Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 4

[Lighthouse]

How about Ben Barnes? He was great in the Punisher. He's 37 and 6'1.

 

[Astro13Zombie]

How about Ben Barnes? He was great in the Punisher. He's 37 and 6'1.

Too old

 

[Jekecy]

Watch it be none of these names.

I’d put good money on it.

Unless they've really gone for a complete unknown or race/gender-swapped, I've a hard time believing our new Batman hasn't been name-checked at least once online during speculation.

Everyone in the appropriate age range has been combed over.

 

[Marvel united]

Unless they've really gone for a complete unknown or race/gender-swapped, I've a hard time believing our new Batman hasn't been name-checked at least once online during speculation.

Everyone in the appropriate age range has been combed over.

Ditto. It will probably be one of these names and my money's on O'Connell

 

[OutOfBoose]

We had 2 years to comb through every living actor from 20s to 50s.

 

[Invader Joker]

We had 2 years to comb through every living actor from 20s to 50s.

Yeah we've probably mentioned the next Batman somewhere.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Yeah we've probably mentioned the next Batman somewhere.

It will interesting to see who suggested the final choice first.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

As a general FYI, some of these actors are older now than a cursory Google search would have you believe. To get the latest image results for one or more of them, try adding 2018 or 2019 beside their respective names.

Case in point, that Irvine guy looks more like this nowadays.

That said, I still can't see him playing Batman unless it's for a CW version of the character à la Tom Welling's Clark Kent on Smallville.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Robles is undoubtedly one of the better scoopers out there, but something about his "list" feels like a random Google search for a bunch of up-and-coming actors in their twenties. However, if there's any validity at all to this, I'm praying O'Connell's the one to nab the part.

 

[Marvel united]

Robles is undoubtedly one of the better scoopers out there, but something about his "list" feels like a random Google search for a bunch of up-and-coming actors in their twenties. However, if there's any validity at all to this, I'm praying O'Connell's the one to nab the part.

Well, a lot of these names have been corroborated by other scoopers so they're all hearing the same actors

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

How about Penn Badgley from You. He showed some serious chops in that show. 32, but always plays younger.

Though if we're casting 32 years olds, Pattinson would be higher on the list for me. Next to Armie Hammer as Supes.

 

[Invader Joker]

How about Penn Badgley from You

Gossip Girl? Could be, could be... (Yeah, I was forced by my gf to watch that)

 

[Invader Joker]

His co-star Ed Westwick could be a candidate as well, but I don't know about his acting. I'm gonna lump him in with Matt Daddario.
His chin and voice are cool tho.

 

[Vlyse]

Dan Humphrey WOULD make a great detective...the greatest in the world? xoxo

 

[Invader Joker]

Dan Humphrey WOULD make a great detective...the greatest in the world? xoxo

"OMG.
Edward Nygma has been shot by the Holiday Killer but not killed. Is poor Ed SCARED now? Now, what is the king of crime Falcone gonna do? We'll see xoxo"

 

[flickchick85]

I haven’t seen all of these guys before, so I’m working on the assumption that they’re all equally talented.

That's a baaaaad assumption.

So I know I shot down the Richard Madden suggestion a month or two ago for being too boyish, but it looks like boyish is what Reeves wants, and compared to the rest of that list, I'd welcome him with open arms, lol. If Robles' list is accurate, then he and Jack O'Connell are the only two on there I could go for.

 

[Black Narcissus]

 

[Micromind]

"Thinking about boyish Batman candidates, what a mess."

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

That's a baaaaad assumption.

So I know I shot down the Richard Madden suggestion a month or two ago for being too boyish, but it looks like boyish is what Reeves wants, and compared to the rest of that list, I'd welcome him with open arms, lol. If Robles' list is accurate, then he and Jack O'Connell are the only two on there I could go for.

 

[Silvermoth]

How about Penn Badgley from You. He showed some serious chops in that show. 32, but always plays younger.

Though if we're casting 32 years olds, Pattinson would be higher on the list for me. Next to Armie Hammer as Supes.

That’s interesting, but does penn have the right voice?

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

As a general FYI, some of these actors are older now than a cursory Google search would have you believe. To get the latest image results for one or more of them, try adding 2018 or 2019 beside their respective names.

Case in point, that Irvine guy looks more like this nowadays.

That said, I still can't see him playing Batman unless it's for a CW version of the character à la Tom Welling's Clark Kent on Smallville.

He looks the part, but, can he act?

 

[Willi Berg]

My horse in this race will be probably Hoult. He won't win, most likely, but whatever. I'm not crazy over any other option.

If I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die historic on the Fury Road.

RE: Robles podcast, Hoult is the name I like best out of the "list" too. And he is not really the same as O'Connell. O'Brien or Madden etc. because Hoult is quite tall and can bulk up, the way Aaron Taylor-Johnson did for roles like Godzilla. Hoult can tend to look a bit soft, but a big part of Bruce Wayne would be the training and pushing himself beyond "normal." He is also at the stage where we can see him mature.

If it was between Hoult and Hammer, I would choose Hoult because it is more of a fresh, unexpected choice. And if it is Hoult whom Reeves wants, then I hope WB gives him that freedom rather than pressuring him to go with Hammer.

 

[C Prometheus]

Remember that Reeves has final say on the casting here via his full creative control on the film. If Hammer is purely a choice that the studio wants, I doubt he'll convince Reeves to change his mind from how he's envisioned Batman to be in his film.

Personally, I think it comes down to Jack O'Connell, Aaron Taylor Johnson or Nicholas Hoult.

 

[Willi Berg]

Remember that Reeves has final say on the casting here via his full creative control on the film. If Hammer is purely a choice that the studio wants, I doubt he'll convince Reeves to change his mind from how he's envisioned Batman to be in his film.

I hope so because Variety and now Robles and some other bloggers talking about what the studio wants vs. what Reeves wants did sound a bit worrisome.

 

[harlequinade]

Richard Madden, please and thank you