Brave and the Bold Casting Thread

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Talking squarely about appearance, Peck looks like they took his grandfather, Michael Keaton and George Clooney and put them in a blender.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

I can just see them vibing sooo well. I see the vision clearly.

Peck does the stoic dry humor thing f***ing fantastically on Star Trek. Not to get things thrown at me, but he's hands-down my favorite Spock (Leonard's still iconic tho!). Last week, he damn near stole the episode with only 3 seconds of screentime. If they want a Batman in this universe who's got that dry humor dynamic with Supes, he'd be a stellar pick, imo.

He's definitely a good 'un. Adding him to my list.

 

[Invader Joker]

idk To me he looks more similar to Pattinson than he does his own grandfather lol. They could play brothers and I wouldn't even question it. Not in that they're an exact match but that the vibes are just similar enough.

 

[Eddie Dean]

The problem with people having the same qualities as Pattinson for Batman is... those are the qualities of Batman.

 

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idk To me he looks more similar to Pattinson than he does his own grandfather lol. They could play brothers and I wouldn't even question it. Not in that they're an exact match but that the vibes are just similar enough.

I'm not seeing it personally. And besides, different hairstyles work wonders.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

idk To me he looks more similar to Pattinson than he does his own grandfather lol. They could play brothers and I wouldn't even question it. Not in that they're an exact match but that the vibes are just similar enough.

I agree that he doesn't resemble his grandfather much, but that doesn't make him look any more like Pattinson to me.

 

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[Eddie Dean]

Those eyebrows and chin as pure Peck

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

The problem with people having the same qualities as Pattinson for Batman is... those are the qualities of Batman.

Also, when the pickings are this slim, I can't be holding a possible resemblance to Pattinson against anyone (not that there is one between him and Peck lol). If anything, that's a good thing.

 

[Invader Joker]

The problem with people having the same qualities as Pattinson for Batman is... those are the qualities of Batman.

Ehhh, I'd say that's true if not for the fact that unlike Superman, not a single one of the previous Batman actors looks like one another one bit.

I'm not seeing it personally. And besides, different hairstyles work wonders.

Yeah, maybe if they styled him something like this it could work. On a vacuum I prefer him to most other options it's just the Pattinson thing that gives me trepidation:

 

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I think he's extremely complimentary to Corenswet. Similar yet different. They'd look great standing next to each other. And since the movie's still at least 3 years away, he'll continue to get aged up.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

On a vacuum I prefer him to most other options it's just the Pattinson thing that gives me trepidation

Honestly, if Gunn tries too hard to make this Batman distinct from the Reeves version, it's gonna be pure caca. I mean, yeah, it has to be its own thing for obvious reasons. But ultimately, we're dealing with the same character here. And both versions need to be as successful as possible.

 

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Support TB2, and if it's successful and TB3 gets greenlit then Gunn can do whatever the **** he wants at that point as far as I'm concerned.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

@Invader Joker For instance, Reeves' Bruce is essentially old money class. Should Gunn's Bruce be depicted as tacky and unrefined simply to serve as a contrast? I would certainly hope not. That's actually one of my biggest fears about this version if I'm being honest. And Muschietti's involvement isn't helping much.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Muschietti's Bruce will probably look like Chris Kattan from A Night at the Roxbury.

 

[Invader Joker]

My qualms over his similarities to Pattinson aside, he does have a look for the part that does intrigue me more than say, an Oliver Jackson Cohen or a Sam Claflin does. And his voice is undeniably great; it has this really deep and sophisticated tone that I can imagine would work really well for the character. He'd do wonders in voice acting too.

Although I have to check more on his actual acting lol Does anyone have any clips of his performances?

Muschietti's Bruce will probably look like Chris Kattan from A Night at the Roxbury.

Oh if Muschietti stays as director even wardrobe, hairstyling and makeup is destined to be **** lmao The wigs he gave both Affleck and Keaton in The Flash were horrendous. Not really a fan of how he dressed Keaton either. His visual sensibilities are horrible even for the most basic things.

As for the tacky and unrefined thing though I think that depends more on the writer. And like I said, I don't think Gunn is gonna intentionally try to zig in every place Reeves zags, but I do think that at least in regards to casting you'd ideally want someone that brings something /really/ different; tho seeing how miserable the choices are in the 30s age range a compromise can be made.

