BvS Batman casting thread for Man Of Steel 2 - Part 6

[DSunny]

Well we seem to have covered all of the obvious choices already.

Voice and age could be a problem, but the acting skills would at least be there.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Okay, I'm off Jeff D. from BURN NOTICE (for now), and after reviewing SYFY BEING HUMAN am now solidly behind Sam Witwer. Anyone who knows the show can see he can go from charming and gregarious to haunted and brooding to deadly dangerous at a moments notice. He's young and has a respect for genre fiction. He's the total package people. I now wait for everyone to be merciless in being dismissive of my opinion.

 

[Mr.M]

Anyone see the AMC movie talk hosts and their piece about Batman casting?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcfoDBsCEAg&list=PLBFB97E5B9494EEBD#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Conthumbsup%2Contimestampclicked%2Conupgradeaccount&id=I0_1376507984634&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com&pfname=&rpctoken=94315010

Well the guy threw out an outlandish suggestion. Jason Mamoa... obviously he couldn't play Bruce Wayne dead if he was shot and killed. But what about Mamoa as Batman? I think he represents that stark contrast from Cavill and Bale that audiences would definitely be intrigued in seeing. Crazy outside of the box choice, but interesting.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Okay, I'm off Jeff D. from BURN NOTICE (for now), and after reviewing SYFY BEING HUMAN am now solidly behind Sam Witwer. Anyone who knows the show can see he can go from charming and gregarious to haunted and brooding to deadly dangerous at a moments notice. He's young and has a respect for genre fiction. He's the total package people. I now wait for everyone to be merciless in being dismissive of my opinion.

Yes, but... his face looks like it was burned with fire and chopped up with an ax and then bathed in hydrochloric acid or something... at least that's what the internets tell me...

 

[Rowsdower!]

Anyone see the AMC movie talk hosts and their piece about Batman casting?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcfo...p://www.youtube.com&pfname=&rpctoken=94315010

Well the guy threw out an outlandish suggestion. Jason Mamoa... obviously he couldn't play Bruce Wayne dead if he was shot and killed. But what about Mamoa as Batman? I think he represents that stark contrast from Cavill and Bale that audiences would definitely be intrigued in seeing. Crazy outside of the box choice, but interesting.

Momoa can only act when he's speaking in a made-up language. So no.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

How can somebody call Luke Evans a God? Or "very talented". He's an average actor. He has some screen presence ill give him that, but he's nothing fantastic in the acting department. He's been solid in doses in the past but nothing more.

He's definitely not fantastic, things like that WWE film shows he can be awful (but then again it was a WWE film). But he's a lot better (not to mention a legitimate candidate being a star in WB's The Hobbit) than some of the other candidates being mentioned and was definitely good in FF6. But I do agree he's never given a stellar performance.

I'd rather him than Bloom, Hoechlin, Momoa, Kitsch.

 

[kupcheck]

since we're just throwing out names of actors... how 'bout Dominic West??

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/16/article-1200081-059F8794000005DC-640_634x436.jpg

 

[DSunny]

Okay, I'm off Jeff D. from BURN NOTICE (for now), and after reviewing SYFY BEING HUMAN am now solidly behind Sam Witwer. Anyone who knows the show can see he can go from charming and gregarious to haunted and brooding to deadly dangerous at a moments notice. He's young and has a respect for genre fiction. He's the total package people. I now wait for everyone to be merciless in being dismissive of my opinion.

That's ridiculous, what are you...

He kind of looks the part. If he can act (haven't seen anything he's in) then it could work.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Yes, but... his face looks like it was burned with fire and chopped up with an ax and then bathed in hydrochloric acid or something... at least that's what the internets tell me...

The internet lies. I read that on the internet somewhere.

Watch some Being Human before you dismiss him out of hand. And if you think he's too "weathered" still, well 20yrs of training to be the world's greatest detective and hand to hand combatant will leave some impressions on the body.

I also don't believe at all the talk about them looking for an older actor anymore. A WF film, with the possible but likely follow up films that would include Batman (Trinity, JL, a solo Batman series) means they have to skew younger to my mind.

 

[Rowsdower!]

The internet lies. I read that on the internet somewhere.

Watch some Being Human before you dismiss him out of hand. And if you think he's too "weathered" still, well 20yrs of training to be the world's greatest detective and hand to hand combatant will leave some impressions on the body.

I also don't believe at all the talk about them looking for an older actor anymore. A WF film, with the possible but likely follow up films that would include Batman (Trinity, JL, a solo Batman series) means they have to skew younger to my mind.

I was just kidding. People were ripping this guy apart a few weeks back over his looks. Personally, I don't have any problem with him; just never seen him act.

