tom Cruise were to play Batman (for example), who is listed as 6'2" (before the ears), he should not be looking up to actors that are already 6'2" (the sample with Tom and Bill is glaring). Their proportions are always short. Tom Hardy almost got a pass by being super stocky as Bane, but in that broad daylight fight, even with lifts, Bale still looked bigger than him. "Movie magic" can only help so much, a few inches won't matter, but when it's over half a foot off, it won't ever be convincing.

But then I draw, so I pay attention to anatomy and proportions more often than the general public. *shrug*

 

[Marvolo]

RDJ looks fine in his films and average height in his films. So does Cruise. Only film nerds online really give a **** about an actor's actual height. Average movie goers dont know or care that Cruise and RDJ are shorter than 6'.

 

[Frodo]

I could see Issac pulling off the Joker pretty well actually.

In terms of physical features, he actually resembles the Joker more than Batman to me.

 

[shauner111]

Isaac is Black Mask material, not Joker or Latino Batman.

 

[Travesty]

Holy ****, shauner and I agree on something.

 

[Eddie Dean]

lmao black mask. literally anyone could be black mask. don't waste him on black mask.

 

[Marvolo]

Nothing wrong with a Bruce Wayne having some latino ancestry. That being said I doubt many that havent seen all his films even realize he is latino. In Star Wars especially he looks like a white guy with his pale complexion. Plus he'd make a very handsome Bruce Wayne.

 

[Eddie Dean]

He played King John of England. He white.

 

[shauner111]

Bruce is white. Old money. End of story.

 

[Eddie Dean]

He's played The King of England. He white!

 

[Boom]

lmao black mask. literally anyone could be black mask. don't waste him on black mask.

Right.

"You know what role he'd be perfect for? The guy that wears a black skull mask all the time."

 

[Eddie Dean]

"He has Latino heritage, so he can only play some sort of gangster."