 

[Invader Joker]

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Oh if Muschietti stays as director even wardrobe, hairstyling and makeup is destined to be **** lmao The wigs he gave both Affleck and Keaton in The Flash were horrendous. Not really a fan of how he dressed Keaton either. His visual sensibilities are horrible even for the most basic things.

As for the tacky and unrefined thing though I think that depends more on the writer. And like I said, I don't think Gunn is gonna intentionally try to zig in every place Reeves zags, but I do think that at least in regards to casting you'd ideally want someone that brings something /really/ different; tho seeing how miserable the choices are in the 30s age range a compromise can be made.

Well, a big part of what would make him come across tacky and unrefined are those poor visual sensibilities you're referring to. Having a good writer who gets the character certainly helps, but if he/she isn't on the same page with the director (because really, it's a collaborative effort), then you have a real problem on your hands.

But anyway, it's settled then. Peck is the DCU Batman. All proceeds will be donated to a charity of @flickchick85 's choosing.

 

[Kane52630]

Peck would look great with Corenswet.

 

[Invader Joker]

Well, a big part of what would make him come across tacky and unrefined are those poor visual sensibilities you're referring to. Having a good writer who gets the character certainly helps, but if he/she isn't on the same page with the director (because really, it's a collaborative effort), then you have a real problem on your hands.

But anyway, it's settled then. Peck is the DCU Batman. All proceeds will be donated to a charity of @flickchick85 's choosing.

The only other thing that might work against him is that he's a full 9 centimeters shorter than Corenswet and I could imagine Gunn disqualifying based on that seeing how he appareantly based on his shortlist doesn't even want a Luthor any shorter than Superman lmao

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I can just see them vibing sooo well. I see the vision clearly.

Peck does the stoic dry humor thing f***ing fantastically on Star Trek. Not to get things thrown at me, but he's hands-down my favorite Spock (Leonard's still iconic tho!). Last week, he damn near stole the episode with only 3 seconds of screentime. If they want a Batman in this universe who's got that dry humor dynamic with Supes, he'd be a stellar pick, imo.

Its the dry humour that sells him for me in the role. God, Batman in ensembles is comedy gold when written well.

It is good that The Batman isn't part of the DCU but Pattinson lowkey would have been just perfect in that sort of group dynamic. One of my favourite quotes from him about the role is that the reason Batman is funny sometimes is that he is essentially incapable of understanding that he could conceivably be funny which is absolutely nail on the head right.

 

[flickchick85]

Its the dry humour that sells him for me in the role. God, Batman in ensembles is comedy gold when written well.

It is good that The Batman isn't part of the DCU but Pattinson lowkey would have been just perfect in that sort of group dynamic. One of my favourite quotes from him about the role is that the reason Batman is funny sometimes is that he is essentially incapable of understanding that he could conceivably be funny which is absolutely nail on the head right.

Yeah, Battinson would be perfect along side CorenSupes, but I'm not willing to sacrifice Reeves' creative autonomy to get that, so oh well.

As for any "too short" argument, Batman is canonically shorter than Superman. It's the way it should be. The actual size of the height difference is negligible. 6'1" is a fine height for Bats. The ears compensate.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Lowkey do think it'll probably be Hoult though. WB wants that man to have a franchise ****ing bad and if I recall correctly they were very hot on the possibility of him in The Batman. He seems young for it but it wouldn't surprise me if the guy they cast is a little inappropriately young just for the sake of longevity.

 

[flickchick85]

Yeah I'm very prepared for it to be Hoult. But I'll never NOT think it's an incredibly dull choice.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Yeah I'm very prepared for it to be Hoult. But I'll never NOT think it's an incredibly dull choice.

Hoult's a really good choice, imo, but he was a really good choice for The Batman. That movie I can see him slotting into perfectly but he doesn't have that quality where Rob has where he's both suited to the very idiosyncratic take Reeves has and could easily have just been your standard issue classic Batman - its much easier to see him as the weird sad boy vampire prince of The Batman than, well, we've gotten a hint of Muschietti's Batman sensibilities.