Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 4

[Willi Berg]

If they're going young, Harris Dickinson could be good. But at 23 he could be too young. He was in Beach Rats and Trust (about the Getty kidnapping.) He made a joke before when he was cast in Maleficent 2 that it wasn't the Batman role!

 

[Eddie Dean]

baby batman?

 

[Willi Berg]

baby batman?

Yep.

 

[Cain]

Brings a whole new meaning to the term pampered billionaire.

 

[Willi Berg]

What's a feasible age for Bruce to come back to Gotham and start being Batman? 24? 25?

I think we should open up the casting a bit, especially if this is just Batman starting out.

And Batman is a trust fund kid, a young bachelor, and could be in over his head starting out.

 

[thebatfan5194]

I'm going to be genuinely upset if we turn the clocks back to "just starting out" Batman.

 

[Willi Berg]

I'm going to be genuinely upset if we turn the clocks back to "just starting out" Batman.

But isn't that what most of the rumours suggest?

If Reeves has a long range plan for a series of movies then I think Batman can afford to be younger and starting out in the first movie.

The actor will age before you know it.

 

[Eddie Dean]

25 is the youngest I’d go. Even that’s a bit young for me, though.

 

[Willi Berg]

Jon Hamm then.

 

[KevTravels]

Liam Hemsworth? Just trying to think of some younger names I haven't seen mentioned. Alex Pettyfer?

Liam. Can he even act? I doubt it.

i want an unknown actor. One without baggage.

 

[KevTravels]

Odds are it'll be another Brit. I kinda wonder which roe many of these you Brits would want. A possible trilogy as Bruce Wayne/Batman or 3-4 films as James Bond?

 

[thebatfan5194]

But isn't that what most of the rumours suggest?

If Reeves has a long range plan for a series of movies then I think Batman can afford to be younger and starting out in the first movie.

The actor will age before you know it.

Yeah, and I’m not happy about it, lol.

If Reeves only has a self contained trilogy planned, we’ll basically get young Batman for three movies. We’ve already seen a great movie where Batman is starting out and I feel like it will just be wasted time if we only have three movies to fill.

Starting out with a Batman that’s been around for 5 years+ is the best option IMO that way we don’t have to waste valuable screen time with him figuring out how to be Batman.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Jon Hamm then.

It ain't happening. Let it go.

 

[Micromind]

'The Passage' Producer Matt Reeves on Netflix's Theatrical Plans and His "Noir Batman"

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Casting will begin soon:

'The Passage' Producer Matt Reeves on Netflix's Theatrical Plans and His "Noir Batman"

 

[thebatfan5194]

Also on the subject of Batfleck they say Reeves “stayed mum.”

Find it odd that they don’t just give a quote for him on that rather than just saying he’s silent.

I’m sure he said SOMETHING, and that could indicate what his mindset is...

Him saying “no comment” would in a way kind of confirm that Ben is out, him saying “we’re still working it out” is the same amount of information but the context pushes it in a different direction potentially.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Also on the subject of Batfleck they say Reeves “stayed mum.”

Find it odd that they don’t just give a quote for him on that rather than just saying he’s silent.

I’m sure he said SOMETHING, and that could indicate what his mindset is...

Him saying “no comment” would in a way kind of confirm that Ben is out, him saying “we’re still working it out” is the same amount of information but the context pushes it in a different direction potentially.

Exactly! Why do they keep avoiding it. Just announce he is done and move on.

 

[Micromind]

I get the feeling that he is doing his own thing, he has nothing to do with the current Batman (played by Affleck) and Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad 2 movies. He will continue to work on his story.

 

[thebatfan5194]

Exactly! Why do they keep avoiding it. Just announce he is done and move on.

I also think the onus is on the writer of the article/interviewer, they intentionally omitted whatever he said.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I get the feeling that he is doing his own thing, he has nothing to do with the current Batman (played by Affleck) and Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad 2 movies. He will continue to work on his story.

That is very possible.

 

[bapi]

I also think the onus is on the writer of the article/interviewer, they intentionally omitted whatever he said.

I think Reeves had to approve that article so they probably couldn't publish how he reacted.

 

[bapi]

I get the feeling that he is doing his own thing, he has nothing to do with the current Batman (played by Affleck) and Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad 2 movies. He will continue to work on his story.

Agree. Sounds like he's making his own thing so doubt he'd want to use actors or designs from other directors.

 

[Micromind]

Agree. Sounds like he's making his own thing so doubt he'd want to use actors or designs from other directors.

I wish he was more involved and he was more of a team player.

 

[David H.]

I wish he was more involved and he was more of a team player.

Isn’t DC’s new strategy to forego homogeneity?

 

[Micromind]

Isn’t DC’s new strategy to forego homogeneity?

So far JL and Aquaman were set in old DCEU, Shazam looks like it is still a part of that, same for BoP. Can't say for sure about WW84, though it could be still within DCEU.

So far only movie that is 100 % out of DCEU is Joker, Matt Reeves Batman could also be it's own thing.