Brave and the Bold Casting Thread

[flickchick85]

He’s more of an Aquaman, imo.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Yeah, I think he’d be good in the role, even if it’s not in the noir Reeves universe.

And even though he’s only 61, Ralph Fiennes would still be a good Alfred in the DCU. I think he was rumored for The Batman too, or maybe I’m just making that up?

I don’t think so, but he’s Lego Alfred

 

[Boom]

Been vibing Peck this week.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Here's my picks

Josh Hartnett as Bruce
Noah Jupe as Tim
Jacob Elordi as Dick
Maya Hawke as Barbara
Ethan Hawke as Jim Gordon
Jharrel Jerome as Jason
Adam Driver as Joker

and some kid we've never heard of as Damian

 

[Art Vandelay]

At first glance, I thought it was a young Steve Buscemi.

He gives strong Buscemi vibes in this pic

 

[NEXUS 6]

As a regular lurker and very occasional poster on this thread, I've appreciated some of the new names being bandied around but am here to try and bump a few old suggestions back into the conversation queue:

Justin Theroux (Ideally, I am most interested in seeing a late-forties, early-fifties Batdad, and I think Theroux would fit the overall Gunn sensibility well)

Rupert Friend (One of the more underrated actors in the likely age bracket --check out Death of Stalin-- who also happens to be a dead-ringer for Bruce Wayne).

One new pick that I don't think I've seen mentioned yet:

Sebastian Stan (Given his broody, A24 lane change post-Marvel, he feels like a very likely dark horse for the role).

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Of the popular picks, I'm glad Josh Hartnett has traction, and I've been converted on Lee Pace. Anyone younger than their mid-40s is a nonstarter for me, but I respect that that preference isn't always shared.

Those would be my top five, in no particular order (except Stan at #5).

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Theroux is a choice I really, really love for a Morrison inspired Batman actually.

 

[Invader Joker]

Given his connection with Lindelof I actually wonder if he could get cast in Lanterns somewhere. Sinestro?

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Given his connection with Lindelof I actually wonder if he could get cast in Lanterns somewhere. Sinestro?

He'd be ****ing great. Honestly, maybe even Hal.

 

[emc5466]

 

[Mani-Man]

How do you even find that kind of stuff out?
People have way too much free time.XD

Im not against it because im completely empty on the Batman Casting for the DCU.
He is currently getting quite a lot of exposure and stuff, so it wouldnt be a surprise if they approach him for the role.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I wouldn't hate it... But didn't Gunn say there is no script, which means no casting?

Just because HE is following THEM doesn't mean an awful lot in truth.

 

[emc5466]

With a big star like Glen Powell you would need to clear his schedule a year in advance.

 

[Invader Joker]

These are not recent follows lol You can easily check. That account doesn't research ****.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

It's also straight-up stalking.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It's also straight-up stalking.

Too many people online are way too comfortable stalking every movement of celebrities on social media. Commenting like they're close friends. Thinking they can influence the decision of multi-billion dollar companies. It would be kind of funny if it wasn't so creepy.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

And lest we forget the bottom of the barrel in human scummery, TMZ.

 

[Invader Joker]

Too many people online are way too comfortable stalking every movement of celebrities on social media. Commenting like they're close friends. Thinking they can influence the decision of multi-billion dollar companies. It would be kind of funny if it wasn't so creepy.

What's sicker is that some of those celebrities encourage that. What a twisted world we live in.

 

[Enriquespy]

Rupert Friend (One of the more underrated actors in the likely age bracket --check out Death of Stalin-- who also happens to be a dead-ringer for Bruce Wayne).

Thats Orlando Bloom's secret twin, OMG.

 

[bapi]

So checking someone's IG is now "stalking"?

 

[Eddie Dean]

Yes

 

[Gu3ree]

As someone said, Glen Powell looks more like Aquaman and I could see that now. I could picture him in the Aquaman suit. I think he easily could have played The Deep in The Boys. As Bruce Wayne though...meh. I've never been a fan of the majority of Batman castings. I mean I did like Ben Affleck to an extent. I was skeptical when Affleck was cast, just because he was too recognizable as an actor, and it just seemed so random, but he did pull it off, and I wasn't conscious of him being Ben Affleck when he played the role. Affleck had the look of Bruce Wayne and the chin, as well as the smirk, and he did embody the darkness pretty well. He was too buff in my opinion-but not sure what it was about his Batman, maybe the voice, he was maybe a tad too aggressive. Not a hate comment. His Batman was decent. Overall though, I didn't see Affleck entirely as Batman.

