Batman/Bruce Wayne Casting Thread - Part 6

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[Maze]

Give this man a Batmobile (and a voice coach ) and we're set

 

[C Prometheus]

Give this man a Batmobile (and a voice coach ) and we're set

Honestly, assuming he lands the role, I bet the voice is something he's already gotten down in his screentest with Reeves.

Mentioned this a little while ago, but one approach ATJ could do that I think would work well with him is take a page from Keaton's Batman and speak in a low whisper-type voice when he's in costume.

 

[thebatfan5194]

I don't know if Pattinson is considered attractive or not, but it's not like he's ugly or anything. He's certainly no uglier than Bale, Affleck or Clooney, but maybe as a straight male I'm not the best barometer for judging that.
ATJ is also always terrible when playing the straight man, the reason he's good in Nocturnal Animals is because he's so off-kilter. So unless this Batman is clinically insane, I'm ready for another boring, milquetoast performance

Didn’t Reeves say that his movie is going to be inspired by Taxi Driver? Maybe Bruce is going to be a little more explosive and unhinged in this iteration. If that’s the case then I can see why he was looking into guys like Jake Gyllenhaal initially. I would say that Jake’s performance in Nightcrawler and ATJ’s in Nocturnal Animals are pretty similar in their weirdness.

 

[Gothamsknight]

I thought Reeves said this would be inspired by Se7en? Easily one of my fave films of all time haha

 

[thebatfan5194]

I thought Reeves said this would be inspired by Se7en? Easily one of my fave films of all time haha

I think he’s allowed to find inspiration from more than one movie, lol. Matt said that he listens to “thank god for the rain” from Taxi Driver on loop while writing the script.

Even using Se7en as an example, of Brad pitt’s character is the Batman template, he wasn’t exactly a “straight man” in the traditional sense.

 

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Honestly, assuming he lands the role, I bet the voice is something he's already gotten down in his screentest with Reeves.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but I do think people are stressing out over nothing with this.

 

[Gothamsknight]

I think he’s allowed to find inspiration from more than one movie, lol. Matt said that he listens to “thank god for the rain” from Taxi Driver on loop while writing the script.

Even using Se7en as an example, of Brad pitt’s character is the Batman template, he wasn’t exactly a “straight man” in the traditional sense.

Very very true, my friend haha.

 

[Invader Joker]

Even if he uses a voice changer I have no interest whatsoever in hearing ATJ's voice outside the cowl.

 

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Invader,

Considering how much time and enthusiasm you've invested into this thread, you may want to try to keep an open mind regardless of who is cast. I'm concerned for your mental well-being if ATJ is cast.

 

[Greenlite]

Whoever came up with BATJ is a genius

 

[C Prometheus]

If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but I do think people are stressing out over nothing with this.

Yep. I can see it becoming a problem, but all in all I see no real reason to assume the worst if he's announced as the new Batman. No matter who lands the role, we won't be getting to see the film for another two years still, there's no reason to waste that time driving ourselves into an early grave over the lead star's voice.

 

[Maze]

Who's to say he is going to not change his voice as Bruce Wayne? He is an actor. Reeves know what he does with actors and he has a passion for Batman. Batman with a childish voice we will not get.

 

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Who's to say he is going to not change his voice as Bruce Wayne? He is an actor. Reeves know what he does with actors and he has a passion for Batman. Batman with a childish voice we will not get.

The fact that he's never altered the pitch of his voice in the past is damning, irreversible proof that he is completely incapable of doing it.

 

[Maze]

Ahaha i saw what you did

 

[C Prometheus]

Who's to say he is going to not change his voice as Bruce Wayne? He is an actor. Reeves know what he does with actors and he has a passion for Batman. Batman with a childish voice we will not get.

That's exactly how I see it too. If ATJ lands the role, that indicates to me that he has versatility as an actor and is capable of delivering a voice that works.

 

[Invader Joker]

If he somehow has that capacity it'll be one hell of a performance for sure.

But I dont think he's that good an actor. It'd have to be a complete 180 from every single performance he's done before as none of them is even remotely like Bruce Wayne. Maybe he can but I'd think that by this point he'd have shown some of that somewhere considering how big he was from 2010 to 2016.

So if he's cast I'll complain till I hear his Bruce Wayne voice. And if it's not good, I'll either watch the movie in spanish dub or I won't watch it. Regardless I think his screen test will end up being another Cilian Murphy or Eion Bailey-makes sense why they'd try him but completely wrong for the part, but they could always put him in another role. Surely there's some villain he'd make interesting

 

[Greenlite]

Shall we pick apart the color of ATJ's eyes tomorrow?

 

[Greenlite]

If he somehow has that capacity it'll be one hell of a performance for sure.

But I dont think he's that good an actor. It'd have to be a complete 180 from every single performance he's done before as none of them is even remotely like Bruce Wayne. Maybe he can but I'd think that by this point he'd have shown some of that somewhere considering how big he was from 2010 to 2016.

So if he's cast I'll complain till I hear his Bruce Wayne voice. And if it's not good, I'll either watch the movie in spanish dub or I won't watch it. Regardless I think his screen test will end up being another Cilian Murphy or Eion Bailey-makes sense why they'd try him but completely wrong for the part, but they could always put him in another role. Surely there's some villain he'd make interesting

Lol you seriously gonna stress out over this for the next year? Imagining his Bruce voice everyday?

Dude.

 

[Invader Joker]

Lol you seriously gonna stress out over this for the next year? Imagining his Bruce voice everyday?

Dude.

I mean I'm not obligated to like the casting. I'll lose interest till I see a trailer and judge but if anyone asks I'll just say he's wrong for the part lmao

 

[Micromind]

Ok, I can see people calling him handsome; didn't really see it before but he's certainly a handsome dude. Buuuut... Superman's like the ultimate straight man role, and those things are ATJ's kryptonite. He could be a really good Batman villain though.
We don't even know if Cavill's coming back, but if we're recasting Superman imo Justin Theroux from The Leftovers would be amazing, even if he's getting a bit old. It'd probably only be for one film, but he could be incredible.

Hoult can play Superman if they want to recast Cavill, I think he was on the list earlier.

 

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Hoult can play Superman if they want to recast Cavill, I think he was on the list earlier.

See now that I like.

Nicholas Hoult ... Superman
Aaron Taylor-Johnson ... Batman

 

[THE WOLF]

Oh lord

 

[Web-Head]

 

[Rorschach2012]

If it’s ATJ, I’ll keep an open mind. I haven’t been very impressed by anything I’ve seen him in, but I’ll hold off judgment until we get a trailer.