I also hope you're right; I don't want them to land an older actor for the role. If they can bring Bale back, then I'm fine with it. But if not, cast someone younger that will still look like he can believably kick some ass five or 10 years from now.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

since we're just throwing out names of actors... how 'bout Dominic West??

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/16/article-1200081-059F8794000005DC-640_634x436.jpg

Batman walks into the room
Superman looks at him sternly
Batman: "What the **** did I do?"

t:

 

[green]

Okay, I'm off Jeff D. from BURN NOTICE (for now), and after reviewing SYFY BEING HUMAN am now solidly behind Sam Witwer. Anyone who knows the show can see he can go from charming and gregarious to haunted and brooding to deadly dangerous at a moments notice. He's young and has a respect for genre fiction. He's the total package people. I now wait for everyone to be merciless in being dismissive of my opinion.

I actually like Witwer's look. Wouldn't object at all.
I just get the feeling the actor that lands the role is going to be a bigger "name".

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

That's ridiculous, what are you...

He kind of looks the part. If he can act (haven't seen anything he's in) then it could work.

Well... I did say be merciless. Lol

He does look the part (he's extra pale for the role on BEING HUMAN so it works for Bats since he works nights, natch) and more to the point he's actually very good. His scenes with Marc Pelligrino on BH crackle with energy and intensity. Check the series out. It's not like any other supernatural themed show on english language tv. It's the best show on SYFY now hands down. (Maybe that's not saying much to some but it is a quality show and actually exceeds the original BBC version of the show in my estimation.) It not a teeny bopper soap like Vamp Diaries or a camp gothic fest like True Blood. Check him for yourself and see.

 

[747]

Batman walks into the room
Superman looks at him sternly
Batman: "What the **** did I do?"

t:

 

[slumcat]

He's definitely not fantastic, things like that WWE film shows he can be awful (but then again it was a WWE film). But he's a lot better (not to mention a legitimate candidate being a star in WB's The Hobbit) than some of the other candidates being mentioned and was definitely good in FF6. But I do agree he's never given a stellar performance.

I'd rather him than Bloom, Hoechlin, Momoa, Kitsch.

That's a C grade film! I think he must have signed either just for the kicks or for the money (though I can't imagine the money being that good either).

You can't judge his acting skills based on that. I think he had very good presence and a very good performance in Tarsem's Immortals. It is a supporting role but he makes a big impression as the all powerful Zeus. He was better than Cavill in the film.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

A more known name seems likely, but then again who, other than fanns of the TUDORS knew who Cavil was before now either?

 

[Rowsdower!]

That's a C grade film! I think he must have signed either just for the kicks or for the money (though I can't imagine the money being that good either).

You can't judge his acting skills based on that. I think he had very good presence and a very good performance in Tarsem's Immortals. It is a supporting role but he makes a big impression as the all powerful Zeus. He was better than Cavill in the film.

Bullsh**. I like Evans and all, but he was barely memorable in that movie. He hardly even did anything except scream at people in a few scenes. Cavill was one of the few redeeming qualities in that mess of a film.

 

[slumcat]

Bullsh**.

That's surely a conversation starter. You know right opinions or not wrong or right, they are just opinions, each as good or bad as any other? Moving on...

I like Evans and all, but he was barely memorable in that movie. He hardly even did anything except scream at people in a few scenes. Cavill was one of the few redeeming qualities in that mess of a film.

I think all Cavill did in the film was take his shirt off a lot. It was a wooden performance in a wooden role. But the film was designed to be that way and I quite like the film. The gods got some good material and they were all better I think.

 

[Wheels]

Off topic. Who was worse? Rourke in Immortals or Reynolds in In the Name of the King?

 

[Crazymaverick]

Somerhalder is not a very good actor. Besides he's way too short to play someone as imposing as Batman.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Neither Cavill nor Evans have really shone on film (before this year). Cavill at least had The Tudors.

 

[D.P.]

How can somebody call Luke Evans a God?

Calm down, lol.

 

[shauner111]

I am calm lol. Im asking a question because it's a ridiculous thing to say an average actor is a god. He has potential sure, but he hasn't proven himself yet.

 

[Rowsdower!]

That's surely a conversation starter. You know right opinions or not wrong or right, they are just opinions, each as good or bad as any other? Moving on...

I think all Cavill did in the film was take his shirt off a lot. It was a wooden performance in a wooden role. But the film was designed to be that way and I quite like the film. The gods got some good material and they were all better I think.

Perhaps that was a little strong on my part, but I think you're overrating Evans performance and underrating Cavill's. I didn't find Cavill to be wooden; his character was a bit two-dimensional, but that was more a fault of the (terrible) writing than anything else. Evans was okay (certainly better than the other gods) but I didn't really care about him one way or another. Cavill, on the other hand, I found to be a total badass in that film.

 

[Rodrigo90]

No One Lives. Nuff said about him for Batman.