Brave and the Bold Casting Thread

[Sawyer]

He’s come to my mind for Batman before, but yeah I don’t necessarily love Theo for the role.

Lex, however… I could see it. There’s an essence of Clancy Brown’s Luthor.

 

[HydraSith12]

Casting a New Actor to Play Batman for many Years is more Harder than Cast a New Superman in my opinion Damian should be a Good Actor too

 

[Invader Joker]

I personally don't really like Theo James for Bruce mostly because (aside from the fact that his acting resume isn't particularly exciting) I reaaally dislike his look for it.
I don't know how else to describe it other than he looks too *****e-baggy for Bruce lol You could make an argument that works for playboy billionaire Bruce Wayne (I guess?) but I keep trying to picture him in the batcave talking to Damian or such and... nah it just doesn't work for me at all. I wouldn't say he's "babyfaced" either but he does somewhat read younger in a way that doesn't really work for me in this.

Lex I could see that, or some other villain.

If he had some severe acting chops to back him up I could overlook his look but he doesn't really seem to have that. Most I can say for him is that he seems to have a cool voice based on his Castlevania voice work— but even that I'd use that more as an argument to have him voice Batman in an animated feature or something instead of ever playing him in live action.

 

[Venom 1988]

Casting a New Actor to Play Batman for many Years is more Harder than Cast a New Superman in my opinion Damian should be a Good Actor too

I disagree, I think it's a lot easier for Batman than Superman. A lot of people still use Reeves as the benchmark for live action and thats from over 40 years ago.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

 

[Boom]

Might be a bit too young. Colin Woodell?

 

[Iceman]

I disagree, I think it's a lot easier for Batman than Superman. A lot of people still use Reeves as the benchmark for live action and thats from over 40 years ago.

Yeah, I think a Superman for film since Reeve has proven most difficult to get right. We’ve had a bunch of great Batman actors.

 

[Andrew92]

It's a pity that Matthew Fox's too old by now

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

For what it's worth, though, I feel much more optimistic about Corenswet and Brosnahan getting cast as Supes and Lois, respectively. So much of my overall enthusiasm for this new DCU is riding on Gunn getting that right because it feels like such a no-brainer. If he doesn't, it'll be really hard for me to have faith in anything else he does, Batman's casting included.

@flickchick85 NGL, I'm a little more worried now.

 

[flickchick85]

@flickchick85 NGL, I'm a little more worried now.

I think it might be best for some of us to just...forget this movie exists for a while lol. We have a Batman. He's great!

 

[Eddie Dean]

It's a pity that Matthew Fox's too old by now

Also pity he's a total psycho.

 

[Invader Joker]

@flickchick85 NGL, I'm a little more worried now.

I think it might be best for some of us to just...forget this movie exists for a while lol. We have a Batman. He's great!

To be fair out of all the things Muschietti does wrong, I feel casting is:
1. Not one of them, in fact I'd say he's surprisingly good at casting, pretty much his only strength as a director.
2. His hiring pretty much guarantees it's gonna be Gunn who picks Batman anyway.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD



Batman - Ryan Gosling

Robin - an unknown

Nightwing - Timothee Chalamet



Alfred Pennyworth - Mark Rylance

Leslie Thompkins - Julianne Moore

Batgirl - Sadie Sink

Red Hood - Nicholas Hamilton



Commissioner Gordon - Bryan Cranston

Harvey Bullock - John C Reilly

Renee Montoya - Eva Mendes

Lucius Fox - Courtney B. Vance



The Joker - Bill Hader

Harley Quinn - Zazie Beetz



Catwoman - Aubrey Plaza

The Penguin - Eddie Marsan

Two-Face - Christopher Abbott

The Riddler - Kieran Culkin



Mister Freeze - Giancarlo Esposito

Bane - Edgar Ramirez

Poison Ivy - Anya Taylor Joy

Clayface - Nicolas Cage



Ra’s Al Ghul - Navid Negahban

Talia Al Ghul - Naomi Scott

Scarecrow - Jamie Campbell Bower

Man-Bat - Kevin Bacon



Mad Hatter - Toby Jones

Killer Croc - Winston Duke

Hugo Strange - Dave Bautista

Victor Zsasz - Ben Foster



Solomon Grundy - Martin Ford

Ventriloquist - John Lithgow

Simon Hurt - Rick Springfield

Professor Pyg - John Carroll Lynch​

 