I was initially annoyed by Robert Pattinson's casting as Bruce Wayne, mostly because he was also a well-known actor, but I thought he pulled both roles off, and I really dug his performance, but to my mind, Pattinson's Batman is still a developing Batman and Bruce Wayne and I think we have yet to see more from his performance. Pattinson really did got the darkness down. Loved the look in his eyes portrayed when he wore the cowl throughout the film. He looked like he had clear motivation. He was angry and out for vengence.

Looking back at Val Kilmer's performance, Kilmer had a nice soothing voice that almost sounded like Kevin Conroy when he was speaking as Batman. I thought his performance as Bruce Wayne however was very dull and lacked emotion. I never thought Kilmer was a good actor.

On George Clooney though--you compare any of the above actors mentioned, most of them were replaceable to me. Yes, the script for Batman & Robin was terrible, but Clooney almost seemed like the perfect Bruce Wayne. He had the charm. But not as Batman. Had Clooney been given a better script, I wonder if Clooney could have done better. But in other roles I have seen Clooney in like "Up In The Air", he has the crankiness of Bruce Wayne and Batman. But for both the Schumaucher Batman films, I think both Clooney and Kilmer didn't really understand the role well enough. When they put on the batsuit, it looked like they were saying "Okay, I'm a superhero" but the psychology behind the character was lacking. The motivation behind--why this guy would put on a batsuit--wasn't there in my opinion. At the most, both Clooney and Kilmer just seemed like random guys wearing a bat costume without any depth or motivation behind it.

While I enjoyed the Nolan Batman movies, Christian Bale wasn't my favorite Batman. Bale's Bruce Wayne persona seemed slightly over-the-top with his public appearances. Some of the psychology was there when he was playing Batman, but the voice was over-the-top for me. Again, there was just one element of the character missing for me, and that was the crankiness. The dry personality.

I'm come down to Keaton. Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman of all time. Or at least in live action. Yes, he didn't have the height or the physique, but to me his performance sold. I really believed this guy would put on a batsuit and fight crime. I dug his performance. I really believed this was guy mad at the world, and determined to fight crime until the city was safe again. Burton's films didn't give Batman much backstory, and portrayed Batman as more of a mystery, but one thing seemed clear was that this man was obsessed-driven, and at times, almost seemed like a sociopath. No, I'm not saying Batman is a sociopath. Keaton had the darkness, but he also had a lightness to him. He seemed like a guy who had real problems, and he put his war on crime above his love interests. His Batman was tough, intimidating-and I liked the way he turned his body as he couldn't move his head. He had the look in his eyes, which I felt kind of matched the look of Wayne in the comics. Just lines like "Well it's not exactly a normal world is it?" or ignoring Vicki Vale in the Batmobile completely made him so interesting and defined the character. He had the crankiness and the dry sense of humor which felt closely similar to Conroy's performance. Lastly, no one said "I'm Batman" better than Keaton.

If Kevin Conroy's Batman was done in live action, then he would be the best Batman of all time, but he certainly was the greatest voice to portray the character of all time. Conroy got the character right, and to me was on par with Christopher Reeve was as Superman. To me, Conroy's performance almost matches Keaton's Batman. Killing his enemies aside that is-which is the one thing Burton got wrong about the character, whereas Nolan got the 'no killing' rule right, albeit, the crankiness was missing from Bale's portrayal in my opinion.

In retrospect, I think Pattinson has the glare look on his face and does it quite well when he performs. Keaton had the eyes for me (which I think the cowl design in The Flash almost ruined it for me--that cowl design really narrowed his look down and made him look far less intimidating) but his eyes looked like he experienced trauma as a child and looked angry.

As for Glen Powell. Seems like another random pick if he is the guy that's going to play Batman. Doesn't have the eyes for me. I don't know, as I haven't seen him perform. He just wouldn't be my pick.

 

[NEXUS 6]

Thats Orlando Bloom's secret twin, OMG.

The resemblance is uncanny, yeah.

I like Bloom well enough for what he was (which was basically a 90s pretty boy who snuck into early aughts stardom on the first franchise boom and charisma, more than acting talent), but he’s definitely the lesser actor of the two. Rupert Friend could go toe-to-toe with Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Stellan Skarsgaard, or any of the other Pirates actors, in my opinion.

In fact, that’s actually sort of a benchmark tone I’d like for this iteration of Batman in a lot of ways. Gimme some fun, zany Batman movies in the off years of the crime saga version.

 

[Sawyer]

I wish.

 

[Boom]