Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 4

[Cain]

Tyrese wants to be Batman?

Just mention Green Lantern in any capacity and watch him show up out of nowhere. Say it 3 times and he's in the room with you. Like Candyman.

 

[Black Narcissus]

@Sawyer and @flickchick85

Can we agree on this casting tho?

 

[Boom]

Well my general rule of thumb is I want the director to get his guy. So I hope Reeves doesn't have to make concessions on this.

 

[Mindreaper21]

So, we're back to the casting nightmare.

 

[Sawyer]

When scouring the 'net for younger options, my most common thought with each one I find is, "Nightwing." Why is it that young male actors these days don't start looking like men until their 30's?

I was going to counter by saying that still would've been the case if they were gunning for this age range for B89, but then I googled and 1988 Tom Cruise does look a lot more Batman-ready than the twentysomethings today.

 

[Boom]

Because men are soft these days.

 

[Invader Joker]

 

[Sawyer]

Because men are soft these days.

Or because Hollywood almost exclusively has a twink fetish.

 

[flickchick85]

So here are the youngsters I've found so far, and if you say they seem more like Nightwing candidates than Batman, you won't get any arguments from me!

Jack O'Connell

Age: 28
Great actor. The Bale of this bunch, imo.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Age: 32
Very good actor.

Jack Reynor

Age: 27
Good actor.

Alex Russell

Age: 31
Only seen him in a couple of things, but seems like a pretty solid actor.

Ethan Peck

Age: 32
Not sure about his acting, but he's got a great voice (and height for those who care about that).

Matthew Daddario

Age: 31
No clue about his acting. Hopefully better than his sister's, but I ain't holding my breath there, lol.

Christopher Abbott

Age: 32
Good actor.

Henry Golding

Age: 31
Only seen him in 2 things where he was basically playing the same character, but he did that well, so...decent actor?

Giacomo Gianniotti

Age: 29
Only seen him in one thing. Decent actor?

Tom Bateman

Age: 29
Good actor.

That's all I got.

 

[Invader Joker]

Let's make a list of actors under 30

 

[Mindreaper21]

Ok, I can accept this. Could be worse. Like Shia LaBeouf.

 

[Boom]

Under 30

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Jack O'Connell
Jack Reynor
Nicholas Hoult
Taron Egerton
Tom Bateman

 

[flickchick85]

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Jack O'Connell
Jack Reynor
Nicholas Hoult
Tom Bateman

Ooof, forgot Bateman on my list. Added!

 

[Marvel united]

Under 30

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Jack O'Connell
Jack Reynor
Nicholas Hoult
Taron Egerton
Tom Bateman

Egerton is too short and stocky imo

 

[Cain]

@Sawyer and @flickchick85

Can we agree on this casting tho?

He looks like a taller and buffer Gyllenhaal.

 

[flickchick85]

He looks like a taller and buffer Gyllenhaal.

With a MUCH better voice, lol.

 

[Marvel united]

 

[OutOfBoose]

Off all names on this page Bateman is the most interesting option, imo. But still not too much.

 

[Invader Joker]

What does he mean by those two names?

 

[Black Narcissus]

Familiar face thing just sounds like Hammer.

Not my number one choice, but like I said earlier in here, he just checks off all the boxes. I'm being a realist. @flickchick85 .

 

[Marvel united]

What does he mean by those two names?

No idea. Sounds like Reeves is at odds with WB. Somebody is gonna have to budge

 

[Rorschach2012]

I’m sure the studio wants Hammer. He would be a very safe choice.

 

[Boom]

What does he mean by those two names?

I guess he's saying Reeves' desired age range is too young for what the studio wants, the studio's desired age range is too old for what Reeves wants, and it's about a seven-year gap between the two camps.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

Ben Barnes

 

[flickchick85]

No, I think when guessing Reeves' age preference, Kroll offered his source two options, and the SOURCE responded "too young, too old." So Reeves has a very narrow age range in mind.