[Invader Joker]

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD

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Batman - Ryan Gosling

Robin - an unknown

Nightwing - Timothee Chalamet

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Alfred Pennyworth - Mark Rylance

Leslie Thompkins - Julianne Moore

Batgirl - Sadie Sink

Red Hood - Percy Haynes White

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Commissioner Gordon - Bryan Cranston

Harvey Bullock - John C Reilly

Renee Montoya - Eva Mendes

Lucius Fox - Courtney B. Vance

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The Joker - Bill Hader

Harley Quinn - Zazie Beetz

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Catwoman - Aubrey Plaza

The Penguin - Eddie Marsan

Two-Face - Christopher Abbott

The Riddler - Kieran Culkin

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Mister Freeze - Giancarlo Esposito

Bane - Edgar Ramirez

Poison Ivy - Anya Taylor Joy

Clayface - Nicolas Cage

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Ra’s Al Ghul - Navid Negahban

Talia Al Ghul - Naomi Scott

Scarecrow - Jamie Campbell Bower

Man-Bat - Kevin Bacon

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Mad Hatter - Toby Jones

Killer Croc - Winston Duke

Hugo Strange - Dave Bautista

Victor Zsasz - Ben Foster

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Solomon Grundy - Martin Ford

Ventriloquist - John Lithgow

Simon Hurt - Rick Springfield

Professor Pyg - John Carroll Lynch​

Isn't that Jason Todd actor accused of sexual assault?

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

Isn't that Jason Todd actor accused of sexual assault?

I did not know that. Updated the post with a new actor.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD

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Ra’s Al Ghul - Navid Negahban​

I dig this one a lot. Negahban was incredible as Amahl Farkouk on Legion and had this air of mystique and elegance to his performance.

 

[antsman41]

...my mild excitement (mostly curiosity) for this was wrung out like a shammy after seeing The Flash, Andy has no right heralding a Bat film.

His 2 batsuits were utterly disgusting, he couldn't capture a single image that was striking with Keaton or even Affleck in either of their suits... it shouldn't be that hard, it's Batman.

Bummer.

 

[Boom]

This was literally RIGHT THERE for them to use, and they still **** it up.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

Keaton’s suit didn’t look great in Flash but it wasn’t horrible. Definitely a big step back from Returns’ suit. The last decent Batsuits were the battle armor and the regular Batsuit in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Wasn’t really a fan of the Knightmare suit, either of the Justice League suits, The Batman suit, or either of the Flash Batman suits.

Some of the recent ugly Batsuits have made me appreciate the TDK suit more. For me, the best Batman has ever looked is still Batman Returns. 89, Returns, the Panther suit, the Begins suit, and the two main BvS suits are top tier for me.

The worst Batman suits are the Arctic suit from B&R, both of the Justice League suits, and Affleck’s Flash suit.

 

[antsman41]

...I respect what they tried to do with Affleck, initially. But, it looked more like this...

...and sadly less like this...

And that's why Pattinson's rules; perfect mix of Year One / '66 / Bermejo.

 

[Sawyer]

This is a casting thread, why are we whining about suits?

 

[Marvel Spider]

I can't see them picking someone under 40. Sounds like this is an established Batman with an established Batfamily. And there is currently another series of Batman movies with someone in that age range.

Muschietti just helmed a film where his Batman was 70 years old. I don't really think age will play too much of a limiting factor here.

I keep coming back to Pedro Pascal as a possibility. It's an intriguing choice to me: his career is currently in a fantastic spot, he's capable of both comedy and pathos (the difference in his Wayne public persona and his private Batman life could make for a fun difference in how he plays it), and he's no stranger to franchise projects. It's a matter of if he'd want to commit to this one.

The other popular choices for an older Bruce, Jon Hamm and Josh Brolin, would fit I'm sure, but I feel like with each Batman, it always seems like the actor is cast when there's a major positive shift in their career currently taking place. Pascal kind of lines up with that occurrence.

 

[Boom]

I mean come on.

 

[Lily Adler]

I mean come on.

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Does he have jaundice?

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Does he have jaundice?

Someone just messed around w/ the saturation.